Students build strong connections and gain career-affirming experiences in their last year of medical school. These guides can help fourth-year students through important milestones like choosing the right electives and clinical rotations, affirming their specialty choice and researching and selecting residency programs to continue their journey.

Download these resources:

  • Selecting Rotations and Electives: helps students understand the difference between core rotations and electives; identifies the top electives for students pursuing family medicine; provides important details and tips for success during rotations
  • Choosing a Residency Program: helps students identify and prioritize what’s most important to them when considering a residency program; links them to the AAFP’s Residency Directory to research and evaluate residency programs; provides tips and tricks for interviewing for and ranking programs
  • Strolling Through the Match: the AAFP's all-access guide for everything students need to know about the Match process, how to prepare and how to set themselves up for success