<p>UMHS basic science students often wonder what it’s like once they leave St. Kitts for the pre-clinical semester in Portland, ME. Clinical student, Kerthy Sugunathevan, talks about this transition and answers all of your burning questions about what happens in the Portland 5th semester.</p>

UMHS basic science students often wonder what it’s like once they leave St. Kitts for the pre-clinical semester in Portland, ME. Clinical student, Kerthy Sugunathevan, talks about this transition and answers all of your burning questions about what happens in the Portland 5th semester.

Episode 11: Kerthy Sugunathevan - what happens in the Portland 5th semester?

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Episode 11: Kerthy Sugunathevan - what happens in the Portland 5th semester?

Episode 11: Kerthy Sugunathevan - what happens in the Portland 5th semester?