as stated in the SGU thread, 😉 your clinical year begins as soon as you finish your 6th term. if thats in May then you start end of may/early june. if it's in december, you start in january.
the only exception i can think of is the australian school which only starts clinical year students in jan/feb so if you're an august start date initially, you will need to figure out your life between ending in may and starting clinics the following year.