# Step 3: Getting started using the Amazon Comprehend Medical console
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The easiest way to get started using the Comprehend Medical console is to analyze a short text file. If you haven't reviewed the concepts and terminology in [How Amazon Comprehend Medical works](comprehendmedical-howitworks.md), we recommend that you do that before proceeding.

**Topics**
+ [Analyzing clinical text using the console](gettingstarted-console-analysis.md)

**Next Step**  
[Step 4: Getting started using the Amazon Comprehend Medical APIs](gettingstarted-api.md)