Comments on: Too Much Competition in Medical School http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/ The Rejected ::: Saving Lives One Laugh at a Time Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:40:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: CSI Row http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-326 CSI Row Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:10:39 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-326 <p>And they die as sad virgins. Work hard but Play HARDER... that's what I say.</p> And they die as sad virgins. Work hard but Play HARDER… that’s what I say.

]]> By: beach bum http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-289 beach bum Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:09:46 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-289 The unfortunate fact is that the ubercompetitive ones are the ones that got straight A's in premed because mommy didn't love them and it validates their sense of self to wipe other people's noses on the floor. But at some point they end up as miserable middle aged doctors and realize that while they were busy winning at all their twisted little games, the rest of the world wasn't even playing. Life is too short; study, eat, sleep, play (not necessarily in that order), and outlive the bastards. And I mean that not in the life expectancy sense. Courage! The unfortunate fact is that the ubercompetitive ones are the ones that got straight A’s in premed because mommy didn’t love them and it validates their sense of self to wipe other people’s noses on the floor. But at some point they end up as miserable middle aged doctors and realize that while they were busy winning at all their twisted little games, the rest of the world wasn’t even playing.

Life is too short; study, eat, sleep, play (not necessarily in that order), and outlive the bastards. And I mean that not in the life expectancy sense.

Courage!

]]> By: Dr Wannabe http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-287 Dr Wannabe Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:34:48 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-287 competition: it never ends. i never really considered myself competitive, but i actually am very. unfortunately i suck horrible at doing better than others. i'm convinced that it's my sole purpose in life to make other people feel better about themselves. whatever, i hear internal medicine isn't that hard to get into anyway. competition: it never ends. i never really considered myself competitive, but i actually am very. unfortunately i suck horrible at doing better than others. i’m convinced that it’s my sole purpose in life to make other people feel better about themselves. whatever, i hear internal medicine isn’t that hard to get into anyway.

]]> By: Adam http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-277 Adam Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:01:14 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-277 Yeah I'm hardcore. Yeah I’m hardcore.

]]> By: Harry http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-274 Harry Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:48:06 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-274 Jeeze man, I really dont like the sound of competition. Pass/Fail sounds bette in a way, but I guess it can be harder to gauge yourself in those situations. You've got a pretty hardcore attitude though, and I'm sure you'll come fighting through. Jeeze man, I really dont like the sound of competition. Pass/Fail sounds bette in a way, but I guess it can be harder to gauge yourself in those situations.

You’ve got a pretty hardcore attitude though, and I’m sure you’ll come fighting through.

]]> By: YuXing http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-272 YuXing Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:41:29 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-272 Enjoy it adam. imagine how much more difficult it will be when you're a practicing physician. Enjoy it adam. imagine how much more difficult it will be when you’re a practicing physician.

]]> By: Dr.to.be http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-271 Dr.to.be Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:15:07 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-271 My school is pass/fail as well, but that doesn't mean I can slack off and get by. The school somehow gives us an arbitrary mark at the end of every exam and those who are at the bottom and don't meet the cutoff have to either repeat the whole year or if they're lucky, they get to retake the exam. No matter how you put it or no matter where you are in the world, medical school is quite stressful. My school is pass/fail as well, but that doesn’t mean I can slack off and get by. The school somehow gives us an arbitrary mark at the end of every exam and those who are at the bottom and don’t meet the cutoff have to either repeat the whole year or if they’re lucky, they get to retake the exam. No matter how you put it or no matter where you are in the world, medical school is quite stressful.

]]> By: Adam http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-270 Adam Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:26:54 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-270 <p>For us it's pass/fail and OSCE's for the last 2 years which I'm looking forward to!</p> <p>Ange: hahah the only photo I will ever post on the internet of me is the one in Mybloglog profile... I use to have a bigger version of that posted on my blog but I took it down when I had to upgrade the blogging software.</p> <p>Maybe one day I'll post a face pic.. but at the same time I want to get more visitors... not drive them away!</p> For us it’s pass/fail and OSCE’s for the last 2 years which I’m looking forward to!

Ange: hahah the only photo I will ever post on the internet of me is the one in Mybloglog profile… I use to have a bigger version of that posted on my blog but I took it down when I had to upgrade the blogging software.

Maybe one day I’ll post a face pic.. but at the same time I want to get more visitors… not drive them away!

]]> By: Ange http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-269 Ange Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:05:16 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-269 Adam... please post some photo's of your shaved head... heeheehee Adam… please post some photo’s of your shaved head… heeheehee

]]> By: Medstudentitis http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-268 Medstudentitis Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:36:12 +0000 http://solojourney.org/too-much-competition-in-medical-school/#comment-268 This is when I'm so glad I'm sleeping with my professors...er... I mean, so glad that my medical school doesn't give out marks. We have a pass/fail/honours system and one set of exams per semester at the end of the semester. This means that we don't get our marks until approximately 3 months later and by then you're just glad not to fail. This system has been really successful in toning down competitiveness in medial school over marks. Instead, people are competitive about answering questions in class and how many stupid facts they can memorize, and even that isn't so bad. Soon they're hoping to do away with honours which will leave us with a pass/fail system - even less competition. You may be asking yourself, how do people then compete for residency positions? Good reference letters during clerkship, outside experiences in research and clinic and good interviews are the way to score high with residency directors. I think that overall this system works quite well. This is when I’m so glad I’m sleeping with my professors…er… I mean, so glad that my medical school doesn’t give out marks. We have a pass/fail/honours system and one set of exams per semester at the end of the semester. This means that we don’t get our marks until approximately 3 months later and by then you’re just glad not to fail. This system has been really successful in toning down competitiveness in medial school over marks. Instead, people are competitive about answering questions in class and how many stupid facts they can memorize, and even that isn’t so bad. Soon they’re hoping to do away with honours which will leave us with a pass/fail system - even less competition. You may be asking yourself, how do people then compete for residency positions? Good reference letters during clerkship, outside experiences in research and clinic and good interviews are the way to score high with residency directors. I think that overall this system works quite well.

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