Exactly. Plus, like
@Eremba said, you meet with the faculty to get tips before you present (at least 3-4 times if your group doesn't have a deathwish) so they tell you if you're on the right track, if you're missing stuff, if you're including things that are irrelevant, if you suck at speaking, etc.
It's also tough because, like you said, we don't really do much patho until second year, so while the physio was pretty easy (for our presentation at least), parts of the patho was like learning a whole new language. I'd also say that depending what you do in the group the stress level can vary. If you're a researcher, you do a ton of work/studying early but don't have to worry about as much later (other than answering questions). As a presenter you don't have to do as much research early on (you still have to understand everything, just not find it) but then you get to speak in front of 250+ people, including physicians invited as guests. Probably gonna give away my identity, but I was a speaker during the last set and wasn't worried about it at all early on because I've presented to large groups before. This was on a whole other level imo, even from presenting a thesis and I think it showed in my presentation.
