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what???? at the interview they were smoking pot?? what?
 
Not at interview - directly afterwards. (wouldn't be any reason to report it if it was at the interview - they would have already screwed themselves)
 
...........yes report them. it only shows how responsible you are.......
 
OH oh! I got one! If your interviewer asks you to snort a line off his copy of Grey's Anatomy, do you???

Any other stupid questions? Oh and by the way, I would not report it. Like my brother always says, "Mind your own bees wax!"
 
I would have no problem minding my own beeswax... except that is illegal. Otherwise its not any worse than having a beer - but I wouldn't want a physician operating on a member of my family if they were willing to risk their career to get high.
 
You actually saw this?

... and more important: what school is still doing interviews?
 
valiteq said:
I would have no problem minding my own beeswax... except that is illegal. Otherwise its not any worse than having a beer - but I wouldn't want a physician operating on a member of my family if they were willing to risk their career to get high.
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I do not think physician quality and after hours behavior should be correlated. What about those doctors that smoke cigarettes? How could one say that they are more prepared to deal with matters of medicine than the person who may smoke marijuana recreationally.
 
cgjock80 said:
I do not think physician quality and after hours behavior should be correlated. What about those doctors that smoke cigarettes? How could one say that they are more prepared to deal with matters of medicine than the person who may smoke marijuana recreationally.
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Um, one is criminal activity and the other isn't. The issue isn't that of being prepared to deal with matters of medicine it's that you can go to jail, lose your licensure, fail drug tests etc.

But OP's question is silly. Anyone stupid enough to do drugs in front of someone who would contemplate "doing" anything about it deserves whatever punishment they get.
 
What school was this at? Did you express your uneasiness with the student at the time? I don't agree you should report them, there is likely little that can be done now as it is after the fact and if its more than a month ago won't show up on a test. The reality is many people make poor choices and choices which may harm them both legally and physically (drunk driving, marijuana, online gambling, downloading music or.software). I don't feel responsible for reporting them but if I see a problem I try to engage them in seeking help.
 
valiteq said:
I would have no problem minding my own beeswax... except that is illegal. Otherwise its not any worse than having a beer - but I wouldn't want a physician operating on a member of my family if they were willing to risk their career to get high.
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You should definitely not report them. A few reasons:

1. It's one thing to report someone taking shortcuts or trying to cover up something on an actual medical procedure, and another to report someone doing whatever they consider recreation, regardless of any whatif correlations you can make between their skill as a physician and their "extracurriculars."

2. If anything serious happens to the offenders and you unluckily get exposed as the snitch, it may be difficult for you to get accepted by your peers and classmates at that school. You'd be known as "the prospective who got Bob kicked out for smoking pot." Not saying this is likely, and it's still anyone's personal moral choice in these cases.

3. You'll have a hell of a time going about proving anything if they actually want you to hang around to help investigate. Otherwise, it's going to start and end at "I saw a med student and an interviewee smoking pot." Assuming you don't know their names.
 
soeagerun2or said:
What school was this at? Did you express your uneasiness with the student at the time? I don't agree you should report them, there is likely little that can be done now as it is after the fact and if its more than a month ago won't show up on a test. The reality is many people make poor choices and choices which may harm them both legally and physically (drunk driving, marijuana, online gambling, downloading music or.software). I don't feel responsible for reporting them but if I see a problem I try to engage them in seeking help.
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lol, welcome to napsterholics anonymous. kazaaholics anonymous?
 
Kaydubz said:
You should definitely not report them. A few reasons:

1. It's one thing to report someone taking shortcuts or trying to cover up something on an actual medical procedure, and another to report someone doing whatever they consider recreation, regardless of any whatif correlations you can make between their skill as a physician and their "extracurriculars."
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Anyone who feels the need to smoke pot AT AN INTERVIEW is beyond merely doing recreation. That's self destructive behavior.
 
Law2Doc said:
Anyone who feels the need to smoke pot AT AN INTERVIEW is beyond merely doing recreation. That's self destructive behavior.
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"Not at interview - directly afterwards. (wouldn't be any reason to report it if it was at the interview - they would have already screwed themselves)"

I interpreted that as a med student and an interviewee got chummy and decided to go smoke after the interview was done.
 
Kaydubz said:
"Not at interview - directly afterwards. (wouldn't be any reason to report it if it was at the interview - they would have already screwed themselves)"

I interpreted that as a med student and an interviewee got chummy and decided to go smoke after the interview was done.
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OK I didn't read the OP's follow up post. Still foolish for an interviewee to commit a crime on his interview day, possibly even on campus. And not too bright for the med student to suggest participation in a criminal act to someone s/he just met. Lots of bad judgement going on with both participants here. For that reason it is still self destructive. (Odds are good that one or both has a real problem, not just recreation).
 
valiteq said:
So - at an interview, an applicant and a medical student were smoking pot... what do you do?
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Ha! That's the oldest interview trick in the book. They set it up so that you would find them! What you're supposed to do is go up to them, counsel them on the dangers of drug addiction (preferably give them some pamphlets on NA if you carry them with you), and then report them to the dean. You failed, dude. Now you'll never get into that school!
 
valiteq said:
Not at interview - directly afterwards. (wouldn't be any reason to report it if it was at the interview - they would have already screwed themselves)
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Yes, report it and move on. Depending on how you feel about this, you can send it from an anonymous e-mail address to the school or just send it anonymously via postal mail without a return address and provide all the details of what you observed. You may want to make sure the school knows about it, but you might want to have some control over whether you choose to be part of any investigation that the school makes and you don't want this to affect your admission. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.:luck:
 
Smoking pot is a civil infraction in lots of states now, not a crime. I disagree with reporting it. You want as little as possible to complicate your admissions process. Maybe if it happens again while you are in school, go ahead and report it, if you feel the need.
 
OncoCaP said:
Yes, report it and move on. Depending on how you feel about this, you can send it from an anonymous e-mail address to the school or just send it anonymously via postal mail without a return address and provide all the details of what you observed. You may want to make sure the school knows about it, but you might want to have some control over whether you choose to be part of any investigation that the school makes and you don't want this to affect your admission. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.:luck:
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Whatever you do, do NOT do this. I suppose you'd be really happy to find out that someone anonymously turned you in for something. If you're going to get involved in other people's problems, you need to have the guts to really get involved. My advice would be to stay out of it unless you are willing to go forward and be part of whatever the school might want you to be a part of as follow-up to your claim. But seriously, do not send an anonymous anything claiming someone else did something wrong. That is shady, especially since there is no way to contact you to even verify what happened. Also, the school will obviously not have any grounds to do anything if all they have is some random anonymous letter or email.
 
I'd leave it alone, IMO. If it does so happen that one has a real problem with integrity--I believe that he who cheats will eventually get caught.

I would advise against snitching.
 
valiteq said:
So - at an interview, an applicant and a medical student were smoking pot... what do you do?
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Ask the gentlemen to please stop. If they blow smoke in your face and laugh, pull out a butterfly knife. Round house kick the med student while throwing signal flares in the air. Call the cops, knife the interviewer in the back, and tie both of them together with masking tape. Set the med student on fire and wait for the cops to show up. When the popo arrive, you're free to SPRINT to the deans office and tell him what happened.
 
adamMD said:
Ask the gentlemen to please stop. If they blow smoke in your face and laugh, pull out a butterfly knife. Round house kick the med student while throwing signal flares in the air. Call the cops, knife the interviewer in the back, and tie both of them together with masking tape. Set the med student on fire and wait for the cops to show up. When the popo arrive, you're free to SPRINT to the deans office and tell him what happened.
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This is a close second to not being a snitch. :laugh:
 
i cant believe you would actually consider snitching.

this is why i hate 95% of all premeds. Mind your own damn business. I dont understand how those two people smoking pot affects you in anyway. besides, have you ever even smelled pot, or seen how it looks? I know lots of people who actually use their own rolling paper and make their own cigarettes. Don't immediately assume that just because it looks like a joint, that it is.

I really hate the stereotype associated with premeds. But people like you really need to grow a pair and stop adding substance to that stereotype. Christ.

Also, drinking under 21 is also illegal. Yet, most college kids do it. Why dont you rat them out too? Why are you even posting something so useless here. Gosh.
 
im really sorry if i pass off as being bitter, but it really worries me that people are like this. This isnt even remotely close to cheating or violence or anything of that magnitude.

What do you gain from this? Here, im going to give you something and hope that you take it and just drop this:
 

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bigman43 said:
i cant believe you would actually consider snitching.

this is why i hate 95% of all premeds. Mind your own damn business. I dont understand how those two people smoking pot affects you in anyway. besides, have you ever even smelled pot, or seen how it looks? I know lots of people who actually use their own rolling paper and make their own cigarettes. Don't immediately assume that just because it looks like a joint, that it is.

I really hate the stereotype associated with premeds. But people like you really need to grow a pair and stop adding substance to that stereotype. Christ.

Also, drinking under 21 is also illegal. Yet, most college kids do it. Why dont you rat them out too? Why are you even posting something so useless here. Gosh.
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Agreed. Mind your own business, you won't be able to prove it anyway without video. You really want to get into a situation where its your word against two other people?
 
exi said:
The hell with that. Being responsible need not be mutually inclusive with being a snitch that rats people out for smoking weed.

Leave them alone.
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I was being sarcastic
 
Dookter said:
Whatever you do, do NOT do this. I suppose you'd be really happy to find out that someone anonymously turned you in for something. If you're going to get involved in other people's problems, you need to have the guts to really get involved. My advice would be to stay out of it unless you are willing to go forward and be part of whatever the school might want you to be a part of as follow-up to your claim. But seriously, do not send an anonymous anything claiming someone else did something wrong. That is shady, especially since there is no way to contact you to even verify what happened. Also, the school will obviously not have any grounds to do anything if all they have is some random anonymous letter or email.
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I'm not sure why people are so uptight about this. Reporting someone is a personal choice. If someone wants to do it, it's their decision. The administration can do something about it or not. It's really their decision. I personally don't see anything wrong with snitching as long as you are reporting something that genuinely concerns you. There are even systems for doing this: https://www.mysafeworkplace.com/IncidentTypeSelection.aspx

Ultimately, I think the person should do what he or she thinks is right. Reporting the incident is a legitimate choice.
 
OncoCaP said:
I'm not sure why people are so uptight about this. Reporting someone is a personal choice. If someone wants to do it, it's their decision. The administration can do something about it or not. It's really their decision. I personally don't see anything wrong with snitching as long as you are reporting something that genuinely concerns you. There are even systems for doing this: https://www.mysafeworkplace.com/IncidentTypeSelection.aspx

Ultimately, I think the person should do what he or she thinks is right. Reporting the incident is a legitimate choice.
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You're right. I never said not to report it. Go read what I wrote. I said don't send some chicken anonymous letter or email where all it would do it create confusion.
 
OMG. I can't believe what I am reading. No, I probably would not report it, mainly, because I wouldn't care. Now, I am not saying that not reporting it, is the right thing to do, but for me, it's not an ideal way to begin my possible medical career. I can't help but think of all the people you didn't see smoking pot that day. These situations tend to work themselves out on their own. I don't think I would want the Adcoms to remember me in that kind of fashion (troublemaker).😳
 
SIREN said:
Would you report this?
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Probably not, but I think someone is well within their rights to. As I said above if someone cannot even wait until they get home to light up, and do it in full view of others in the interview process, they have a real problem stemming far beyond mere recreation. I also don't buy into this whole "don't be a snitch" mentality when it comes to criminal activity, cheating, etc. Most people outgrow this. (It often gets replaced with apathy though 🙂).
 
Law2Doc said:
Probably not, but I think someone is well within their rights to. As I said above if someone cannot even wait until they get home to light up, and do it in full view of others in the interview process, they have a real problem stemming far beyond mere recreation. I also don't buy into this whole "don't be a snitch" mentality when it comes to criminal activity, cheating, etc. Most people outgrow this. (It often gets replaced with apathy though 🙂).
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LOL, I agree with you, and if someone feels compelled to report something like this, fine. I just hope their motives are sincere, and that they are not some gunner trying to increase their odds of getting accepted. Also, I completely reject "apathy", I don't ever want to be that way.🙂
 
OMG, they were smoking marijuana cigarettes? I'm calling the police.
 
OncoCaP said:
I'm not sure why people are so uptight about this. Reporting someone is a personal choice. If someone wants to do it, it's their decision. The administration can do something about it or not. It's really their decision. I personally don't see anything wrong with snitching as long as you are reporting something that genuinely concerns you. There are even systems for doing this: https://www.mysafeworkplace.com/IncidentTypeSelection.aspx

Ultimately, I think the person should do what he or she thinks is right. Reporting the incident is a legitimate choice.
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I think its genuinely concerning to me that this OP actually took the time to post this thread and actually consider snitching.

I firmly believe that MCATs/GPA/Interview/Recs are MORE than enough in order to weed (no pun intended) out potential idiots and hazards. If this stoner kid can get accepted into med school, then OBVIOUSLY he is qualified enough (considering >22,500 students get rejected).

How many of you guys actually get WASTED on the weekends and after exams? I mean, if drinking doesnt affect med school students in their performance, why would weed?!

THINK OP, THINK.
 
OP is a geek
 
It's OK to be a "snitch" if real harm will be caused by NOT reporting it. In this case, 2 dudes smoking pot has no influence on the admissions process and harms no one other than themselves. A doctor and a patient having a celebration smoke after an operation: now that's something worth reporting.
 
You know, my dad always told me that 80% of med students are anti-social geeks. Those who would report this, thanks for representing the 80%.
 
what a dork head, "ooo, they are smoking weed, they must be bad"
i rather take the stoners in anyday rather than snitches like this, its just unethical to rat out colleagues like this
1. they were only doing it for recreational purposes
2. they were not causing harm to anyone else
3. it's just simply an issue of social acceptability, there are a lot of legal drugs that can be addictive too fyi

beside, as someone mentioned, it MIGHT not be weed, they might have rolled their own cig, AND many newbie cannot even distinguish the difference between smell of a joint and smell of a ciguar

grow FOOKING up, guys jeeez, seriously,
 
coralfangs said:
what a dork head, "ooo, they are smoking weed, they must be bad"
i rather take the stoners in anyday rather than snitches like this, its just unethical to rat out colleagues like this
1. they were only doing it for recreational purposes
2. they were not causing harm to anyone else
3. it's just simply an issue of social acceptability, there are a lot of legal drugs that can be addictive too fyi

beside, as someone mentioned, it MIGHT not be weed, they might have rolled their own cig, AND many newbie cannot even distinguish the difference between smell of a joint and smell of a ciguar

grow FOOKING up, guys jeeez, seriously,
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Best avatar ever.
 
so, at an interview, an applicant and a med school were having sex! (in a hotel room behind closed doors). I could hear them!!! what should i do?! should i report them?
 
bigman43 said:
so, at an interview, an applicant and a med school were having sex! (in a hotel room behind closed doors). I could hear them!!! what should i do?! should i report them?
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Was the med school cute? If it was, then no. :laugh:

Seriously though, what would you report? An applicant and a med student smoking a crack pipe? A med student and applicant shooting up heroin with a patient (all of them having fun)? A med student selling meth to an applicant? A med student who robbed an applicant at gun point (and told you to mind your own business if you know what's good for you)?
 
OncoCaP said:
Seriously though, what would you report? An applicant and a med student smoking a crack pipe? A med student and applicant shooting up heroin with a patient (all of them having fun)? A med student selling meth to an applicant?
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No, I would report a violent crime.

(these things don't bother me; I don't get joy out of "crashing the party" so to say and neither should you)
 
Decicco said:
No, I would report a violent crime.

(these things don't bother me; I don't get joy out of "crashing the party" so to say and neither should you)
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So would you report an armed robbery? Nobody got hurt (physically, anyway), right? Why would you be a snitch?
 
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