You know, I think that we have all been around people that are naturally gifted academically, and it is no surprise that they are in the field of medicine, that is where many smart people end up🙂 That being said, I think that studying differs from person to person a great deal. I, for one, am not the most gifted person in the bunch, I have worked hard for what I have accomplished, and take great pride in making it to medical school... But, I also like to have fun, and think that being a doctor is more than memorizing the innervations of every muscle or the articulations of each and every joint. A general knowledge of people is imperative and should be desired by every doctor. I spend a good amount of time partying and learning about people, because in reality, that is who people really are🙂 I plan to study very hard, less than others but more than some to learn the material, but in the end medical school should be about making yourself the best doctor you can be, and the process by which that occurs is different for every person. Studying in medical school is relative, and should be treated as such, we all deserve to be there, or we would not be, so we should not label people who study less as slackers, but rather gifted people who acquire knowledge at a faster rate than the rest of us. Am I jealous? Hell yeah! But, in the end we will all work for the same cause, despite the amount of time we put in at medical school.
Just my 2 cents as well!