Drive On...Young Ones

[CA0708]

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I hope all of you plan on transferring to a US medical school to finish your training and go from there...UK is on par too. That way, when your patient sees your wall, they won't be starring at a degree from a school they can barely pronounce.

 

[McGillGrad]

Patients care about the quality of the physician, not the name school.

If your self-esteem is so low that you use your school to determine your self-worth then I feel sorry for you.

 

[CA0708]

To apply to a medical school outside of the US, with the exception of a few on-par foreign institutes, your self-esteem was already low to begin with; likely lower than those who were accepted into a US program - but not of one they would have preferred.

I would recommend doing post-bacc programs for those who don't have the scores or the resume to matriculate in the US.

 

[flumazenil]

self esteem is not measured by what school you go to or got into. if you measure self esteem that way then medicine is not for you- you are missing the bigger picture

Patients care about the quality and treatment they receive from the physician- not what a diploma says on a wall.

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[flumazenil]

another point I forgot to mention is when you are practicing medicine, people(other docs, nurses, patients, even medical students that rotate) don't go around asking what school you went to- you are measured as a solid physician based on word of mouth and respect from your co-workers and patients.

 

[McGillGrad]

Why even post with such a weak and flawed argument? Quite ametuerish, especially when parroting the issue of self-esteem without an understanding of the term.

I am quite disappointed, although I suspect that you tried your best. Some people just don't have what it takes.

To apply to a medical school outside of the US, with the exception of a few on-par foreign institutes, your self-esteem was already low to begin with; likely lower than those who were accepted into a US program - but not of one they would have preferred.

I would recommend doing post-bacc programs for those who don't have the scores or the resume to matriculate in the US.

 

[AllIn4Life]

I hope all of you plan on transferring to a US medical school to finish your training and go from there...UK is on par too. That way, when your patient sees your wall, they won't be starring at a degree from a school they can barely pronounce.

if you think the name of your medical school is going to carry weight when practicing medicine u are in for a surprise....ppl dont give a crap about your medical school, they give a crap whether or not you can save their life or treat them

i personally have never even looked at the wall of my doctors...especially in the ER where there are no degrees posted on walls....

 

[mellsworth21]

The OP is...interesting. Just read some of his previous posts! But honestly its his attitude that gives Docs a bad rep.

 

[oldpro]

I hope all of you plan on transferring to a US medical school to finish your training and go from there...UK is on par too. That way, when your patient sees your wall, they won't be starring at a degree from a school they can barely pronounce.

You know I stayed away but these kind of posts bother me, if this was really a problem the program director for Emory Pain clinic would not have been a grad from a Caribbean school and so for the numerous Chief residents that grad from the Caribbean.......................

This is yet another Pale attempt to Dis the Caribbean students, from someone listing themselves as a "Health Student" are you a premed or a Med student, if not your post means even less. 😡 ( reason I make this distinction is if you are not in this then you really do not have the experience to understand I have 19 years in Medicine as an RN before.)

This is hard enough without crap like this. 😎

Those who are in the Caribbean hold your head high since this is harder then a post bac and harder then a US school.

Congrats Caribbean students you will be Doctors!

As for the OP why not just worry about yourself and leave us to our success!

 

[AlleghenyPOD]

This thread should be closed. 👎

 

[oldpro]

This thread should be closed. 👎

Yea it may get ugly...........I'm getting in the mood LOL!

 

[AlleghenyPOD]

LoL

Hold your horses, Doc. 😱

Hows your clinical rotations going, btw?

 

[oldpro]

LoL

Hold your horses, Doc. 😱

Hows your clinical rotations going, btw?

Great just finished Family rotation, the Doc liked me so much they gave me a card with a 100 in it for Christmas! I was shocked! I opened it at home so I did not know till then. ( Saved me from giving it back LOL)

 

[AngryBaby]

Why even post with such a weak and flawed argument? Quite ametuerish, especially when parroting the issue of self-esteem without an understanding of the term.

I am quite disappointed, although I suspect that you tried your best. Some people just don't have what it takes.

McGill at his biting and condescending best.

A pleasure to read