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Hello all,
I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for preparing for this exam, as I have now failed TWICE and my school has a policy that we are dismissed with 3 failures of any COMLEX exam. I feel I have exhausted myself preparing for this exam, going above and beyond figuring out what they want for the Humanistic domain, which I passed on my second attempt. I am still baffled that I failed the Biomedical portion of the exam as I thought this was the most straightforward part. I felt I asked every question possible, maybe only missed a few things on my physical exams the whole day, and wrote thorough complete notes with many differentials/problems on problem list and detailed plans, yet I received a low performance on "data gathering" and "SOAP note" sections. I really have not had any problems in school until this point.
Also, this is not exactly related, but I'm wondering what you think someone could do at this stage if they wanted to leave medicine. I am a current OMS-IV, I studied Molecular Biology and did lab research, but was not very good at it and definitely did not enjoy it before coming to medical school. Just open to hearing serious suggestions on this matter. I feel I am stuck, being out of the work force for nearly 4 years and 6-figures in debt. I am not particularly tech-savvy or don't have any other special skills, apart from being able to work hard, memorize a lot of information, and knowing a lot about science and medicine. I am fortunate enough to have the support of my family as I can live with my parents, but I feel my life and career prospects are now severely limited, all because I decided to take a risk to go to medical school. People always said "not to worry about the money" when I was trying to decide if I really wanted this career, and now I feel stuck and hopeless, not to be overly dramatic.
Maybe this is more of a PM type of conversation, I'd be open to taking all serious advice. Thank you!
I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for preparing for this exam, as I have now failed TWICE and my school has a policy that we are dismissed with 3 failures of any COMLEX exam. I feel I have exhausted myself preparing for this exam, going above and beyond figuring out what they want for the Humanistic domain, which I passed on my second attempt. I am still baffled that I failed the Biomedical portion of the exam as I thought this was the most straightforward part. I felt I asked every question possible, maybe only missed a few things on my physical exams the whole day, and wrote thorough complete notes with many differentials/problems on problem list and detailed plans, yet I received a low performance on "data gathering" and "SOAP note" sections. I really have not had any problems in school until this point.
Also, this is not exactly related, but I'm wondering what you think someone could do at this stage if they wanted to leave medicine. I am a current OMS-IV, I studied Molecular Biology and did lab research, but was not very good at it and definitely did not enjoy it before coming to medical school. Just open to hearing serious suggestions on this matter. I feel I am stuck, being out of the work force for nearly 4 years and 6-figures in debt. I am not particularly tech-savvy or don't have any other special skills, apart from being able to work hard, memorize a lot of information, and knowing a lot about science and medicine. I am fortunate enough to have the support of my family as I can live with my parents, but I feel my life and career prospects are now severely limited, all because I decided to take a risk to go to medical school. People always said "not to worry about the money" when I was trying to decide if I really wanted this career, and now I feel stuck and hopeless, not to be overly dramatic.
Maybe this is more of a PM type of conversation, I'd be open to taking all serious advice. Thank you!