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Hi all! Haven't been on this forum for awhile. Long story short I failed my EM clerkship rotation. EM was one of my first rotations back since the 6 month med school COVID quarantine and I was going through some personal issues. The clerkship was condensed from 4 weeks to 2 weeks and I never received feedback during the rotation.
I passed my shelf exam and OSCE. However, I missed the pass cut-off by 2 points and there were concerns about professionalism since I submitted two assignments late and I slept through the online didactics which was the day after my overnight shift.
As of now it seems that my transcript will have a Fail and I will need to re-take the clerkship next year. A school dean and a clerkship director know about my situation and they both encouraged me to start an appeal process.
However, I am trying to mentally prepare for how this will impact residency if the fail stands. To give you some perspective, I am at a top 3 medical school, have passed all my other pre-clinical exams and clerkships. I am interested in applying to psychiatry.
The whole situation has been stressing me out and I would love to hear any feedback/suggestions. Thank you!
I passed my shelf exam and OSCE. However, I missed the pass cut-off by 2 points and there were concerns about professionalism since I submitted two assignments late and I slept through the online didactics which was the day after my overnight shift.
As of now it seems that my transcript will have a Fail and I will need to re-take the clerkship next year. A school dean and a clerkship director know about my situation and they both encouraged me to start an appeal process.
However, I am trying to mentally prepare for how this will impact residency if the fail stands. To give you some perspective, I am at a top 3 medical school, have passed all my other pre-clinical exams and clerkships. I am interested in applying to psychiatry.
The whole situation has been stressing me out and I would love to hear any feedback/suggestions. Thank you!