Getting honors in the 3rd year

[Osteodog]

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Just curious -

At my school, the only way to get "honors" on any rotation (3rd or 4th year) is to

1. Get honors in the rotation (all excellents with no more than 4 "O"'s - which means "outstanding")

2. Score better than 90% on the OSCE

3. Score better than 2 standard deviations above the mean on the shelf

As I understand it, only one person in the year before me got "honors" in one rotation.

 

[8744]

Just curious -

At my school, the only way to get "honors" on any rotation (3rd or 4th year) is to

1. Get honors in the rotation (all excellents with no more than 4 "O"'s - which means "outstanding")

2. Score better than 90% on the OSCE

3. Score better than 2 standard deviations above the mean on the shelf

As I understand it, only one person in the year before me got "honors" in one rotation.

So I hope you have decided not to even bother. That's what any rational person would do.

 

[lord_jeebus]

So there is little incentive to prepare for shelf exams, I take it. Beyond passing.

Find out what goes into your Dean's letter (probably nothing but clinical evals) and focus on that.

 

[Mayhem]

These people don't understand the concept of proportional reward. I must do all of that just to get a word on my transcript? Is there some cash or sex involved? Otherwise, it's probably not worth it.

 

[QuinnB]

wow...doesn't it sometimes seem like people forget to consider their students when they set up grading schemas?