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I don't mean for this to be a woe is me post, but man, I SUCK at standardized patients. I just had my end of internal medicine standardized patient exams today, and I just feel like I leave out stuff left and right. The 20 minute time limit we have certainly doesn't help, either, although I do understand real life requires even more efficiency. I feel frustrated that our IM rotation is only 8 weeks, which IMHO is nowhere near the time to get a solid grasp on the field, at least for me. Honestly, at this point I am so thankful I don't have an interest in going into IM for residency because I feel like I'm nowhere near smart enough to do internal medicine. There is just SO. MUCH. STUFF. I guess I just feel really crushed and demoralized -- I feel like I'm going to end up being a terrible physician, and the thought of this terrifies me. .... And the shelf is on Monday, sigh.