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So bit of a philosophical question here. I understand residency programs need a way of sifting through tons of applications. But just from an objective standpoint, is the USMLE a reflection of intelligence?
I recently took Step 1 (~8 weeks of preparation) and got a 250. There's a guy in our class (amazingly clever, invented something pretty remarkable and got it patented in undergrad) who surprised me by scoring a 240; nothing wrong with it, I just anticipated he would have gotten a 260 easy. Then, someone else in our class who can barely hold a conversation and looks perpetually stoned, got a 270.
Am I bitter? Haha probably ! But actually, do you guys think the USMLE is a measure of intelligence? Or a predictor of a good clinician?
I recently took Step 1 (~8 weeks of preparation) and got a 250. There's a guy in our class (amazingly clever, invented something pretty remarkable and got it patented in undergrad) who surprised me by scoring a 240; nothing wrong with it, I just anticipated he would have gotten a 260 easy. Then, someone else in our class who can barely hold a conversation and looks perpetually stoned, got a 270.
Am I bitter? Haha probably ! But actually, do you guys think the USMLE is a measure of intelligence? Or a predictor of a good clinician?