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My worst shelf yet :(

Discussion in 'Clinical Rotations' started by ocean11, May 14, 2007.

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  1. ocean11

    ocean11 Senior Member
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    Man this definetly has not been my month! I just found out my cra**y surgery shelf grade: a whopping 63 raw score. My lowest EVER on a med school shelf. IT seems as if my shelf scores have DECREASED over the year. I did amazing on psych--> dropped on OB/GYN and Neuro but still managed to do well and above average. ER/FM no shelf but we had school exams, did alright on those.... and I actually studied more or a less for surg.... and I get a 63?!?!? I just don't understand where I went wrong... will call school to double check tomorrow.... man! I can't screw up my medicine shelf in another month! this is definetly a wake up call..... arghghghggh

    anyhow, else do bad on surg shelf?!?

    Well at least I passed, here's hoping for a B :luck:
     
    #1 ocean11, May 14, 2007
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    Its okay you're allowed a couple of bad days. I kicked the pooch on OB this year, where I ended up with my worst shelf raw score by 5 questions, and worst percentile by more than 30 points. You can't try to explain it or even understand because sometimes it feels like it just wasn't meant to be. I say just move on and keep your eye on internal medicine, and try to be persistent in your learning instead of trying to overwhelm yourself at the end.
     
    #2 kito, May 15, 2007
  3. arthrodisiac

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    i did about the same on the surg shelf, i got killed, it was my first shelf. i knew i bombed it while i was taking it...might as well have been the advanced placement exam for mandarin chinese. did well on everything else tho...i feel bad it was my first shelf.
     
    #3 arthrodisiac, May 15, 2007
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    jdh71 epiphany at nine thousand six hundred feet
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    Surg shelf is tough if you havent had medicine first, don't be so hard on yourself . . .
     
    #4 jdh71, May 15, 2007
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    I dont think it will ruin your chances at a good residency. Unless you were se on surgery.

    Learn from it, put it behind you and move on. :thumbup:
     
    #5 Dr JPH, May 15, 2007
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    I just finished my surgery shelf and I thought it was terrible. I feel absolutely horrible about it, I hadn't slept well the night and I missed stupid careless mistakes, PLENTY of them. I'm so angry with myself. grr..
     
    #6 sleepymed, May 22, 2007
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