The reality is that, on average, people who lie arent smart enough or disciplined enough to compete against those that dont so they play the only card they have, a moral flexibility or lack of core ethics. Honestly it must be pretty humiliating to know youre below the level of the other people. When you hear people say theyre just as good as anyone else you know, in reality, youre not. Youre someone that got in the door but doesn't really belong there.
If you feel that a willingness to lie and cheat is an admirable character trait then I guess you have to use it if your other faculties come up lacking compared to peers you wish you were a part of.
Maybe I have an ego problem or something but I just couldnt stand the idea that I wasnt on the same level with the other people and had to lie to be included. Wouldnt that make you feel like a loser?
My personal read on the lack of morality is that its just a continuance of Spoiled Children Syndrome where they have to get their way and if they dont they have a tantrum and lie or do whatever they need to in order to get it. Realistically they probably dont make good physicians since they cant deal with pressure and opt for deceit as an escape vehicle when something doesnt go their way. I hear stories from my wife, a hospital pharmacist, about physicians like this that get caught making stupid mistakes and blatantly lie, trying to blame their mistakes on everyone and everything under the sun but themselves, even when everyone else clearly sees its them. I guess you can hope to be one of those guys if you sleaze your way past door.