I see that fist has decided to resort to name calling in a sad attempt to justify to himself the mistakes that he has made. Its either that, or he really cant make his argument any other way. Dont be put off by his juvenile attacks on UHS or on me. For being around the block sooo many times (in healthcare, whatever that means), he acts like he's still in high school.
The fact of the matter "fist" is that you knew you were getting into a brand new curriculum with risks, and if you've been around in medicine so long, you ought to know how to effectively change a situation. Youve got no one to blame but yourself. Either that or your vast experience should have warned you not to get into something you were not sure about. (By the way, simply "working" in healthcare doesnt make you any kind of expert on medicine. If you already knew half as much as you think, you wouldnt be in medical school in the first place. Remember... YOU ARE ONLY A FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT and not some worldly sage that can educate us all). Im only a second year, i dont have answers either, but at least I can admit that I dont them and constructively deal with the problems that I face.
Rather than bitching and moaning on some website about how UHS is out to get you, stand up and be a man and effect some change from within. When something that youre paying for is not what you expect, you have a right to be upset. I dont dispute that. What I do have a problem with is the cowardice by which you deal with that problem. I think the new curriculum is not the best as it could be but you dont hear me moaning and complaining how the administration forced the faculty to basically abandon the second year class so that they could spoonfeed the material in the new curriculum to a group of overstressed, whining group of people like you. You know there's a problem fist when even your own classmates admit that your class is too demanding and complains constantly. I like alot of your classmates, many of them are good people, and will be great physicians. But its people like you that make everyone on campus whisper about what a bunch of jacka**** are in your class. I apologize to all of the class of 2004 who are not like fist but unfortunately get lumped into his catgory because of people like him. Ive heard it from students, faculty, staff, you name it and they know your type. So fist, sit down, shut up and know your place.
By the way, since youve worked in medicine soooo long and youre so all knowing about all aspects of UHS, why didnt you research the curriculum more before jumping in with both feet? Face it, you gambled and you lost. According to your comments, it was a terrible decision and one that I would guess that you wouldnt make again. Others in your class have realized they made a mistake and had the guts to correct it. They left, swallowed the fact they borrowed the tuition money and moved on. This is less than ideal, but they felt it was best for them. If you feel so strongly, maybe its your best option too. Dont hide behind your family for your own cowardice. They dont deserve it. If you hate it that much, there are ALWAYS alternatives. Work to change your situation here or dont let the door hit you on the way out.
What doesnt work for you may work for others on this page who are deciding on where to go to school. So it is wrong and it shows how much of an a** you are for bad mouthing your own school. (By the way, are you even smart enough to realize that by being so overwhelmingly negative toward your own school, youre shooting your own self in the foot and could end up further lowering your own reputation)? I doubt it.
I am further amazed at the total cowardice that youve shown on this web page. You rant and rave about how terrible youve got it (we've all seen your type, but usually its not until our Peds rotation), and you do all of this under an alias. Youve got alot of nerve attacking people online from the safety of your computer. I at least have had the nerve to sign my real name and give my real email address, whereas you go by a stupid alias. If youve got a problem with me, and you say you know who i am, at least show some spine and come at me in person. Ive got no problem backing up what Ive said to you, but I conveniently have no idea who you are. Just the way you like it... you can be a brave man under these circumstances. Im in Kansas City now fists, and i gather that you are too. Im on campus any time youd like to continue this conversation with me.
Now, for all of the rest of you who may be put off by fist of rage. Every class has got *****s like him in it. Youve got to understand that usually the sane and thoughtful people outnumber these disgruntled idiots. Dont let his type discourage you from making an informed decision. UHS is a great place to receive an education as UHS2002 says, despite all of its administrative hassles and growing pains. You will be as prepared or more here than anywhere else you may go.
Ive admitted that i am not a first year student. I also admit that i dont know all of the ins and outs of this new curriculum. Fists cannot admit that he still is a first year student and doesnt know half of what he is talking about. Keep in mind that he is a product of a first year curriculum that needs alot of work BUT IS being addressed. I understand anger and frustration at something on this scale of importance. He certainly is not alone in his class. I freely admit that i am glad to have been on the prior curriculum, but i know the faculty well enough to know that they care, they know their stuff and theyre working to improve the glitches. According to fists, this makes me a brown-nosed loser. Well, you judge which is the better way to handle a less than ideal situation. Work within the system to change it, and get as much as you can out of it, or incessantly complain to people in an arena that has no effect on school policy about how bad youve got it, and insist that "everyone" agrees with you in an attempt to sway people for some unknown reason. We're not in school to conform to what we think everyone else thinks, we're here to get all that we can out of the experience as a product of our own hard work. Remember, it is what we make of it that matters, not what is spoon fed to us. We're not in high school anymore.
If any of you have any questions about the school or curriculum (the little I admittedly do know about it), email me and Id be happy to help. What I dont know, I can pass on to some first years who are not as volatile as is "fist of rage".
Lastly, I will not respond on this thread again because i dont believe any good for you, me or UHS can come of it. I dont want this to turn into any more of a shouting match than it already has. UHS is a fine place for an education, but whatever i say here will be subject to further attacks and criticisms, and the cycle will keep repeating.
You know where to find me fist if you want to continue this. Have the decency to spare these people and grow up.
Best of luck to all of you,
Jim
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The instructors, well I can not include them all, but 90% of the instructors did not have a clue about what they were talking about half of the time. For example: The instructor who headed up the CV section has his masters in educational development or somthing like that. I don't know where his vast knowledge or,lack therof, of the CV system came from. The other half of the time was sooo disorganized even people that were directing the new curriculum were confused. I feel that someone got the word from the offices above to make this work no matter what and step on the little fires that are set along the way. The clinical faculty was another story. Most of them could not even take a set of vital signs 
