the state of step 1

[EthylMethylMan]

It seems like other healthcare professions are making things easier for their students while med students have to jump thru a lot of hoops to become attendings.

This general trend is a good thing in my opinion. If we want to have legitimacy in saying we’re better than midlevels, for example, this is one way we demonstrate that to normies. There’s a discussion to be had about how rigorous things ought to be, but having higher standards is a good and necessary thing. As previously stated, even an isolated Step failure isn’t a career-ender, so it’s not like we’re dooming our students.

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[Splenda88]

This general trend is a good thing in my opinion. If we want to have legitimacy in saying we’re better than midlevels, for example, this is one way we demonstrate that to normies. There’s a discussion to be had about how rigorous things ought to be, but having higher standards is a good and necessary thing. As previously stated, even an isolated Step failure isn’t a career-ender, so it’s not like we’re dooming our students.

I guess we will keep thumping our chest saying "we are better" until we are replaced by midlevels.

Let's be honest here: Med school school only be a 6-yr degree. 3-yr prereqs and 3-yr med school (18 months didactic and 18 month clerkships), not the 4-yr defacto baccalaureate degree and 4-yr med school.

 

[DO2015CA]

I guess we will keep thumping our chest saying "we are better" until we are replaced by midlevels.

Let's be honest here: Med school school only be a 6-yr degree. 3-yr prereqs and 3-yr med school (18 months didactic and 18 month clerkships), not the 4-yr defacto baccalaureate degree and 4-yr med school.

Agree. Us saying we are better doesn’t mean anything to the general public. Residency is the thing that sets us apart. If residencies had an exit exam and then you were lifetime board certified then this would accomplish that goal. We all do CME for state medical license anyway so this whole continuing education for BC is bull****