WOS, I hear you to a point, but I think you didn't really "listen" to what I said earlier. It's about focusing on what we can do, our level of fairness. I can't stop unfairness in the world. If I could, I would be a god. I can only do what I can do--inside of me. There's a point in life when you really start to get that whole Aha moment about the Serenity Prayer. It becomes more than nice words and sentiments. I think acceptance is a process--accepting things good, bad, whatever, and then focusing on what I can change. I know one thing. I can't change others, and changing the social dynamics of within many settings is pretty tough. It's about influence, but that's really about the extent of power over others.
In my life, I have had a number of people be unfair to me, b/c they wanted to get ahead or they felt threatened or whatever. It's a weird thing when someone just up and decides they don't like someone, and they really don't haven't a clue why. And if they had to think about it fully, they'd realize it had nothing to do with the person they think they don't like. It has something to do with something going on inside them. But you know how many people give a genuine, true "I'm sorry" in life when they are unfair, unjust, trippin, or just being ruled by their own insecurity? No many. I can't change them. I can only strive to be the person that says, "Hey. I don't want to be someone that can't give an honest to goodness "I'm sorry" or "Forgive me."
Do you have a clue about how much political nonsense there can be in healthcare and medicine--in the various clinical settings and departments??? I don't want to put people off, and most of them won't believe me anyway until they are in the thick of it. So, I don't discuss it. I figure people trying to get in and through MS have enough on their plate. Get ready for the real unfairness and people playing games with others to get ahead when you step into the clinical realm. You can deal with it in business to a certain degree, b/c it's not as bad as prideful mistakes and games that are played that can put people's lives in jeopardy. Also, short of that, if you work in HC and inside political forces are against someone, that negativity can be wrongly interpreted as things like stupid, careless, incompetent. I haven't had that b/c I saw the workings of people behind the scenes and just wouldn't allow for that kind of injustice. I know the truth about me and my care and competence for patients and families and so do my patients and the people that have the good sense to step back and really see. But beyond keeping the patients safe, the families calm and satisfied, patients moving in and out in a timely fashion, dotting every "i" and crossing every "t," and trying to work and play well with others, you have to get eyes in the back of your head for the few people that will really try to cut your throat in HC. Personally, I think the priority should be on the patients and families, and making sure "i's and t's" are crossed, and actually giving a crap about the people for whom you are treating and about the excellence with which one should practice. But unfortunately there are times when your time has to be divided b/c of the unfair people antics. And you do what you can on that regard and focus on the other important stuff. It's about keeping your eyes open without getting too paranoid, bitter, and negative. So people that sit on adcoms are the least of anyone's problem once someone enters the HC arena.
I mean you got into MS and hopefully are doing fine. It's too early to get bitter and negative. As much as the clinical rotations can be interesting and even fun at times, that's when you will just begin to see some things, where, if you let it, it will pi$$ you off so badly, you'll want to curse the day of acceptance and the adcoms that gave you the thumbs up for letting you in to MS. No. I am not yet a MS. PM one day, and ask me how I know these things.
But you have to keep looking at your end goal, which often means forging ahead and even putting up with some political, unfair nonsense at times. Most people have to deal with these kinds of dynamics in most fields. It's just that when you are focusing on keeping people alive or getting to optimal outcomes for patients health and wellbeing, which really is the only thing over which any of us should worry, the inner political dynamics can push you over the edge. I mean, you are already being stretched to the max to make sure you do not kill, maim, or neglect a patient or family--and all indicators and documentation has to back that up. No sense crying or getting bitter though. I have to focus on things I can change and not get sucked into the negative vortex of others, or even the misunderstood (presupposed) negative vortex of others. And I don't always have time to play investigator over who is screwing over whom. And there is one more thing you have to keep in mind. You have or will have a license and major livelihood to protect.
tl;dr: So I am saying don't get caught up in the weeds of every perceived/supposed or actual injustice, b/c you will not have time or stamina for them and the negative draw of energy they produce--especially when it comes to things over which you have very limited control; it's low yield angst. There are already enough challenges.
Thank you for your insight! I feel so much better now! 
