Why do Med students study 24/7 if classes are Pass/Fail?

[wryandwatchful]

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You'll understand why after you volunteer at a health fair or see some patients at a free clinic and get stumped by a few questions or an easy diagnosis because you only "kinda learned" the material. It's not a good feeling at all.

 

[jbar]

Well there's a reason I haven't heard before. How true is this?

I'd back this, I'm a fourth year and in the rotations where I felt I was doing well ( good pre-rounding, good answers to pimping, working hard etc) I definatly got to do more procedures and was given more responsibility.

I found this most true in surgery, often the surgeon would test you out on anatomy and phys questions and if you do well you are more likely to get to close. This isn't a hard a fast rule, sometimes you don't get asked anything and get to do stuff, sometimes you get pimped hard and do nothing, but in general being well prepared gets your farther.

 

[CopToEM]

You'll understand why after you volunteer at a health fair or see some patients at a free clinic and get stumped by a few questions or an easy diagnosis because you only "kinda learned" the material. It's not a good feeling at all.

That's my fear with anything. No sense in half-assing anything in life.