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A question for practicing Physicians: the toughest part of getting there.? |
My question is for practicing physicians, and those in residence. During your "ordeal" - going through the MCAT,post-collegiate work, Medical School, residency, Licensing, & finally going out on your own. Of all of these phases, which would you say was the most difficult, academically? The learning process always continues so it is hard to pinpoint one spot that was particularly a challenge. Medical school required lots of long hours in the library and lots of sleepless nights. The major pitfall along the way where some of my colleagues were derailed on their way to become physicians was Step I of the United States Medical Licensing Exams (these occurred in medical school). Those who made it through this became physicians at a fairly high rate. Residency, however, was an entirely different sort of difficult experience. The learning was not for tests but for patient care. It required lots more sleepless nights working on the wards. There is no doubt in my mind that the MCAT was the hardest. It's almost a given that you will not have studied as hard for the MCAT as you will for every other major exam. In medical school you will learn what it really means to hit the books hard. Certainly, you will study hard for the Step 1 exam, but by then it's something you're accustomed to doing. Step ll will be another hurdle, but it's easier than Step 1. Residency is difficult, both physically and mentally, but you're finally learning what you set out to do in medicine, so it isn't work at all. Board exams...a piece of cake in comparison to everything you've been through. |
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