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Just to clarify, are you saying that you’re dropping a course because you got 3.9 in it?

Agree. I grew up thinking I wanted to be a baker and that didn’t work out. So I went into investment banking, made lots of money, and didn’t like that either. For a lot of people, it’s takes a lot of personal growth and self awareness to find what they really want to do in life.

I see you’re quite upset. I apologize if I was being offensive. You’re taking what I said to some extremes that I’ve never meant. Some of the points you said I also agree you. Firstly, I’m sure there are more than enough passionate people out there who are also intelligent, empathetic, and capable enough to do the job. I feel sorry for them because I think these people truly deserve a spot. I never said I that one’s life should revolve around medicine. Coasting me to means slacking off and not being interested—you have no idea how frustrating it is to work with someone that does

It’s kind of sad when there’s so many people who dream to be doctors only to get their spot beaten by someone who thinks of it as purely a job. Lack of passion can easily lead to job dissatisfaction and burnout.l. I’ve seen some really burnout doctors and they hate coming to work. Getting stuck working or learning from them is freaking horrible , for everyone—patients, nurses, medical admin, learners, colleagues etc. Also the concept of “coasting” through medicine is just freaking aggravating. It’s this kind of attitude that creates shitty doctors. furthermore, don’t underestimate the

Given the COVID situation and the impact on capacity, I think the # of electives you do in a specialty definitely won't matter as much this year. Many students in my class had this concern and it has been brought up to admins/afmc/cfms. At the moment, students in my class can't do electives of their choice because there is simply no space. People get spots based on luck. (aka IM gunners can't do IM electives and are forced to do unrelated electives). So i'd say don't worry about it at all. If you explain yourself properly in your interview, you'll be fine.

No matter what happens, If you’re going to be a doctor, you’re going to live a comfortable life. If you want to be rich, do something else.

Sounds like the instructor gave you explanations but instead of taking them to heart, you still think you did fine and that she was the one who wasn’t right. Attitude like that won’t get you very far in life. Giving you extra work is giving you an extra chance. It’s not because she feels that she was unreasonable. In fact, if it were me, you wouldn’t get any extra chances to make up anything. Back when I went to school, we NEVER argued grades with the prof. You get what you get. Anything more is basically entitlement. Just accept that you screwed up and do better next tim

It’s a B. You’re going to be okay. Take this grade as a lesson. Don’t underestimate things that seem easy. Learn what you did wrong and improve on it. Did you ask your instructor why you got a bad grade? Get their explanation and use it to grow.

I am passionate about medicine and I surround myself with other classmates who are also passionate about medicine. I’m enjoying medical school and am motivated to study. I definitely see people in my class who are in medicine for the money and prestige. These classmates still do very well because they are intelligent, but I also find some of them are already burning out because they hate the studying, intense schedule, the paper work, and dealing with difficult patients. I think it depends on you as a person and what you’re willing to put up with. You mentioned that your passio

If you have no passion for medicine and don’t like the idea of death, I’d say don’t do medicine.

You definitely sound really burnt out. I think it would be good to chat with a counsellor. Also, being on clinical rotations is very different than studying in pre-clerkship. You should try that out first before quitting, you might like it a lot.

I think with proper communication litigation can be avoided. At the end of the day, it’s up to the patient to decide whether or not they want to to the ER. You shouldn’t tell them to go, you should provide them with the pros and cons and explain to them your rationale. if you said, “ I know you feel fine, And the risk of you actually having a PE is low, I still think it’s a good idea to run some tests at the ER just to be sure because of xyz reasons.” Same in the case of a sick kid. If you give proper instructions for returning to clinic or going to ER, you shouldn’t be

You’re definitely not too old. Good luck on your new degree!!

Completely agree. Some of my best preceptors have come from Caribbean Medical schools. With this said, I'm sure these same preceptors would have been able to enter a Canadian Medical School without a doubt. However, their life circumstances inevitably forced them to pursue the more difficult international route. They also told me they had a really rough time coming back to Canada. If you have a choice, stay in Canada.

I'm sorry to hear about your parents. I'm not sure if going the international route would make it faster for you to become a doctor. Matching into residency as an international student is not easy. Since your parents are sick, I'd assume you want to be near them and take care of them? Do your parents live in Canada? If so, going international and trying to match back to Canada may take even longer. You'd also likely not match back to Canada--you'd have higher chances matching the US. Therefore, you might not be able to live close to your parents in the future. Furthermore, the reason why the