zxcccxz Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 So I’m in 3 year program and graduating this year (started my MD at the outset of the pandemic). Our class was hit particularly hard by the burnout of online ZOOM lectures and lack of clinical exposure. I think ultimately something like 20% of students ended up taking a year off and our graduating class is unusually small compared to the average year. Just curious how other schools have fared through this process, especially the 4-year programs where people actually got through most of 1st year in-person before the pandemic started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb24 Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Wow 20% of the class took a year off? That's crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcccxz Posted February 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, jb24 said: Wow 20% of the class took a year off? That's crazy. Well I guess I didn't count the people who joined our year from the class of 2022 (so not quite a net change of 20%). But yes, overall, we lost 38 and gained 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkneuron Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Wow that's a lot of people. And I don't blame them tbh. I wonder if this means Carms will be more competitive next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakoon Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 3 hours ago, pinkneuron said: Wow that's a lot of people. And I don't blame them tbh. I wonder if this means Carms will be more competitive next year... Statistically, it'll mean a more competitive cycle. There's always open spots in FM for the second iteration, so if for whatever reason there's a higher percentage of people applying family in the first iteration, it may balance itself out and not really change how competitive the cycle is. Although if the extra students decide to apply to something that's smaller, 1 or 2 extra applicants can make for a brutal cycle (as it did for vascular surgery that one year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Name Brand Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Interesting... Given that it is a 3 year program which goes all year-round, it may be the case that there is that large number as students are not given summers to "catch-up" if they fall behind, unlike in 4 year programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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