Why is it EASY to FAIL in MEDICAL SCHOOL?! (how to overcome med school failure and burnout)

[@bananamangoes01]

It has been very hard for me to accept failure in medical school. I had to get a 100% on my high school tests to be considered for admission in the country I’m in. Therefore, I have always been an A student all my life like all of my colleagues and so being below average at best for about a year and a half now has been a major challenge. I don’t recognize myself anymore, and I feel deeply ashamed and embarrassed of myself, and I feel disappointed at myself and I can tell my parents would think of me as a disappointment. The thing that saddens me the most is that, this past semester, I really stopped trying, although I promised myself a new start, and I ended up failing one of the tests I did and I will have to resit in the summer, now I’m at the danger of losing my scholarship as well. Your video was a great help, since for the last years I have been looking down on myself for being a failure and not being up to my expectations. I will start again.

[@keres993]

You're gonna make it ❤ NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!

[@kamvelihlemgwetyana8766]

@saramohsen6373 Hey Sara. I'm at this exact point, I tried looking for your email on your profile but I couldn't find it. I would like advice on how I could overcome this, how'd you do it?

[@bananamangoes01]

@@keres993 thank you for your kindness 🥹

[@bananamangoes01]

@@kamvelihlemgwetyana8766 so far I can say I’ve put much more effort this semester, the grade is coming out tomorrow and I’m not sure of how well I did, I’ll be back and let you know 🙏🏼

[@gdaymates431]

I failed last year and had to repeat. Just had the mid year exam, and it was AWFUL. They ask the most random questions. Like more than 50 percent is rogue stuff that we've not even learned or was mentioned once. Things we were told not to worry aboout. I feel like my school constantly sets us up to fail. We only have mid year and end of year exams. If you fail, you repeat. There's no resits. It's so hard. I hate it. I wish we had block exams like you had. God. I would kill for block exams. It would definitely take some of the pressure off, especially as a repeating student. Anyway, sorry for the rant. Haha

[@jaxbrewery]

Medical school has always been hard. And it’s not one single act that belies the current state of affairs with burnout and suicides, but lots of smalls incremental steps. I’m a clinical preceptor for med students, NP students, and PA students. The drastic shift in mindset of these students (med in particular) in the last decade is quite astonishing to experience.

[@ERdoctorMike]

I totally agree. My father is an ER doc and says the same about a lot of the students who rotate with him. Work ethic in general has gone down.

[@christopher1023]

Good video, respect your transparency. Us med students can really be hard on ourselves about poor scores, causing us to compare ourselves to others, which makes us feel like we aren’t good enough. The reality is this is our individual journey and our own struggles in the process. This video is helpful and reassuring during those times. Keep pushing forward student docs 🤘thanks for the video

[@ERdoctorMike]

Great words of wisdom!

[@michaelskuce3677]

@@ERdoctorMike bless ya so much hard work to become an dr I'm sure in end your get there i hope one day to help teach medical students as one of there body donors as I'm thermally ill young man so decided to give consent to body donation in hope to help teach medical students Anatomy i wish all well in there studies and pray you carry on to become great dr take care

[@eastsiderunn]

Just got my ass whooped and barely didn’t make it…its unfathomably frustrating

[@markkennedy9767]

Michael, fair play for continuing despite the knockbacks. What I wonder is what kept you going- do you have a sense that you have to do what you're doing and if so, what does that feel like.

[@ERdoctorMike]

I knew I always wanted to be a doctor, probably cuz my dad is one, so I already had him to look up to. I honestly dont know what I'd do if not medicine.

[@markkennedy9767]

@@ERdoctorMike Thanks Michael. Good luck with it.

[@akandemicheal6876]

God bless you, man! 🙏

[@ERdoctorMike]

You too!

[@zoyajunaid6351]

thank u so much for this, i feel so much motivated !!!!

[@JPE_DRAEB]

Very interesting video! Like to see the grades! Thank you

[@ERdoctorMike]

Thx

[@lizaaragorubio1346]

I like this a lot. Thanks. 😢

[@dragonflyjones4611]

Thanks again Michael! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Very informative. #respect#step1

[@ERdoctorMike]

🥳

[@michaelskuce3677]

bless ya so much hard work to become an dr I'm sure in end your get there i hope one day to help teach medical students as one of there body donors as I'm thermally ill young man so decided to give consent to body donation in hope to help teach medical students Anatomy i wish all well in there studies and pray you carry on to become great dr take care

[@conordawson2649]

What school medical do you go to? Thank you for your kind words man!

[@ERdoctorMike]

Kansas City

[@joeramirez2156]

Dude, how come my pic isn't on your fridge. Lol 😆

[@ERdoctorMike]

I don’t have one haha

[@ERdoctorMike]

I don’t have one haha

[@fatimamir6487]

Thank you

[@mrpemelton]

Hey Mike, don't residencies see your class rank?

[@ERdoctorMike]

They can depending on your medical school… the majority of pass/fail schools won’t actually have a class rank but rather a quartile rank. So they will report if you are top half or bottom half, etc.

[@royamehr4937]

Thxu