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I Want to Get Into Medical School

That was me almost 55 years ago! I am now retired from mediclpractice. I have watched Medicine change dramatically over the nearly 50 years since I graduated from medical school. I have interviewed college students for admission then watched what happened to them through the next 4 years. I am amazed at how uninformed about Medicine the applicants are. They rarely have a clue what systems exist in US or elsewhere fordelivery of care.

We are turning out students well-prepared to pass examinations I wish they were as well prepared for their careers!

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The medical field has changed a lot. Nowadays, it 's mission and vision is geared to specialties and sub-specs. Most hospitals are no longer accepting generalists like it used to. It's now highly competitive. In order to be accepted in big hospitals, one has to take many specialty board exams in hierarchy, from associate to diplomate to fellow. Otherwise, if one doesn't have the credentials, he is stuck in primary rural medical facilities.