If there is something everyone has in common Medical students It is touching Academic perfection To reach your Dream career However, when they enter college, that trait that often sets them apart from the rest turns each student into an “extra student” in the class. They are no longer “the best”, because the rest of their colleagues are It stood out in terms of grades In his years Secondary education, baccalaureate And the Ebao. The question is: How does this affect coexistence in the classroom? Is there rivalry or rivalry among students who are usually accustomed to being high achievers?
Pedro began his college career in the same year and this year First year of college No rivalry between colleagues has been identified. “There are no hard feelings, we all get along,” he says, describing the atmosphere in his classroom as “pretty good.” entirelyexam period, Details that by a group of WhatsApp From 1″ Students are sent daily Notes Or related questions that each one faces.”
He is also willing to share with others Medical students All you need. “I I usually give my feedback “Or anything else you have that could be useful to others,” he explains. From what he has observed so far, he also believes – at least at his university – that this is how the majority feels: “In such a demanding profession We all seek approval That's why we have so much compassion for each other. I didn't notice any kind of competitiveness and I don't compare myself to anyone.And the”.
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“In a difficult profession like medicine, we all strive for success, which is why we have compassion for each other.”
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In fact, you don't have to think of third parties to give an illustrative example The camaraderie that lives on your side. The same He combines the medical profession with work There are times when I can't go to university. “Sometimes I always skip classes I rely on a classmate to leave me notes “Or tell me what the teachers said,” he says. These dynamics intensify in the final “race” of each semester, when more students decide to miss class to study, because those who are attending school School of medicine “They warn about the important matters that have been explained.”
Competitiveness in the sixth year of medicine
condition Daniel It's something different. He is currently studying Sixth and final year Equally, he also defines the classroom environment as “good,” but realizes that sometimes “there is friction” between classmates. Although there are generally no problems with the “movement” of notes between students in what he himself defines as “The cooperating company” He also realizes that “most people “It is distributed among their friend groups.”And there are known cases of it “Feedback was requested for missing class and was denied.”
Although these situations are beyond his control, Daniel has also seen up close how some students behaved with… The goal of harming others: “I have met colleagues who have canceled measures or reported situations The majority benefited “Because they considered it 'immoral,'” he says. What he experienced “in his body” is unfortunate comments from other students, Like the one he received just a few weeks ago. “A colleague told me about this The number 9 was not within my reach, but it was within my reach.“, he remembers.
On a personal level, he admits that all of these issues have changed his view of his colleagues over the years. “I feel like I have to compete with them and compare myself.“, he says, and adds that the “climate” breathed in the classroom itself also reinforces these feelings: “There are classmates who make lists of those with the best grades. He confirms that they will compete and defeat them in the next exam and their colleagues who go to review the exam with an 8.5 because they consider it a bad grade.”
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“There are classmates who prepare lists of names of those who scored better than them to compete and beat them in the next exam.”
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The root problem, in his opinion, lies in the device's performance Medical degree. “The system is designed so that we compete in the worst way possible“, confirms, since”There are no big incentives For those who get better grades or for those who are improving “He misses more recognition” beyond honors. “There is not only healthy competition, as in sports, but healthy competition A secret competition in which everyone tortures themselves in their own way“He concludes.
The demand for self-esteem among future doctors
Isabel is also in the last stage of happiness College degreeHis experience is a kind of “middle ground” between the experiences of Pedro and Daniel. Feedback is not a reason to compete in their category either, And the copy shops next to their colleges have up-to-date copies of most materials. She herself emphasizes that she is always ready to leave everything they need to her classmates. “I don't gain anything by keeping something if I know it's good and I can help someone else,” he explains.
For this student, the word “competitiveness” is also present in medical profession, He emphasizes that although he finds that “people are very competitive, they do not burden others with themselves.” Drawing on his own experience and the experience of people in his closest circle, he notes that ““Everyone is trying to do their best and see how far they can go, but without involving others.” On an individual level, Isabelle also feels part of this dynamic, because in every test she tries to do her best “for the sole purpose” of feeling like she has learned something useful that will serve her in her job. Future practice as a doctor And above all, It benefits the patient.
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