Dismissed from Med School: One Student’s Rebound from Failure to Super Success
How One ER Doc Built a Dream Career After Initially Failing Out of Med School
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In this series, we‘re talking about something people rarely discuss: failing in med school. During these interviews, former STATMed students share some of their most vulnerable and scary moments. They talk about their “crisis points” - or their darkest hour in med school when they realized they were about to fail or lose sight of their dreams. We look at what led up to these critical turning points and how these med students and doctors overcame them to achieve ultimate success.
As a society, we love a success story. The protagonist has a dream; they work hard and achieve it. If it's a movie, there's usually a montage of struggle, perseverance, and, ultimately, success. It's heartwarming and uplifting. But in real life, when you're in the struggle part of the montage, it can be an incredibly isolating and scary place. This is especially true for aspiring doctors who find themselves drowning in the depths of medical school. Crisis points like failing out of medical school or not passing board exams happen. They happen pretty frequently. But it's rarely discussed.
Navigating A Med School Crisis Point
In this podcast episode, host Ryan Orwig sits down with Mike, a former STATMed Learning Class participant. Mike shares his crisis point, when he was dismissed from med school, and outlines his path to ultimately achieving his dream of becoming an emergency room physician.
"Basically, you've been working through high school, through college. You've spent six or eight years of your life going to this point and getting through to be a doctor, and in two weeks, it all gets stopped dead in its tracks." - Mike, ER Doctor, and STATMed Alumni
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This is my literal life story. I failed a single subject in 2nd year medschool 10 years ago, but I didn’t know about appealing so I went home hell bent on getting in else where. After many attempts I managed to get in at a different Uni for medicine but at registration I was honest about my dismissal and so I was rejected again, damaged goods as you put it. I then went into the sciences, got my masters, worked and even became a house wife. But I’ve never lived down the unfulfilled dream and the trauma from being kicked out. So I appealed and somehow got back in. 7 months in and I’m an average student which is really heartbreaking because I put in the time and I’ve tried every study method possible. But I just can’t break the average ceiling. So I’m thankful for this sharing, I’m in my 30’s and I’ve still got 3 years to go but I won’t give up.
@statmedlearning9797
2 жыл бұрын
Wishing you all the best as you pursue your medical career! If we can help in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out! You might also find some more study strategies that help on our website: statmedlearning.com/category/study-strategies/
@anne9358
2 ай бұрын
How are you doing? From reading your story you sound like you would be an amazing doctor. I would love a doctor like you because I feel like you would have the grit and determination needed if I ever developed a challenging medical situation that I needed my doctor to figure out and stick with me. I also feel like you would be a compassionate doctor due to this challenging experience. Let me know how it's going! I feel invested in your success after reading your comment! ❤ Anne
@bibi2440
2 ай бұрын
Hi @@anne9358 I hope you’re well. I’m happy to report that I’m not a 5th year or the equivalent to an MS 3 in the American system. So 1 year 7 months till grad. It hasn’t been easy but I’ve managed to get my average to 80 that year and was invited to join the golden key society. My story isn’t rosy or easy but I may appreciate the journey and even more respect my patients. I still use the @statmedlearning9797 methods during exams and hope we can all celebrate my grad in the coming days. 🥲 thank you so much for asking
We need more people and videos like that because like you said no one talk about failure in medical school .
thsnk you for this, I just found out my medical finals (7 years) in one OSCE Station by 0.1 percent so was dismissed, my university denied my appeal so I feel terrible as I wasted my life from 18-25, its nice hearing people that have been able to bounce back !
@lavaboy1565
Жыл бұрын
Hey I’m in the same scenario and my uni rejected my appeal. Can I ask what ur doing now!
Thxu, Thxu for this video🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this because I just suffered a crisis and I’m in my 2nd year of MD program. I didn’t think there was any options left.
@statmedlearning9797
2 жыл бұрын
So sorry to hear you were struggling! Please let us know if we can help! Best wishes as you continue pursuing your career in medicine!
Im going through this right now with physical therapy school!! I failed biochem by 11 pts and anatomy but i passed the four other classes and im still figuring out if i will apply again next year or do something different.
where's episode 2? I want to know how he got past the Level 2 failure.
@statmedlearning9797
2 жыл бұрын
You can check out Part 2 here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yqt-uKaIppTTZqw.html!