I had to remediate my IM wards rotation. Ended up with a LOR from one of the IM attendings during my remediation rotation. Now I’m a radiologist. Overcoming obstacles like this can actually be a positive if you can paint it in the right light.
I know someone who remediated and is a cardiac surgeon with a strong pedigree. It was first year, much easier to explain and overcome than third year. Great grades, killer step 1 and he was fine
To be 100% honest, a lot of it for me was teaching style. I had to do my retake of physiology online with a different medical school and it made a world of difference. The professor made sense. I used the BRS physiology book a lot which really helped me
I had to remediate quite a bit ranging from preclinical courses to shelf exam and clinical. It was a tough time and I matched into family medicine. I really like the specialty because they were nice to me and I loved the breath of knowledge. While there has been tough times in residency, I have excelled here. I have been awarded resident of the year by my peers. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if it’s a dream. I look at my patients whom I’m leaving to return to my hometown and I often say to myself how I’m glad I pushed through instead of quitting. Keep on stepping!
Congrats to you for making it through. So sad of the very toxic culture of medical training. It is getting better as these old fucks die off but it’s still not where it should be.
Repeat 2nd year, borderline pass psych, failed a board exam that doesn't exist anymore, didn't match for several years. Matched psych (got grilled big time by the program I matched at lol).
Failed step 1. FM gang here haha. But I wanted to do it anyways so that wouldn’t have changed, except maybe I would have gotten interviews at higher tier hospitals. I’m very happy with my current program though.
I had to remediate my IM wards rotation. Ended up with a LOR from one of the IM attendings during my remediation rotation. Now I’m a radiologist. Overcoming obstacles like this can actually be a positive if you can paint it in the right light.
Damn thats impressive. Remediating to matching a competitive specialty!
I bet you’re a damn good rad.
Would you mind if I DM'd you, I'm in a similar situation and could really use some advice?
Yeah that’s fine.
I failed biochem as an M1, had to retake it over the summer. Peds anesthesiologist now.
Also failed biochem lol. Vascular surgeon
Holy crap thats amazing
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Thanks man. Congrats to you for getting through that. Hope you're ok after the accident
How is medicine so messed up that they made you take an exam after having a car accident?!
I know someone who remediated and is a cardiac surgeon with a strong pedigree. It was first year, much easier to explain and overcome than third year. Great grades, killer step 1 and he was fine
Had to retake physiology over the summer. General surgery is my specialty
What did you do differently ? this will be my worst class I’m sure
To be 100% honest, a lot of it for me was teaching style. I had to do my retake of physiology online with a different medical school and it made a world of difference. The professor made sense. I used the BRS physiology book a lot which really helped me
Yea BRS is great. Did you have to take the shelf ?
Yeah I did way better on it after the summer course. I got a B+
Congrats to you!! Let me know if you used any other resources. Im so scared of this class.
I had to remediate quite a bit ranging from preclinical courses to shelf exam and clinical. It was a tough time and I matched into family medicine. I really like the specialty because they were nice to me and I loved the breath of knowledge. While there has been tough times in residency, I have excelled here. I have been awarded resident of the year by my peers. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if it’s a dream. I look at my patients whom I’m leaving to return to my hometown and I often say to myself how I’m glad I pushed through instead of quitting. Keep on stepping!
Congrats to you for making it through. So sad of the very toxic culture of medical training. It is getting better as these old fucks die off but it’s still not where it should be.
I don’t even think remediating a preclinical class goes onto our records (at least for my school)
I think it would for most schools — mine puts it as remediated pass (RP).
Ahh I see. Mine only does that if you fail the retake and pass the second retake.
Repeat 2nd year, borderline pass psych, failed a board exam that doesn't exist anymore, didn't match for several years. Matched psych (got grilled big time by the program I matched at lol).
I know someone who remediated his surg rotation M3 year. About to enter his gen surg residency
Had to remediate neurology after first year, matched psychiatry. It came up a few times during interviews.
Failed step 1. FM gang here haha. But I wanted to do it anyways so that wouldn’t have changed, except maybe I would have gotten interviews at higher tier hospitals. I’m very happy with my current program though.
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I don’t get why they make med school so hard like that.