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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by novok on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:49AM (#45500473)
The standards to become a medical doctor in the 70s-90s compared to the 2000s and the 2010s are vast. There is a lot of extra bullshit now required to become a doctor like volunteering in africa and a person with A average GPA failing to get in, while if they were in the 80s, did not require to do that. Start with getting rid of the absolutely stupid barriers.
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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by matheusmoreira on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:45PM (#45505488)
> volunteering in africa

What the hell? Volunteer work is a requirement to get into medical school? Yeah, maybe some calibration is warranted.

Just be very careful about it.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by Fomite on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:01PM (#45507311)
It's not required - you just need to be a promising and interesting student. Most of the students I send to medical school get there by doing undergraduate research.
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