In the wild, the natural enemy of the PhD student is the Med student. Or even worse, the pre-med student. The two species mix as well as a mongoose and cobra, or the Jets and the Sharks, or the Channel 4 news team and reporters from all of the other San Diego local stations. Actually, the relationship between PhD students and Med students is much more like that between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The PhD students are completely annoyed and constantly hating on them while the Med students are so self-involved that they don't even notice that anyone else in the world exists, let alone the PhD students. So it is not surprising then that a big smile came across my face when I rediscovered an old article on Wired's website that spelled out a few of the reason's why those training to be haughty, patronizing quacks are such a hate-able species. After teaching a couple of laboratory courses filled with pre-meds, I can personally vouch for all of the Wired characterizations of pre-med students. It also helped me understand why it is so hard to find a good doctor.
Top 5 Reasons to Dislike Pre-Med Students by Aaron Rowe
5. They haggle with their teachers for extra points.
4. They use questionable tactics to get good grades..
3. They horde leadership positions and then run organizations into the ground.
2. They game the system to get good grades.
1. They are not motivated by curiosity.
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