Medical schools should stop cherry picking league data

On the wards is where clinical research happens. Drug trials, trials of diagnostic approaches, etc.



I think that is a tragic, tragic attitude and until your approach changes you will be a significantly worse doctor than you would otherwise be.

Yeah I get that you think it is tragic, but you are not in a position to make that judgement unfortunately! I got through medical school just fine thanks, and not one doctor has called into question my abilities or competence. Forgive me if I dont lose any sleep.

Not once in 5 years either did I once come across any research happening on the wards in real time while I was studying. Maybe you did, and thats great, but I am commenting on my experience, and offering that as perspective based on the earlier comment questioning a universities research quality and the relevance to a students education.

Thanks for keeping it civil, much appreciated

Or alternatively, it would serve to highlight the large differences in achievement between unis, and some of them would start to get VERY unpopular

Or alternatively, it would serve to highlight the large differences in achievement between unis, and some of them would start to get VERY unpopular

In that case, the university shouldn't be accepted by the GMC as an institution where a medical degree can be awarded unless their graduates can fulfill the minimum standard. The exams and accepted standard obtained by a USMLE exam ensures PATIENTS are treated by doctors of an accepted level. Fundamentally the licensing exam ensures that we have safe practicing doctors with a core knowledge base.

The popularity issue is less of a problem than having safe doctors. Frankly, a university shouldn't be worried about its popularity if it offers a medical degree since the overly competitive nature of applications means there'll be no shortage in applications.

We have one of the best healthcare systems in the world, to keep our place at the top we need to evolve. I feel as though a USMLE board type exam would help and its success can be seen by its use in the USA, Canada and Australia. We have postgraduate board MRCP/MRCS FRCP/FRCS exams, I don't see why an undergrad board exam shouldn't be implemented!

You mean like the one med students starting this year will be taking?

I guess we'll see what happens in 2020/1