I
hated the experience of being at MCO. i was
the alst of a three year wonder program which was
a dumb idea. Basically, I taught myself becuase the
lectures went on and on and frequently ahd no relevance
to anything. Teaching to the Boards is what Ohio
State did and I wish MCO had confined itself to
that. It was the worst part fo my education
and on top of that- a no name school to
boot. The tuition tripled while I was there- what
a shocker that was! Thank God I spent
all of my clerkship years out of Toledo- its a
hellhole to live in for a city and the weather-
well its like Antartica!! Overall, I think that Medical School
is medical school- we all had certain material to learn
to pass the boards. The one thing it did
teach me to do is teach myself- a valuable experience
for my future as an MD becuase you can never
stop learning.
Medicine sucks and I would never recommend tanyone
with any brains to go into medicine. The money
is terrible and the working conditions are worse. If
I had taken my IQ, and work ethic into business
I would be a multi-millionaire by now. Instead, I
have no retirement, no life during the years between age
18-32 (when i finished my training), and a bunch of
student loans I spent until age 40 re-paying. For
those of you thinking of medical shcool- do something else
with your brains. As a teacher of medical students
now, I see a deterioration in the claiber of students
applying. In the years I was at MCO, we
had a lot of bright, articulate people with great ideas.
Today, I see a great many “win-tel drone” type
students who will be willing to BEND OVER for managed
care.
Articles
