Just 10min or so of me processing a test that I may very well have failed, and why I think that's okay.
As student doctors we often struggle with the need to be "perfect" (heck it felt like we had to be perfect to get into medical school), but an academically perfect medical student isn't always the safest (or best) doctor. I have spent the past few years unravelling my own self worth and definition of self from my marks on paper - and I think I've finally done it.
Of course it's important to CARE about how you are progressing through medical school - and I know we all do (we wouldn't be here if we didn't). But caring about a % on a piece of paper, beyond it being a guide of where to focus, is just a waste of energy. Medical school is designed to make you a doctor, every assessment is focused on that. There is no test that makes you a worse or better person, and no amount of 100% or HDs will either.
Hope my rambling thoughts helped you if you needed it.
Emma*
Chapters:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:48 Context
- 3:30 - Thoughts on Safety
- 4:15 - Unwinding Self worth and grades
- 6:05 - my key points
- 6:50- - how am I feeling
- 7:47 final summary
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Just trying out a new feature - by no means is this meant to pressure anyone, I'm just a med student who spends way too much on coffee!
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My Live Schedule - bit.ly/LiveWithEmmaB
Study with Me Emma B - Will be focused pomodoro technique style lives, come ready to chat on the breaks and focus in between!
Coffee Time - will be more casual time to hang out, answer some Q's maybe do some casual study, think of it like a group of friends hanging out and "studying" (you know you've been there!)
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What I'm Grateful For
I'm so grateful to be in the place mentally that I am now. It took a lot of work and a lot of support but I feel genuinely "free" from the NEED to "succeed' academically and now it all comes from wants and motivation which is pretty cool.
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Music
Music by Emi Choi - Man Go - thmatc.co/?l=24F335D2
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Specs
Camera: Sonya5100 or iPhone 12Pro
Software: Final Cut Pro X
30 июл 2024
