Re: Pre-Meds and the Rishta Game
Exactly my point! And I see parents sucking up to the doctors too just so their kids could get into residency programs because after USMLE scores I guess it’s who you know that counts too. Practicing doctors have told me that. It’s sickening to see people so money minded and status conscious.
The new trend in my community is all parents are now sending their kids to Carribean (right after undergrad) and Pakistan (straight out of high school) because they can’t make it in US. All for the money and status–these people have no interest in science or medicine or actually helping the sick and it’s these type of people who have ruined health care system for the upcoming generation. Like literally every desi kid is being sent, even the one who used to get Cs in science classes in high school. One of them became a doctor and got residency (without a bachelor’s, no MCAT, without ever taking organic chemistry physics or chemistry and took 2 years to study for USMLE while US med students only get 6 weeks) so all the parents saw this slacker do it so now they think their kids can do it also. It’s become relatively easy to pass and do well on USMLE with enough time and studying the right way, there are so many good legit studying resources now.
Avoid doctors who went from US to Pakistan just to bypass the system. All doctors are not created equal.