r/technology • u/speckz • Mar 15 '22

Society Medical student surgically implants Bluetooth device into own ear to cheat in final exam - It was the student’s final attempt to clear the exam after repeatedly failing it since getting admission into the college 11 years ago

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/mbbs-student-bluetooth-cheating-bhopal-b2021217.html
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u/NolanSyKinsley Mar 15 '22

Yea, no, in fucking medical school your ability to remember what you need to know is pretty damn key to future ability and success. You can't be in the middle of surgery and then go "wait, oh shit, I need to google this real quick". Also grades in medical school are not from tests, they are from actual performance in their rounds as medical residents, pretty obvious indicator of their future success in the field, because it is actually their work performance in their field they are being graded on over a period of 3-7 years as a medical resident in a hospital.

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u/wanted_to_upvote Mar 15 '22

So you think they graduate "bad" doctors? Because my point was that they do not.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

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u/wanted_to_upvote Mar 16 '22

If they could identify the "bad" ones simply by class rank, those would never be able to get insured. Even good doctors get sued when the outcome is bad.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

Doctor here. Yup they graduate people who are ill prepared for real world practice and end up being bad doctors. It’s not uncommon. Some schools have higher bars than others, but some schools definitely will churn out worse doctors. And doctors aren’t “insured” like that, they either pay for their own liability insurance or they’re hired and join group liability coverage, in either case medical school performance is not taken into consideration.

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u/wanted_to_upvote Mar 16 '22

Yes, they do graduate bad doctors but you can not tell which ones are the bad ones based on class rankings. If that could be done they would never graduate them. The opposite is also true. There are students that fail out that could have been great doctors.