Missed the first post, just read through (maybe edit above to hyperlink for other readers who didn't catch this? Sometimes Substack "Inbox" doesn't aggregate all new posts. https://sensiblemed.substack.com/p/reforming-medical-education
NYT ran interesting piece on NYU firing a professor for students complaining about Organic Chemistry, …
NYT ran interesting piece on NYU firing a professor for students complaining about Organic Chemistry, Gift Link below for those without subscription.
If I understand VP correctly in the first piece, he argues gatekeeping medical school behind courses like the notoriously brutal Organic Chemistry is unnecessary / inefficient. I might agree too, though I also see value in a brutally hard course - even if it winds up being irrelevant in your career - to test whether you can absorb and understand a very difficult subject.
Missed the first post, just read through (maybe edit above to hyperlink for other readers who didn't catch this? Sometimes Substack "Inbox" doesn't aggregate all new posts. https://sensiblemed.substack.com/p/reforming-medical-education
NYT ran interesting piece on NYU firing a professor for students complaining about Organic Chemistry, Gift Link below for those without subscription.
If I understand VP correctly in the first piece, he argues gatekeeping medical school behind courses like the notoriously brutal Organic Chemistry is unnecessary / inefficient. I might agree too, though I also see value in a brutally hard course - even if it winds up being irrelevant in your career - to test whether you can absorb and understand a very difficult subject.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/us/nyu-organic-chemistry-petition.html?unlocked_article_code=Svoqr8lnQasVDdE_fbd50hGpCsL-J5N80rmGbiUHSvOr4EqMfAeOb4qCcdJtBIi8B2iRZv8rpAYXNaW5_BZJusive1XFTZwTkLAZPUC5utTODkofkon_X7yojtNXQGBy7v44KYx7KWxo7FM6bqY74yq352kSpchCK3ZSHz5zZwAHhN-bd_vIESFAyujUidlhc_mKgih4KzojYAQVfYsRL41HeihalrlGyGk_nUSi8uOZ08hRd_TuD1wDIkFPeBGuHoNeBCt4jdi_HKe-E1ne8ZOEVzV6mWjizsEK_zJvEy1HovuyF6Y8rYOQhKlMck0E1_PB1F_N4syWp3DDI_4uFOsmlkw&smid=share-url