Hi guys not sure if this is the best place to post this question.
I have a conditional offer for medicine, and am just wrapping up the stage 1 core papers with exams this week and next. I need to get a B overall in the papers, which is thankfully alot more manageable!
My question is this; when you actually start medical school proper, is there some sort of GPA requirement to keep in order to 'pass' each component/year of the course? Do they still use letter grades at UoA? And is there some sort of expectation to try and get really good grades etc?
I'm just asking, as to be honest I'm not really down with the whole competitive vibe, and if I could just aim for a pass throughout medical school, that would be perfect for me! I have no inclination of trying to get high grades etc, as I've heard the workload is hectic as....
And how do med school grades factor in to any job offers, career prospects post medical school? Alot to think about haha....
Cheers all
Someone else will probably confirm this, but to put you at ease, my understanding is that there's some sorta bell curve system of all the grades for the year, and as long as you're not on the worst performing end of it, you'll keep getting through.
I dated a UofA grad doc a few years ago who won many awards for scoring at the top every year. When it came to hospital selection for her junior years, she basically got given all her preferences. She claimed that was due to her grades, but take that with a grain of salt.