dlrobi02 at HOMER.LOUISVILLE.EDU ("David L. Robinson") wrote:
> Half to two-thirds of them are pre-med or are interested in
>some other medical field...many of which are not at all embarrassed to
>say that they have no real interest in biology, other than the fact that
>it represents their ticket to getting into medical school.
>.................................
>But I do wonder if starting out with the more
>challenging concepts of molecules, cells, metabolism, and genetics
>is a better way to let students know if they "have what it takes to get
>into medical school" right from the start, rather than encouraging their
>delusions for a couple semesters more. Isn't this codependence?
Honestly, I don't see how they can expect to function as physicians
without understanding biology. Those bodies they's be dealing with are
living (at least at the moment). I say flunk the bums out! The sooner
the better.
- Magdalena M. Plewinska, MD
Genetics
University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
