re: Why do people think that American doctors are better than other countries?

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Med school isn’t like other professional or graduate programs which are plagued by high attrition rates. Graduate school for example has an average of 20-40% attrition rate depending on the program. Medical school has around a 4-6% attrition rate total which means that when you’re accepted to medical school you have a 95% chance of becoming a doctor.

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Medical schools don’t want to kick you out, so you’ll get many chances if you fail. These policies vary school to school but are generally quite similar. Most schools will assign you a tutor (typically at no extra charge) if they see you are performing subpar, even if you’re not failing. One failed test is usually harmless if you end up passing the class as a whole, but it will likely trigger some sort of observation to make sure you’re not falling behind. Remediation exams are offered after a failed course and may replace one test or may be an assessment of the entire course. If you pass you will usually get the lowest passing score possible for that course but you continue on your way. If you fail again or fail another course in the future you may have to go in front of the promotions committee. Here they will assess whether you’re doing so poorly that you’d benefit from doing the entire year again or if a remediation exam is appropriate. They typically don’t “recommend withdrawal” after failing one year, but failing the same year twice is going to put you in hot water. Some states have a requirement for you to pass in a certain amount of time so this may change how lenient they are with you. Students who fail a year generally try to use the time to either study or do research in their off time because they’re aware their transcript won’t look as good with a failed year.

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