Today in school we talked about our clinical reasoning exams. To put it simply, standardized patients come to us with problems and we have 15 minutes to do an interview, physical and come up with a diagnosis and treatment just like a real doctor would. Most of our class was really nervous and panicky just talking about. I was included in the people who are nervous about these examinations.
Then I got to thinking: these exams are supposed to reflect what we could potentially be doing as doctors in a few years. And by that time, hypothetically, it'll just be part of our every day routine.
Question to you all: Is there anything in life where you were extremely nervous/dreading to do, but once you got the hang of it, it's extremely easy/you're really good at it.
I remember I used to hate to do presentations and write/give speeches. I was terrified of public speaking. But in high school we were forced to do it to the point where I found out I'm a good public speaker. Presently, I love public speaking and it's actually one of my biggest strengths.
Do you have anything like that? I also remember dreading starting any new job because I was nervous I would screw up and absolutely dread going in for training. But after a few weeks, I was always good at what I did.
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