The only science course I took as an undergrad was Bio101. I found this forum looking for information on the way the intern/resident situation was set up 50 years ago, my thread was closed.
Yet this thread has numerous future doctors using the word "******ed" to refer to their feelings of incompetence and remains open.
First, that word is a medical term, referring to people with subpar I.Q., usually under 80. I would imagine that was taught in some undergrad class. It is socially unacceptable to use it towards a mentally competent person who feels incompetent or makes a mistake. This group should know that more so than any other.
Second, what did you think it was going to be like to be a "real" doctor? Did you think people were going to be coming in with textbook symptoms?: "I have a fever of 102 and severe pain by my right hip", " I'm a 60 year old man, I was shoveling my walkway and now I have a shooting pain up my left arm"
Of course you have to learn by doing, luckily most of the mistakes you make will be minor.
This is an old thread, but so many of you feel the same and repeat the word. This contribution will probably be taken down, I hope a few people get to see it. Don't use the word ******ed as a derogatory reference, even if it's towards yourself, learn as much as you can now, and don't for one minute think there will ever be a day when you have ALL the answers, because ask any doctor who is about to retire, that day will never come, the human body and brain are too complicated for any one person to master in their lifetime.