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Student Reviews

Mission impossible

BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0206213a (Published 01 June 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:0206213a
  1. Sally Morrison-Griffiths, third year medical student1
  1. 1University of Liverpool

Sally Morrison-Griffiths

Why are medical students treated so badly? One example of how students are derided is the “conference lunch.” A notice in the common room reads, “You are invited to attend a conference on myalgic encephalomyelitis: innovative treatments for a new millennium. Please note, students are not invited to the lunch but are welcome to the leftovers.” The cheek.

Everyone knows that after a bunch …

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