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On Getting Kicked Out of Medical School

A group of medical students who had failed were seen in psychotherapy over a five-year period. Preconceptions about failure need re-examination. For a variety of reasons, many students fail because they are desperately trying too hard. Additionally, attention is also focused upon medical school as a rite-de-passage.

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