KevinMD September 29, 2024
A medical school classmate recently said to me, “You won’t be remembered for your failures.” Her words were exactly what I needed to hear after failing my medical school licensing exam. She was right—I am more than my failures. I have failed, but I am not a failure. There is a difference. Failing is something that happens to you. Failure is what can define you, but only if you allow it. My failures are part of my story, not the whole of it.
Years ago, I struggled to accept a one-point failure on my medical licensing exam, the year after the passing benchmark had been raised by one point. This occurred only a few weeks before the unforeseen announcement that...
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