heartbreaking💔 the university shouldn’t of let it escalate to this?!!
International_Ad4480 on
Poor lad got to the end of third year , so was obviously capable of something, yet was given 4/5 weeks notice for an exam he failed – failed and was withdrawn over email. So many medical schools in England allow you to resit a year without extenuating circumstances eg Kings College, EU countries like Bulgaria , your allowed unlimited sits as long as you pay , the same drs practicing in this country yet this poor lad was withdrawn without a resit yr . What would he have lost from a resit yr?
Why didn’t Birmingham just give him a year to resit , support him and ask him what support he needs as often 3rd year is the first clinical yr making a change to the style of learning . Such a tragic loss
Drs get 6 attempts for post graduate exams albeit harder so why wasn’t this kid allowed a 3rd opportunity or an extra year , why is there such a difference in medical schools in this country where some let you resit a yr regardless of reason yet Birmingham don’t. So many current Drs will have had to resit a yr just a shame this young man wasn’t given a chance. After a whole yr resitting but 4/5 weeks notice for a resit which he failed doesn’t sit right for me.
PARFT on
He chose to go to this school – you have to follow the script.
Still-Status7299 on
A lot of medical schools have this rule. It costs a huge amount of money to train these students, and the student takes on a huge financial burden. Only to be kicked to the curb if they fail a resit
Shocking that this hasn’t been curtailed yet, its an archaic rule
appletinicyclone on
Damn that’s so awful 😞
I remember how stressful uni exams were. I literally had dreams about them up to a decade later
I have heard in US their uni’s can pause and put on hold university stuff for various life reasons if needed.
Idk if that’s every us uni or what
We need a more active approach to mental health and stress stuff when it comes to studies. We really have a climate of despair in the UK even when things are getting better in some areas
jmann9678 on
I knew this guy and saw him grow up, he really was such a kind and joyful person, the last person I ever would have expected to take his own life, was one of the most shocking and sad things I’d ever heard. I can’t give much insight into the procedural processes of the Uni, all I can say is it’s just so sad that a brilliant person is no longer with us.
Psychological_Ad8946 on
that is so so sad. the pain he must have felt is unimaginable. rest in peace 💔
Conall1 on
No one really fully prepares you for Uni, people describe the ups in detail but the downs are just as impactful. Personally my darkest and loneliness moments where at uni, in which I had the most company
HandyWhorehole on
Sad as it may be, he simply wasn’t good enough for medicine. Mental illness must continue to be a barrier to a surgical career. Who on this blessed earth wants surgeon to be cutting amidst a meltdown ffs
hellvixen1966 on
It is tragic but the truth is he could have failed a repeat year as well. I would be a bit concerned if I saw a doctor who had only passed because they basically got multiple chances to pass
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heartbreaking💔 the university shouldn’t of let it escalate to this?!!
Poor lad got to the end of third year , so was obviously capable of something, yet was given 4/5 weeks notice for an exam he failed – failed and was withdrawn over email. So many medical schools in England allow you to resit a year without extenuating circumstances eg Kings College, EU countries like Bulgaria , your allowed unlimited sits as long as you pay , the same drs practicing in this country yet this poor lad was withdrawn without a resit yr . What would he have lost from a resit yr?
Why didn’t Birmingham just give him a year to resit , support him and ask him what support he needs as often 3rd year is the first clinical yr making a change to the style of learning . Such a tragic loss
Drs get 6 attempts for post graduate exams albeit harder so why wasn’t this kid allowed a 3rd opportunity or an extra year , why is there such a difference in medical schools in this country where some let you resit a yr regardless of reason yet Birmingham don’t. So many current Drs will have had to resit a yr just a shame this young man wasn’t given a chance. After a whole yr resitting but 4/5 weeks notice for a resit which he failed doesn’t sit right for me.
He chose to go to this school – you have to follow the script.
A lot of medical schools have this rule. It costs a huge amount of money to train these students, and the student takes on a huge financial burden. Only to be kicked to the curb if they fail a resit
Shocking that this hasn’t been curtailed yet, its an archaic rule
Damn that’s so awful 😞
I remember how stressful uni exams were. I literally had dreams about them up to a decade later
I have heard in US their uni’s can pause and put on hold university stuff for various life reasons if needed.
Idk if that’s every us uni or what
We need a more active approach to mental health and stress stuff when it comes to studies. We really have a climate of despair in the UK even when things are getting better in some areas
I knew this guy and saw him grow up, he really was such a kind and joyful person, the last person I ever would have expected to take his own life, was one of the most shocking and sad things I’d ever heard. I can’t give much insight into the procedural processes of the Uni, all I can say is it’s just so sad that a brilliant person is no longer with us.
that is so so sad. the pain he must have felt is unimaginable. rest in peace 💔
No one really fully prepares you for Uni, people describe the ups in detail but the downs are just as impactful. Personally my darkest and loneliness moments where at uni, in which I had the most company
Sad as it may be, he simply wasn’t good enough for medicine. Mental illness must continue to be a barrier to a surgical career. Who on this blessed earth wants surgeon to be cutting amidst a meltdown ffs
It is tragic but the truth is he could have failed a repeat year as well. I would be a bit concerned if I saw a doctor who had only passed because they basically got multiple chances to pass