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So that's why they teach Organic Chemistry to aspirant medical students. It's not about the chemistry itself, which the kids won't ever need in the course of th

So that's why they teach Organic Chemistry to aspirant medical students. It's not about the chemistry itself, which the kids won't ever need in the course of their professional life, it's all about pattern recognition skills. If you can't hack orgo because you can't spot a pattern you won't be able to do well in medical school.

mooreds 10y ago
I imagine it is the same with every "weeder" class, but they needed big data to prove intuition.
mslate 10y ago
Or, y'know, because the AMA has to come up with an endurance test to discourage challenges to their occupational licensure monopoly.
- gpawl 10y ago
  The AMA constrains supply by limiting the number of med school seats; the classes and coursework don't matter for that.
  - HeavenBanned 10y ago
    What better way to severely constrain med school seats than by adding difficult yet arguably unnecessary hurdles? Consider Icahn School of Medicine's special Medical School track [1] which takes undergrad students with just 1 year of biology, chem, OR physics (just 2 semesters in total) as a prerequisite and that's it. Those students perform just as well, and have a higher propensity to practice in underserved areas. Makes you wonder. [1](http://icahn.mssm.edu/education/medical/admissions/flexmed/requirements http://icahn.mssm.edu/education/medical/admissions/flexmed/r...)