Intellectual doping: Stimulant abuse in medical students
No one can deny that medical students today face an increasingly competitive environment with a strong focus on board scores and class grades as strong requirements for entrance into competitive specialties. Mirroring the trends in both primary and secondary school, a standardized test has become the yardstick by which all physicians-in-training are compared.
The most recent survey reported by the National Resident Matching Program, showed that scores on Step 1 of …
