Disappointed

(Our luncheon discussion continued.)

I turned to VW and asked, “It looks as if the issue should have settled by LY. How about JW? He seems very excited on the matter.”

The energetic professor nodded eagerly, “Yes, he is – most disappointed.”

“Why?” I asked.

“The concern of our exemplary teacher is simple. He used to think that anonymous complaint of this kind against one’s colleagues or classmates only exists in that crooked universe with different rules of physics. But, now, looking at our students, they are just the same. Some crave for their own benefit without respecting their own profession. Others just yell when their cheese is moved or pie being taken away.”

I was silent – and could not agree more. In my naïve opinion, studying in a medical school should really be a game of cooperation rather than competition – a student is more likely to pass (and do well) if his friends and classmates also pass with a good grade. We all learn from each other. If you hide some important information private (however beneficial that piece of information is), your classmates will certainly not share what they know with you. The cost is just too high.

Go read The Art of Strategy.