Medical lecturers have this unpleasant habit of refering to their glorious past. Somehow or other they were always harder working, smarter, more responsible than you are. So is it true?
In a way those who are now in their 50's and 60's did have a better education than you. The study methods they used in school closely matched that used in university. So basically they entered university better prepared than you.
Most medical students today are of the "work book/ assessment book/ tuition/ model answer" generation. You probably have never had to read proper textbooks and reference books to formulate answers to past year questions. They were given to you at the back of workbooks or as model answers by your teacher. So basically you come into university disadvantaged- through no fault of your own.
Are your lecturers smarter than you? Probably not. Don't forget that your lecturers have had many years since qualifying to rectify their mistakes and acquire new knowledge. So if at all they appear smarter it is due to "the passage of time".
Are your lecturers more responsible than you? Definately yes. They have a practising licence to lose if they are careless. You on the other hand don't have much to lose except your time and fees.
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