Sade R M, Fleming G A, Ross G R
J Med Educ. 1984 May;59(5):386-91.
The "premedical syndrome" has been widely discussed but only anecdotally described. To learn whether the syndrome exists in the South Carolina schools and which traits compose it, the authors surveyed faculty members and students of 13 undergraduate colleges in the state. Premedical students were perceived as differing from nonpremedical students in being excessively competitive, academically, overspecialized , overachieving , more highly motivated, more highly self-disciplined, goal-oriented, and proud of their career choice. The perception by students and faculty members of the premedical syndrome may have important effects on the undergraduate curriculum and students' choices of major areas of study. Only 3 percent of the premedical students who responded to the survey were majoring in the liberal arts, and only 9 percent of the nonpremedical students were majoring in the natural sciences. These data suggest that the natural science departments in U.S. colleges may have become training grounds for premedical students to the exclusion of others. Modification of medical school admissions policies may be able to reverse some features of the premedical syndrome and some of its effects.
“医学预科综合征”已得到广泛讨论，但仅有一些轶事性描述。为了解该综合征是否存在于南卡罗来纳州的学校以及构成该综合征的特征有哪些，作者对该州13所本科院校的教职员工和学生进行了调查。医学预科学生被认为与非医学预科学生不同，他们在学业上过度竞争、过度专业化、成绩过高、积极性更高、自律性更强、目标导向明确，并且为自己的职业选择感到自豪。学生和教职员工对医学预科综合征的认知可能会对本科课程以及学生的主要学习领域选择产生重要影响。参与调查的医学预科学生中只有3%主修文科，非医学预科学生中只有9%主修自然科学。这些数据表明，美国大学的自然科学系可能已成为医学预科学生的训练场，而将其他学生排除在外。医学院招生政策的调整或许能够扭转医学预科综合征的一些特征及其部分影响。
