A friend just pointed out to me that the med student may not be contemplating his future career, but may have just lost his first patient- it's "graduation day" because he's entered the real world of medicine, where not everybody can be saved, and all his med school training couldn't help him. He feels guilty and wants to hide from his coworkers, and he feels like all his good intentions have abandoned him because he failed.
A friend just pointed out to me that the med student may not be contemplating his future career, but may have just lost his first patient- it's "graduation day" because he's entered the real world of medicine, where not everybody can be saved, and all his med school training couldn't help him. He feels guilty and wants to hide from his coworkers, and he feels like all his good intentions have abandoned him because he failed.