Batch politics in mbbs!!
I’m an MBBS student currently in clinical postings, and I’ve been feeling really isolated after something that happened in our batch.
We’re a batch of around 18 people. Most people already have their own groups and friend circles, while I’m more of a quiet and introverted person. I usually just do my work, stay polite, and talk normally to everyone without getting involved in group politics or “gangs.”
Recently, there was a case presentation that nobody wanted to take. It happened to fall on a day when it was technically my turn, but I was absent that day. Later, I found out that several people in the batch wanted to report my name to the teacher because I didn’t come.
What hurt me was the double standard. In the past, when other people were absent, someone else usually covered the case presentation and things moved on normally. But this time, it felt like the entire batch suddenly turned against me.
I got upset and confronted one of my close friends about why they would support something like that. The whole issue then spilled into the WhatsApp group, where I also said that I found the situation unfair because I’ve always done my responsibilities, and missing one day shouldn’t make me some kind of criminal.
Since then, the atmosphere has become very awkward. It feels like almost everyone is ignoring me except one or two close friends. Now I keep overthinking everything and wondering whether I really handled things badly, even though I’ve never mistreated anyone in the batch before. I’ve never been aggressive or intentionally hurtful toward people.
I honestly don’t know what to do now. I keep wondering if things will ever go back to normal, or if this uncomfortable tension will remain throughout the posting.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of isolation or group fallout in medical college postings? How did you deal with it?