I'm a first year med student with a stutter and I worry a lot about ending up in a situation where I get passed over for a residency spot because of it. You perfectly described how I feel when my stutter is at its worst. Resentful, self-loathing, and bitter. It just doesn't seem fair. However, I have so much respect for you for having gotten as far as you have. Each time I stutter in front of a patient or classmate, I am struck by how difficult this path I chose for myself was, but then I'm all the more determined to prove I can do it. And I really believe you can do it too. One of the deans in my med school is a stutterer and he's been a practicing family med physician for 30 years. I don't really ask him about his experiences as a stutterer in med school because I can only imagine how painful and personal those memories are, but he made it through, and so can you. Next time someone asks a rude question about your stuttering, be frank and tell them like it is. I personally think if you've made it this far, you're more than capable of doing the job. Also, please PM me if you want. I'd love to talk to someone who's been through some of the things I'm going through now.