cheating is taken very seriously here. Anyone caught will get kicked out. Just dont do it.
I think its unfair to punish the whole class but thats what happened (66% class average on that exam that teacher suspected cheating occurred).
And now the upcoming class has like a 32% cumulative final for histology and the presentation 4% now (which helps failing ppl pass) which I think is absurd.
Just look at it as another hurdle that you have to cross and you'll be fine. Hope the 2nd semester profs treat current 2nd's well. They did great for us
Study hard, and let the system weed out the cheaters cuz in the end it will be the USMLE that separates the people that worked hard and the people that cheated.