<p>How many classes do you have to take at a time each year in general? Just in general, i know it may be different depending on your path, but just in general.</p>
<p>We have 4 hours of science lectures per day, an average of around 70 Powerpoint slides per lecture hour. Each test consists of around 50 lectures so around 3500 slides worth of information.</p>
<p>We also have afternoon classes 2-3 days per week consisting of “soft” courses like physical exam skills, communications, ethics, nutrition, etc. </p>
<p>So, in total, that’s approximately 25 hours of class time per week.</p>
<p>Sounds like the tests are nearly impossible, how can you pay attention in class and take notes if you have less than a minute to understand and write down each slide.</p>
<p>Most people take notes on the computer (this is in contrast to college where few people brought their laptops to class). Typing is faster than writing. That’s how you take notes. You study the slides later on for understanding. You don’t have much of an opportunity to understand during lecture.</p>
<p>The kids are smart and hardworking. We’ve had 1-hour lectures with as high as 180 slides. Despite the amt of material covered, our test averages are in the 80-85% range.</p>
<p>can you give me an example of what an average slide would consist of?</p>
<p>and are the tests that impossible? Like 50 questions on 3600 slides?..</p>
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<p>What if you’re not a fast typist? I don’t think I ever learned how to type quickly. X_X</p>
<p>I take notes by hand, it’s doable.</p>
<p>Our tests are usually around 120-150 questions (so typically 2-3 questions per lecture). It’s a matter of chance which facts get tested so you should do your best to know most of the slides.</p>
<p>This is 3 slides worth of information on Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (copy-pasted straight from the slides)-this is also about the level of detail we should know about each disease:</p>
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<p>HOLY mo sh’it. How the Freak do you memorize all those details… and that’s ONLY 3 slides, full of three syndromes with lots of symptoms.</p>
<p>Well, you break it down as you would any pathology:</p>
<p>Clinical manifestations/diagnosis are actually pretty simple and intuitive: this is a bleeding disorder. You expect a lot of bleeding. In addition, this is a hereditary disorder involving a mutation so this is a continual/permanent type thing and you expect REPEATED nose and GI bleeding (so iron deficiency is not surprising). Also, since it’s hereditary and autosomal dominant, you wouldn’t be surprised to find a first degree relative with repeated nose and GI bleeds. And lastly, you should probably know that the pathogenesis has to do with dysregulation of TGF-B, leading to abnormality of vascular wall (which is why you get the bleeding).</p>
<p>If you’re aiming for 99% and AOA, you can probably memorize the specific genes that are mutated.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, following these 3 slides are 2 more slides with pictures of the telangiectasia so this was a 5-slide disease. </p>
<p>A typical boards/test question would be:</p>
<p>Patient comes in complaining of recurrent nose bleeds and bloody stools. CBC reveals low iron and Hb of 12.0. Patient also recalls his mother and maternal grandmother having similar issues. What is the most likely etiology for this disease? cocaine, TGF-B dysregulation, colon cancer, ulcerative colitis</p>
<p>This year at my S’s school they have a new integrated curriculum for MS-2s which results in one exam every three to four weeks depending on the body system they are studying. Typically the syllabus for a three week session averages about 390 pages.</p>
<p>Their lectures are all recorded and available online so they can watch them from home or the library. As you might expect, this also allows actual classes to be skipped since the lecture can be viewed/listened to whenever and wherever and as often as one may wish to. If a given lecturer is known to be boring or a slow talker, they can skip the class and watch the lecture later at a faster speed.</p>
<p>wow… i have such a great amount of respect for my doctors now, knowing what they went through.</p>
<p>How many hours of sleep do you get a night?</p>
<p>I think all med schools are required to have recorded lectures (either audio, video, or both). During my first 1.5 years in med school, I attended maybe 5% of the lectures and just listened to the rest from home. But, this semester I’ve been going to around 3/4 of all lectures. I found that there were too many distractions when I listened to the lectures at home (it was taking me 3 hours to get through a 2 hour lecture). </p>
<p>I get around 6 hours/night of sleep and maybe a 1 hour nap during the day.</p>
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<p>Agree; he and his roommates usually head to the library and the sanctity of their study carrels to watch the lectures the first time through.</p>
<p>I watch lectures at home sometimes at 1.5 speed. However, I also slack off and fool around on the internet so at best it’s the same time commitment.</p>