My First year of Med School will contain the following classes...

[Pierre.Suave]

Fall...

Anatomy
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Histology
Nutrition

Spring...

Microbiology
Neuroscience
Physiology


Summer...

Embryology
Behavior
Pathology
Sexuality
Pharmacology

[RadiationTherapy]

1. So the cliche about how little docs learn about nutrition is true?

How many nutrition classes will you be taking?

Are you into the ideas of preventing some diseases through food choices? (I won't ask about "healing" with food.)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. I wonder the same thing about Phamacology --

How many Pharmacology classes will you be taking?

on edit ... question for Jasonc.

sorry, replied in wrong spot :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

5. This is the first year

I am sure there will be many more in the following 3 years...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. Good Luck, jasonc. You can do it.

More study. Less DU. That is my prescription for good grades :D

[Pierre.Suave]

19. Good idea

I will have to do that.

[RadiationTherapy]

15. The cliche I hear is "one class the first year", so I guess we'll see. nt

[Pierre.Suave]

18. it may be

I suspect it will be, but that does not mean I can not learn more on my own.

[RadiationTherapy]

25. Oh, of course! I think our generation (you are in your 30s?)

is more nutritionally aware. Maybe because we grew up on Wonder "bread", lunch "meats" and individually wrapped "cheeses".

[Pierre.Suave]

28. Yes

I am 32 and I became aware of healthy eating when my dad had a Heart Attack years ago because of his poor diet.

[sir_captain]

33. Believe me

you can learn more pharmacology than anyone would ever care to know in one med school class on it. I would say one of my med school classes was probably equivalent to 5-6 college classes combined in terms of rigor and content.

[Pierre.Suave]

40. Good to know

I am sooo looking forward to it...

:rofl:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

43. yeah...but see...that is what concerns me

all that info thrown out there in such a short amount of time. All the drug interactions and side effects and contraindications. I guess that is why I am not a Dr. or a Pharmacist :D

good to see you btw :hi:

[sir_captain]

70. Heh

yeah, that is definitely true. Medical education is pretty tried and true, though--it's all about endless repetition. During the course, one takes exams that cover all the material. And then at the end, you take a final covering all the material again. And then at the end of your second year, you take a national licensing exam that covers all the material for a third time. And as a third and fourth year medical student, you are constantly quizzed (and not knowing the answer is really not an option unless one likes being screamed at) by residents and attendings so even though it's a gargantuan amount of information, it ends up being pretty hardwired into one's brain.

Also, if nothing else, fear is a very powerful motivating factor. ;-)

[Pierre.Suave]

4. Personally, yes

I think a proper diet is essential to being healthy.

AS far as a certain food being able to heal a disease, I would ask this, What disease?

[FloridaJudy]

38. And what "food"!

Doesn't it take more than one to constitute a healthy diet?

edited for grammar

[Pierre.Suave]

41. well, I was responding to a specific question

maybe I was too specific, and by food the original question asker meant food in general...

but yes, I know that too.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear jasonc!

That's a hell of a load...

Good luck, sweetie...

I'm rooting for you!

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

6. Thank you Peggy

[Initech]

7. My bro's in his second year now. He's taking a shitload of classes.

He showed me the lecture notes... all I have to say is :yoiks:

[Pierre.Suave]

8. rofl, yeah...

exactly...

[SarahB]

9. Med school is like boot camp

Or just a long endurance test of wills. (Followed by another long endurance test known as residency.) Your higher ups will put you on the spot at every opportunity. Be prepared for that. It's not personal, it's realism based upon the need for such a huge knowledge base. Oh, and during your clinicals, be nice to the nurses (*cough*) and put charts back where they belong! Good luck!

[Pierre.Suave]

21. All good advice!

Thank you.

[Book Lover]

10. I wouldn't count on the nutrition class being a heavy hitter

At least you aren't doing anatomy & physiology in the same semester. Bioinformatics, though, just might kill you.

Welcome to med school!

[Pierre.Suave]

22. I did A&P together in Undergrad

That class alone weeded out a LOT of people.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. A&P is a killer

and I have delayed microbiology, indefinitely :D

[Pierre.Suave]

29. yeah

it separated the boys and girls from the men and women...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. I did more extra credit for that class than any other.

I would be so busy doing extra credit that I would forget to study for the test. Then, I would have to do more extra credit to make up for that test score. It was a vicious cycle.:crazy:

I hope you are not planning to work, too. That is what killed me, school full time and working full time is NOT fun. My social life has still not recovered! x(

[Pierre.Suave]

36. No work

full time student

[KitchenWitch]

31. If undergrad A&P doesn't get you the O-Chem will!

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

39. What are you talking about...

O-Chem is easy if you just decide not to worry about Carbon...

oh, wait...


:P

[KitchenWitch]

45. All that damned pesky carbon and those freakin Hydrogen bonds!

x(

:D

[Pierre.Suave]

46. LOL

when I read that first I thought you said...

"...and those pesky hydrogen bombs!"

and I was going to agree with you, I guess I will anyway.

:P

[underpants]

12. When is the part about nailing all the co-eds???

[Pierre.Suave]

17. I already have my graduate degree in that class

I am now planning the wedding!


:P

[skooooo]

30. sexist pig!

He has more important things on his mind!

[Pierre.Suave]

44. I hope you are kidding

[skooooo]

55. 50 /50 I guess!

:hi:

Good luck with your courses!

[Pierre.Suave]

63. If it matters

I am sure underpants is kidding.

[Fran Kubelik]

13. good luck!

[Pierre.Suave]

42. Thank you

[Deja Q]

14. I can see you're really looking forward to summer!

:evilgrin:

Just jivin'. :pals:

BEST OF LUCK!!

[Pierre.Suave]

26. Yes, I am

I plan on doing a lot of extra credit work...

:rofl:

[SoxFan]

16. What the heck is bioinformatics?

This is what comes to mind!

[Pierre.Suave]

24. Here you go

"Bioinformatics and computational biology involve the use or development of techniques including applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, computer science, artificial intelligence, chemistry, and biochemistry to solve biological problems usually on the molecular level. The core principle of these techniques is using computing resources in order to solve problems on scales of magnitude far too great for human discernment. Research in computational biology often overlaps with systems biology. Major research efforts in the field include sequence alignment, gene finding, genome assembly, protein structure alignment, protein structure prediction, prediction of gene expression and protein-protein interactions, and the modeling of evolution."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinformatics

[SoxFan]

32. AH! Got it!

Thank you, and good luck! I have a friend who graduated from med school at the University of New England last year. It's a long grind, but well worth it.

[TZ]

20. Good luck Jason!

I've had friends in Med school so I know how hard it is..
BTW..I'm really curious about one of those Summer courses..You figure out which one...;-)

[Pierre.Suave]

23. Pharmacology?

;)

[sir_captain]

35. What school are you going to?

I'm a third year. Good luck with everything. The first two years are kind of a clusterfuck of epic proportions, and the beginning of third year is sort of like being thrown into a pool without knowing how to swim, but other than that and the massive loans, it's all pretty great ;-) (I actually do mean that, believe it or not.)

[Pierre.Suave]

37. The University of Minnesota

Medical School.

I wont have the loans thank god, I am going to let the Navy pay for it.

Where are you going to school?

[sir_captain]

69. I'm at Drexel

in Philly. An interesting place, to say the least.

Good luck getting started--it's going to be a wild ride.

[emilyg]

72. My ex did that. We spent 2 years in army.

Well worth it.

[Pierre.Suave]

73. 2 years?

I have to spend 6 years in the Navy as a Doctor after Med School to pay them back.

[emilyg]

76. Yep

He went in as a capt. during Cuba crisis - just two years. Best to you - catch sleep whenever you can.

[PeaceNikki]

47. Wow. Have you picked a specialty yet?

Good luck.

[Pierre.Suave]

50. Not specifically

but I am considering Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, or Pediatrics.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

71. jason

The ER is where it is at! I know I worked in one for a couple of years. Would still be there except I couldn't handle 3rd shift anymore. I could not sleep days. ER Doctors ROCK !!
You will see everything in the ER, including all the trauma and Peds.

[Pierre.Suave]

74. The ER is my first choice

Pediatrics interests me because I really do love little kids.

Trauma Surgery is what the Navy needs right now, obviously because they want me to go sew injured Marines back together...

[mnhtnbb]

48. Oh, boy. Summer for Sex. Good luck! Med School is a marathon.

[Pierre.Suave]

51. Awesome isnt it...

:P

[Adsos Letter]

49. My daughter just started her 3rd year...

She says the first two were the worst...now she is doing 6-week rotations at various hospitals for surgery, ambulatory medicine, etc.

She says this is a lot more enjoyable.

[Pierre.Suave]

52. Good for her

for surviving this far.

[mike_c]

53. PBL and case studies approach?

Good luck on year one!

[Pierre.Suave]

58. Here is the webpage that explains it better than I can

they are apparently trying something new(er)

http://www.meded.umn.edu/med2010/

[mike_c]

62. hard to tell from their brochure, but "learner centered medical education..."

...often means a small team problem based learning approach these days. It's pretty powerful. Best of luck!

[Pierre.Suave]

64. Thanks

[Parche]

54. Should I Call You Doctor Dover?

:shrug: :popcorn: :hide: :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

57. Parche

I will be a real doctor, not a porn doctor named Ben...

:rofl:

[Parche]

61. Proctologist?

:rofl: :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

65. Only if I get the cool License Plates that say...

ASS MAN

:rofl:

[Shine]

56. Shit, that'll keep ya busy!

Nice knowin' ya! ;)

Seriously, congrats and I wish you all the best. :toast:


:yourock:

[Pierre.Suave]

59. I may surface from time to time...

:rofl:

[CottonBear]

60. Good luck! You have a LOT of studying to do but it'll be worth the effort! We need good doctors!

I really admire those who make a career in the medical field.

My father was an Orthopaedic surgeon as is my uncle and my mom is a physical therapist. (My mom and dad met in human anatomy class while dissecting a cadavar! How romantic!)

[Pierre.Suave]

68. We do need good Docs

I have met some bad ones, but I have also met some very good ones.

The good ones are great.

[flvegan]

66. I hope Sexuality is a lab course.

:P

[Pierre.Suave]

67. With lots of

extra credit!!1

:rofl:

[applegrove]

75. Enjoy! We'll see you back here in about 6 years.

[ForrestGump]

77. Interesting summer: sexuality, pharmacology, and behavior

Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll by any other name.

[Pierre.Suave]

79. HAHAHA

yes, good way to put it. I will remember that next summer!!

:rofl:

[BreweryYardRat]

78. Good luck.

See if someone will prescribe amphetamines for you.

[Pierre.Suave]

80. LOL

thanks!!

[Scooter24]

81. Best of luck!

And wow...what a courseload!

Of the ones you listed, I would think Bioinformatics, Micro, and Pharmacology would be the most difficult.

I have my mother's copy of Neuropsychopharmacology in my library and tried to read it once. I never got past page 3. :rofl:

Again, good luck.

[Pierre.Suave]

82. Thanks.