I can't believe that my first exam is only a week and a half away. I'll be tested on the back, upper extremities, and lower extremities. This includes for these regions: arteries, veins, nerves, muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia (meat and gristle), bones, and relationships between these structures. Am I missing anything?
The amount of information I have to learn is daunting, to say the least. From the very beginning, I have tried to be diligent and methodical - yet flexible - in my approach to studying these materials. Despite all my efforts, though, I still question whether I will be able to adequately prepare myself for the test in the limited amount of time left. I also wonder whether I have an efficiency problem in terms of how quickly I am able to learn and retain the material. It's only a small comfort that a good number of my classmates are in the same boat.
Rumors are that half the class will fail the first exam. Fortunately, no one is looking to thin out the Class of 2013, and the medical school will do what they can to make sure that everyone learns what they need to know and passes the course.
What about clinical correlations, imaging, and embryology? :)
ReplyDeleteYou guys will be fine. I think your rumor source grossly overestimates the failure rate. Good luck!
-Sean
Yes, imaging and embryology, too, but their point representation is nominal compared to everything else, and I also have some background in those subjects making them a bit easier than the brute memorization of anatomical structures and their functions.
ReplyDeleteClinical correlations will be well represented on the exam, but I haven't yet studied toward that. There's only so much time...