tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post4927561350396375906..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: So you got into medical school… Now what?Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-5461966335104521952015-08-01T11:50:54.605-04:002015-08-01T11:50:54.605-04:00Yes, teaching to the test. It starts in elementary...Yes, teaching to the test. It starts in elementary school and goes right through med school. I have said in a post from 5 years ago that the right way to do the 4th year of med school would be to focus on everything but the specialty you have decided on. [http://skepticalscalpel.blogspot.com/2010/08/medical-school-and-surgery.html] That of course is not what most students do.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-27721664947597089052015-08-01T09:06:18.717-04:002015-08-01T09:06:18.717-04:00This is DrMuchoGusto, twitter. I have not read Dr....This is DrMuchoGusto, twitter. I have not read Dr. Paull's book. I would like to add a few comments in regards to succeeding in medical school. The first 2 yrs of Med school has changed a lot over the years w a lot geared to teaching "high yield" material. The thought behind this was that if you knew this high yield subjects you would have excellent foundation. I seem to disagree. Now you see med students carrying with them review books, cliff notes basically, and all these geared to earning a high score on step 1. After going through it all recently, my advice start reading the real books that give you a solid foundation and correlate concepts taught w cases. For ex, if you are being taught about metabolic acidosis, some review book might give you a laundry list of reasons one might have MA. What happens is that a lot of MS's memorize this list, but don't really have a clear understanding behind it. So it's imp that you study and understand why a certain condition is causing the MA. Later, when you are approaching boards, pick up the review books and it will be really easy to understand. Second, a lot of people become obsessed with a certain specialty they have in mind, for ex, one wanting to go into ophthalmology might only study about ocular pathology n procedures. This is good, but I find it more imp as a student to just gain an excellent foundation in medicine in general as a whole. Do not ever focus on one discipline so early on because you know what you will be studying that field forever once you start residency. What will save you once you start residency is knowing those fundamental concepts solid that you can apply/correlate w the specialty you are training in. Best of luck! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com