IssyGenius:
OH I missed a lot o!!!
I notice pre-clinical students waste their time on anatomy and neglect biochemistry.

. because of the workload ai guess. lol. so many diagrams to learn, n u have gross, histology, neuro and embryology lol with heavy course outline too. mehn na God dey help dem o.

IssyGenius:
OH I missed a lot o!!!
I notice pre-clinical students waste their time on anatomy and neglect biochemistry.

Hahaha... did that mistake in the early days, but now.... haha, my anatomy books have been stagnant for a while. Omo na biochem things o.

jemmiee:
. because of the workload ai guess. lol. so many diagrams to learn, n u have gross, histology, neuro and embryology lol with heavy course outline too. mehn na God dey help dem o.

unfortunately, anatomy (especially gross) doesn't deserve much attention (but deserves attention).. learning the code u are gone with your 50.. reading Keith moore with netters or Grant's to me is enough.. I believe one should read his atlas periodically then one is good to go.. writing answers straight to the point following a synopsis ..if is adult female breast(intro, body (describing nipple, lactiferous duct..e.t.c), blood supply, lymphatic drainage, clinical correlates).. shikena

Unfortunately our system is teaching students to cram.(we nid to cram). questions should be clinically oriented and linked to basics of anatomy.. a problem solving approach should be introduced...

simba1:
Hello pals, how are ya'all doing?
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It's been a while o.
So upon all the senses Jemmiee wrote una no see anything apart from the MB ish?
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Na wa o!
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My man Bush2013, DrLazDevitan Millex and co. How una dey na?
Millex "it has tayed ooo!"

Big Bros, doing great here in lasu. God is faithful.

simba1:
Aunty o! Pls na, let sleeping dogs lie, I believe we have all come to a common agreement.

I believe we have.

jemmiee:
. The matter was closed since morning. Thank you.

I didn't see that when you quoted me with an epistle. It's ok. I believe we've all learned something from this.

IssyGenius:
Unfortunately our system is teaching students to cram.(we nid to cram). questions should be clinically oriented and linked to basics of anatomy.. a problem solving approach should be introduced...

I support that, I wish medschool in nigeria could make the questions more clinical such as if a man reports with pain so so so what nerve could be affected etc. As it's done in US. Then again our system seems archaic.. increasing years in school.

IssyGenius:

unfortunately, anatomy (especially gross) doesn't deserve much attention (but deserves attention).. learning the code u are gone with your 50.. reading Keith moore with netters or Grant's to me is enough.. I believe one should read his atlas periodically then one is good to go.. writing answers straight to the point following a synopsis ..if is adult female breast(intro, body (describing nipple, lactiferous duct..e.t.c), blood supply, lymphatic drainage, clinical correlates).. shikena

Am considering investing in flash cards and plenty of white large papers for pathways... would that work?

good evening able medics in da house.... i am Joshua, i am not one yet, bt i hope to be later this year.. i am kinda confused about some things and i really need clarifications....

1.. is MBBS an exam regulated and spearheaded by a medical school or there is a particular body responsible for the exam perhaps MDCN??

2. do different "medical schools" write the same MBBS ? i mean the same question... or at least of the same standard??

3. if the answer to the "no.2" above is "NO" ...aw do we test the quality of the doctors a particular med. school is churning out

joshiejosh:
good evening able medics in da house.... i am Joshua, i am not one yet, bt i hope to be later this year.. i am kinda confused about some things and i really need clarifications....

1.. is MBBS an exam regulated and spearheaded by a medical school or there is a particular body responsible for the exam perhaps MDCN??

2. do different "medical schools" write the same MBBS ? i mean the same question... or at least of the same standard??

3. if the answer to the "no.2" above is "NO" ...aw do we test the quality of the doctors a particular med. school is churning out

1) done by school but I guess there is some external supervision as in viva
2)if you are asking if it's like a standardised test like jamb, No. They have different questions, the school sets the questions so questions differ.
3)cant really say much but by their works you shall know them. However for a school to be accredited by mdcn it means they have satisfied the requirements needed to train doctors, it's then left for the student to be the best he/she can be

joshiejosh:
good evening able medics in da house.... i am Joshua, i am not one yet, bt i hope to be later this year.. i am kinda confused about some things and i really need clarifications....

1.. is MBBS an exam regulated and spearheaded by a medical school or there is a particular body responsible for the exam perhaps MDCN??

2. do different "medical schools" write the same MBBS ? i mean the same question... or at least of the same standard??

3. if the answer to the "no.2" above is "NO" ...aw do we test the quality of the doctors a particular med. school is churning out

1) done by school but I guess there is some external supervision as in viva
2)if you are asking if it's like a standardised test like jamb, No. They have different questions, the school sets the questions so questions differ.
3)cant really say much but by their works you shall know them. However for a school to be accredited by mdcn it means they have satisfied the requirements needed to train doctors, it's then left for the student to be the best he/she can be
It's just my opinion, to the best of my knowledge

STORM2:
Mehn this thread has grown.....feel like I need to reintroduce myself or something....here goes...
hi I'm storm2.....500level medical student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka Enugu campus.
Dr Lomax and Lagusta.....hope u guys still show face oh....feeling lonely here

Hey sweetie what's up??

IssyGenius:

unfortunately, anatomy (especially gross) doesn't deserve much attention (but deserves attention).. learning the code u are gone with your 50.. reading Keith moore with netters or Grant's to me is enough.. I believe one should read his atlas periodically then one is good to go.. writing answers straight to the point following a synopsis ..if is adult female breast(intro, body (describing nipple, lactiferous duct..e.t.c), blood supply, lymphatic drainage, clinical correlates).. shikena

Exactly... Ur head dey there jare... Although ai used Gray's anatomy. Very simplified, with enough details and with enough clinical application. Keith Moore isn't bad though, just that ai don't have the hardcopy, just the softcopy. That's just it, anatomy is straight to the point, physiology was mcq in MA time though, then bcm na the correct baba, you abandon it, it will abandon you. Loool. Onto cramming the pathways.

IssyGenius:
Unfortunately our system is teaching students to cram.(we nid to cram). questions should be clinically oriented and linked to basics of anatomy.. a problem solving approach should be introduced...

My dear, ai hope the new curriculum will reflect that.

dearpiriye:
I didn't see that when you quoted me with an epistle. It's ok. I believe we've all learned something from this.

Yes oh ma dear, how we go do na? Learning is a continuous process.

Millex:

I support that, I wish medschool in nigeria could make the questions more clinical such as if a man reports with pain so so so what nerve could be affected etc. As it's done in US. Then again our system seems archaic.. increasing years in school.

lol@ archaic. There is a new curriculum. Ai hope it will be worth the seven years.

joshiejosh:
good evening able medics in da house.... i am Joshua, i am not one yet, bt i hope to be later this year.. i am kinda confused about some things and i really need clarifications....

1.. is MBBS an exam regulated and spearheaded by a medical school or there is a particular body responsible for the exam perhaps MDCN??

2. do different "medical schools" write the same MBBS ? i mean the same question... or at least of the same standard??

3. if the answer to the "no.2" above is "NO" ...aw do we test the quality of the doctors a particular med. school is churning out

1). The MB exams are spear headed by the medical school. The questions are not the same. There is oral, mcq, essay and practical exams for the first MB (after first semester year three) (depending on the school, I'm speaking based on Unical).
2). They definitely do not write the same questions, ai don't know if it's the same format for all medical schools in Nigeria, but there will be orientation for you, provided by your seniors to inform you on the nature of the MB exams in your school and if possible, enough past questions compiled by them. (For Unical medical school, others can speak for other schools).
3). The quality of medical students are tested during house job. E.g, my project supervisor told me not to do medicine in Unical, she advised ai go to Unilag or UNN, (she did her medicine in Unilag), because when she did house job in Unical (ucth), most of the medical students that graduated there did not know their left from their right, but she and some of her colleagues that graduated from UNN and Unilag medical schools were really shinning. She has been teaching in Unical medical school for more than five years and she said the way medical students are taught in Unical is not helping at all, hence she strongly advised Unilag or UNN. In conclusion, ai will say, those who are really good will be fished out during house job, and those who "managed" their way through medical school will be fished out too.

jemmiee:
Yes oh ma dear, how we go do na? Learning is a continuous process.

indeed it is

jemmiee:
1). The MB exams are spear headed by the medical school. The questions are not the same. There is oral, mcq, essay and practical exams for the first MB (after first semester year three) (depending on the school, I'm speaking based on Unical).
2). They definitely do not write the same questions, ai don't know if it's the same format for all medical schools in Nigeria, but there will be orientation for you, provided by your seniors to inform you on the nature of the MB exams in your school and if possible, enough past questions compiled by them. (For Unical medical school, others can speak for other schools).
3). The quality of medical students are tested during house job. E.g, my project supervisor told me not to do medicine in Unical, she advised ai go to Unilag or UNN, (she did her medicine in Unilag), because when she did house job in Unical (ucth), most of the medical students that graduated there did not know their left from their right, but she and some of her colleagues that graduated from UNN and Unilag medical schools were really shinning. She has been teaching in Unical medical school for more than five years and she said the way medical students are taught in Unical is not helping at all, hence she strongly advised Unilag or UNN. In conclusion, ai will say, those who are really good will be fished out during house job, and those who "managed" their way through medical school will be fished out too.

just wondering the fate of medics in state and private school then

Drguzzykola:

just wondering the fate of medics in state and private school then

I would like to beg to disagree, I think it all boils down to the students. I just dislike the mental abuse metted out to students during clinical. They are supposed to be taught in love not in fear.

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Hi great medics,I need ur advice on study tips.Preparing for 2017/2018 UTME.What are the study techniques to apply for a high score(450) in jamb.Currently I am studying a subject at a time (4jamb subjects) for MBBS.Stated with Eng last month now in Chem.But i think it's not helping cos i kinda forgot some formulas i knew off hand in phyics (not all though).So pls i want tips from you gurus that have scaled through.Thanks

Ksudr:


you don't mean it? hmmm
am unical aspirant ooooo.
it's painful I can't change again.....

tell me more about uunical medical school.
teaching hospital and the rest....

Actually am ksu 300l medical student..... but due to accreditation issues. I decided to apply unical

Unical is a good school, so is all 31 accredited schools, the question is, are you a good student?.... Cus I believe a school can only influence a student, but whether or not that student stands out among its peers depends solely on the student.

Never mind my oversabi, just my thought

flexcalvin:
Hi great medics,I need ur advice on study tips.Preparing for 2017/2018 UTME.What are the study techniques to apply for a high score(450) in jamb.Currently I am studying a subject at a time (4jamb subjects) for MBBS.Stated with Eng last month now in Chem.But i think it's not helping cos i kinda forgot some formulas i knew off hand in phyics (not all though).So pls i want tips from you gurus that have scaled through.Thanks

Same is happening to me right now (preparing for putme), buh I'm not scared because I figured out that I don't completely forget everything. It surprising buh whenever I simply revise, it all comes back.

so just keep reading, then do a massive revision on all subject at once (alongside tackling past questions), 2 weeks towards the exams. This may or may not help you cus our retentive ability may differ, buh it's working for me

by the way, you mean 350 ryt? not 450

Millex:

I would like to beg to disagree, I think it all boils down to the students. I just dislike the mental abuse metted out to students during clinical. They are supposed to be taught in love not in fear.

Bro,i agree with you.. but i still strongly believe that the school one attends matters alot when it comes to what you are made up of..

Thanks bro @donpre i meant the highest score. What is it?

joshiejosh:


Bro,i agree with you.. but i still strongly believe that the school one attends matters alot when it comes to what you are made up of..

That's like 30 percent of it

flexcalvin:
Thanks bro @donpre i meant the highest score. What is it?

for jamb, it is 400, each subject carries 100 Marks

Drguzzykola:

just wondering the fate of medics in state and private school then

Well, ai don't know. It depends on the consultants and senior residents in charge. Some are nice and welcoming, some are just there to frustrate students.

Millex:

I would like to beg to disagree, I think it all boils down to the students. I just dislike the mental abuse metted out to students during clinical. They are supposed to be taught in love not in fear.

True talk

I'm blessed to have seen a thread like this on time