@Op, why is this thread dry now?

Brukx:


My first Dissecting session didn't meet my expectations. The cadavers made available for us were so... Don't know how to describe but I will say they have lost all human features. So stiff and dried up. We were not able to appreciate any structure. I don't know if it's the norm in medicine school or its just a case of bad circumstance

Its everywhere, forget these big schools.

If i were to be allowed to post dead bodies, i for show u our own, body like kpomo.

OlumhideGold:
I am sorry guys for not showing up for a while, it wasn't intentional, Apologies accepted?
As we all know the good news that ASUU strike has been suspended, School activities would continue asap and I would be able to keep this thread very active
Today, I'm going to do a review of the textbooks used for ANATOMY. Note that this might vary from University to University, So whatever I say here is based on my own university (OOU), but however it is similar in most Nigerian Universities
Let's get started
CLINICALLY ORIENTED ANATOMY by KEITH MOORE
Well, this was the first book I purchased when I got to Medical school, So large a book, probably the largest Anatomy textbook you'll use, It is from an English author, hence, the use of English is superb, Over here, it is the most popular book, cause it is very detailed, I call it Almighty Keith Moore. A lot of information reside in this book that you might spend close to an hour reading just 10 pages (not to scare you), it also has good use of diagrams but it has a fault most people noticed, it doesn't place emphasis on any information, so you just read without knowing what to put more attention to and what to read lightly, that's why some people in my school prefer the next book I'm about to talk about. This book sells for around 8,000 over here

BD CHAURASIA HUMAN ANATOMY
well, this is a very nice and precise book, of an Indian Author, so the English used is moderate and average, the difference between this book and Keith Moore is that while Keith Moore could write a paragraph about a topic, this book would write it as bullet points and explain it briefly. Keith Moore would give you everything about a topic, but this would give you all you need to know, And it is very effective as there is limited time to study as a Medical Student and it's not only Anatomy you're doing. But personally, I only use Chaurasia when I've read it on Keith Moore first. The textbook sells for around 13,000 naira

LAST ANATOMY
well, this is a book for bosses, if you try to read this book without prior knowledge, you'll feel Anatomy is very hard, But an amazing thing about this book is that it has a lot of 'stuffs', things that they ommited in other textbooks seem to be here, in my own opinion, this book is for Professionals in the field or for students that wants to revise before the Examination. The textbook sells for around 5,000 naira

GRAYS ANATOMY
I personally haven't used this book so much, and I didn't even purchase it, I use the PDF, but with the little I've used, it has amazing graphics, Nice stuffs, overall it is a very nice book.

But, you know, you might run into problem when you're combining a lot of textbooks, cause there is limited time and using multiple is like time wasting and information might just begin to become confusing to you as most textbook have varying information, A textbook can call a value 1.0 and another can call it 1.01, so when you have like 4 values in your head and you're asked during Incourse, you get confused. But it is advisable to use the textbook your lecturer prefers

You could also get a nice ATLAS for diagrams and over here I use Netter's Atlas and my experience with the book has been so wonderful.
How are you guys doing? And How is preparation for resumption

Well I've been in school since January irrespective of the strike, you know as medical students, you need to read a lot and we had some tutorials throughout the strike

Hoping to hear from you guys

Olumide.

Nd my school want to finish us with last

Good day guys, It's been soooooo lonnnnnnng, Would bring you guys update soon

OlumhideGold:
Good day guys, It's been soooooo lonnnnnnng, Would bring you guys update soon

Welcome back Chief

venmotors:


Nd my school want to finish us with last

Bro you are enjoying oh...have you seen Keith Moore?

chufor:

Bro you are enjoying oh...have you seen Keith Moore?

That stuffy book

So guys, As expected, I'm in 300L now, My MB exam is in July
A lot of things have happened mehn, It hasn't really been easy, but I wouldn't describe it as tough, cause it has been relatively easy.
.
Permit me to brief you guys about my progress in different subjects

ANATOMY
Anatomy is a very vast subject, and we're almost done with the curriculum, that means we've done
Upper Limbs
Lower Limbs
Thorax
Abdomen
Head and Neck
General Histology
Systemic Histology
Systemic Embryology
.
For some complicated reasons, we couldn't do General embryology, even though we're still going to do it

So the major work remaining under anatomy is Neuroanatomy

Well, my journey in Anatomy hasn't been really bad at all, Most of my scores have been really OK,
i feel Anatomy is the course I enjoy the most, cause I'm a visual learner, and anatomy deals mostly with the structure of things

I almost forgot to talk about dissection, well, so far so good, we've dissected the whole human body, and the only thing remaining is to break the skull and remove the brain

The fact that I am expected to be able to name any structure in the cadaver still SCARES me, but we go dey all right


I'll talk about the other two courses soon
BTW My MB exam is soon, and I need prayers

chufor:

Bro you are enjoying oh...have you seen Keith Moore?

Wow, I'm surprised that some people see 'Keith Moore' as more complex than 'Last'

To me, Last Anatomy is like my Last resort, In my opinion, it's for surgeons cause they squeeze so much details into few words

OlumhideGold:


Wow, I'm surprised that some people see 'Keith Moore' as more complex than 'Last'

To me, Last Anatomy is like my Last resort, In my opinion, it's for surgeons cause they squeeze so much details into few words

hmmm, me I havent even seen this last.
But iam someone that doesn't like long details-- KM has a lot of stories. Just like saying Guyton and Ganong; I prefer ganong

ennydammy11:


That stuffy book

Dammy you are also here
They will not kill us

Joskiro50:
Thank you OP for such a wonderful platform. I just gained admission to study Medicine and Surgery in UNIJOS. I am currently a 200 level student of Biochemistry in one of the state universities.
I had been contemplating whether to switch over to MBBS or obtain the Biochemistry degree first. What is your take on this?

Secondly, please I'd like to know how expensive studying MBBS really is, in terms of the textbooks and all. Thanks mam

I know it's been a while since you post this but can you pls let us chat on WhatsApp. My number is 08130284420 if you can't drop yours sir. I am an aspirant of the school with 305 in jamb

Na so so guys full this thread

Most of those voluminous textbooks with the ambiguous words in it scare me at times.
I don't even know how I'll do it when I get to 200level.
My bosses in the house,how do you go about reading?

OlumhideGold:
So, this thread is for anybody that would simply like to know what's up in the medical school
I study in the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Here, Medicine is a 6 years course in which the first year is a compulsory year for basic sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)in Ago Iwoye. It is however compulsory for you to scale above the minimum score which is 50% per course or else, the the person would be 'dropped' to another course which they feel seems lesser to Medicine. But no need to fear, scoring above 50 is not so hard for the basic science courses
The students who pass therefore move to Sagamu, which is the real deal. Sagamu houses the Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences(Our Medical College) and Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital. This Sagamu is known as the home of reading, Yunno, Medical students and hyperstuffs.
The Medical College doesn't run a similar calender to the normal school calender
After your resumption in 200L, you'll spend 18 months learning about three courses (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry) which I would talk about later, After this 18months, you'll be required to face the ALMIGHTY MB exam which you must pass (50%) in other to move to the next level. I'm tired rn, I'll update you guys later, let me know what you feel about this thread in the comments��

You mean OOU and OAU mbbs students are in sagamu?

Nice thread though, but why is it only Medical students thread i see mostly on Nairaland, is it that there are not any Engineering students or students from other courses in Nairaland to post details of things happening in their departments. Mehn am fraustrated with all these, everywhere u go its medicine, medical school, medical journey etc. U medical students should give other departments breathing space na at least this forum was created for all disciplines and not only for you medical students. Well all these would soon stop when i finally gain admission.
Am a Chemical Engineering aspirant of UNIPORT and when i gain finally admission i will create alot of diaries and threads talking about everything and anything Engineering and life in ENGINEERING SCHOOL. Then at least all these threads of only medical stuffs will reduce a bit in Nairaland.

Odiaze:
Nice thread though, but why is it only Medical students thread i see mostly on Nairaland, is it that there are not any Engineering students or students from other courses in Nairaland to post details of things happening in their departments. Mehn am fraustrated with all these, everywhere u go its medicine, medical school, medical journey etc. U medical students should give other departments breathing space na at least this forum was created for all disciplines and not only for you medical students. Well all these would soon stop when i finally gain admission.
Am a Chemical Engineering aspirant of UNIPORT and when i gain finally admission i will create alot of diaries and threads talking about everything and anything Engineering and life in ENGINEERING SCHOOL. Then at least all these threads of only medical stuffs will reduce a bit in Nairaland.

Is it the medical students you should be talking to or your colleagues, nairaland is big for anyone who wants to make a thread. Don't speak like you have an hatred for medical students.

What happened to This thread?

So I'm actually new here ..im a 200 level medical student too of Abia state university..medics hmu
Ours is kinda similar except we have to write a 200lvl exam (pre mbbs)..there's no fixed score tho ..except that I know that at least half of the class has to resit next year ..last year the cut off
Was about 60% since a lot of persons scored real high..
So it's kinda survival of the fittest

ISISs:

Its everywhere, forget these big schools.

If i were to be allowed to post dead bodies, i for show u our own, body like kpomo.

....
Actually ours was still fresh wen they brought them ..freshly executed young men ..body fluids still there n all that ..I helped carry them ..but
The problem is that by the end of this lockdown I'm sure it wouldn't be fresh no more
#Absu medic

sanchex1:
So I'm actually new here ..im a 200 level medical student too of Abia state university..medics hmu
Ours is kinda similar except we have to write a 200lvl exam (pre mbbs)..there's no fixed score tho ..except that I know that at least half of the class has to resit next year ..last year the cut off
Was about 60% since a lot of persons scored real high..
So it's kinda survival of the fittest

How is the medical school, what's the school fees and the quota.

dunsin125:
How is the medical school, what's the school fees and the quota.

..well absu ur ready to admit upto 300 students but not upto 180 will make it to 400 level ..so it's pretty tough..but teaching n learnings nice n okay ..good environ.well to pay fess for all ur 100 level requirements..u gats hold like upto 350k+
..after which u start paying 112k as school fees ..well they recently added 100k as professional fee while entering 100 level ..so I guess it's almost 500k for 100level medic

sanchex1:


..well absu ur ready to admit upto 300 students but not upto 180 will make it to 400 level ..so it's pretty tough..but teaching n learnings nice n okay ..good environ.well to pay fess for all ur 100 level requirements..u gats hold like upto 350k+
..after which u start paying 112k as school fees ..well they recently added 100k as professional fee while entering 100 level ..so I guess it's almost 500k for 100level medic

Wow, that's much.

hmmm, me I havent even seen this last.
But iam someone that doesn't like long details-- KM has a lot of stories. Just like saying Guyton and Ganong; I prefer ganong

I am a kind of person that likes long details, so Keith Moore and Guyton works for me

Damson22:


You mean OOU and OAU mbbs students are in sagamu?

OOU MBBS is in Sagamu, however, the medical
college is named Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences named after Obafemi Awolowo, an indigene of Ikenne, a neighbor town to Sagamu

Hope this explains it

Odiaze:
Nice thread though, but why is it only Medical students thread i see mostly on Nairaland, is it that there are not any Engineering students or students from other courses in Nairaland to post details of things happening in their departments. Mehn am fraustrated with all these, everywhere u go its medicine, medical school, medical journey etc. U medical students should give other departments breathing space na at least this forum was created for all disciplines and not only for you medical students. Well all these would soon stop when i finally gain admission.
Am a Chemical Engineering aspirant of UNIPORT and when i gain finally admission i will create alot of diaries and threads talking about everything and anything Engineering and life in ENGINEERING SCHOOL. Then at least all these threads of only medical stuffs will reduce a bit in Nairaland.

Change begins with you

I, as a medical student can only talk about what goes on in my department

However, I'm sure there are things students from any department can gain from this thread since we're all in the university system

Wishing you success in your admission process

It has been quite a long period of 'holiday' due to the outbreak of COVID 19, Most students have been out of school since March and it doesn't seem like resumption is anytime soon

This week is a sad week to me, cause, if things had remained normal, I would have started my PART 1 MB this week, but, I believe everything happens for a reason

As a (medical) student, this might be the longest free time I would have, so it is very important to use the time judiciously

A lot of people won't be the same when things go back to normal, a lot of new skills would have been learnt, new knowledge, new ideas etc

So I would like to admonish everyone that comes across this thread, to use this period as a SELF DEVELOPMENT period, it might not neccesarily be anything academic, cause you still have a long time to study in school

Just learn a skill, I am a graphics designer and a Medical student, but within this holiday, I have improved on my skills, and I'm also in the process of learning new things

Just do it!


Please stay safe and follow the COVID-19 precautions in your area,
Wash your hands with soap and water, use a face mask, STAY HEALTHY

How did you get in?
As in UTME/POST-UTME score,connections or others.

Chuksjohnleo24:
How did you get in?
As in UTME/POST-UTME score,connections or others.

Criterias for admission differs among universities, but they all have a common ground 'JAMB score'

Medicine as a course, is widely known for its high 'cut off' year in, year out

Using my school 'Olabisi Onabanjo University' as an example
In 2017, when i was admitted, Merit Cut Off was 69, while Catchment Cut Off (Ogun State Indigenes) was around 67

JAMB score would be converted to 60 ,while Post UTME would be converted to 40

If Bolu has 300/400 in JAMB and 70/100 in Post UTME

His aggregate score is

(300/400)x60 + (70/100)x40
45. + 28
Which is 73 points, which beats the cut off

this is just an example

NOTE: At least Credits in 5 Important courses is compulsory

Kindly endeavour to find out about the admission criteria of the University of your choice

Stay Safe

OlumhideGold:


Criterias for admission differs among universities, but they all have a common ground 'JAMB score'

Medicine as a course, is widely known for its high 'cut off' year in, year out

Using my school 'Olabisi Onabanjo University' as an example
In 2017, when i was admitted, Merit Cut Off was 69, while Catchment Cut Off (Ogun State Indigenes) was around 67

JAMB score would be converted to 60 ,while Post UTME would be converted to 40

If Bolu has 300/400 in JAMB and 70/100 in Post UTME

His aggregate score is

(300/400)x60 + (70/100)x40
45. + 28
Which is 73 points, which beats the cut off

this is just an example

NOTE: At least Credits in 5 Important courses is compulsory

Kindly endeavour to find out about the admission criteria of the University of your choice

Stay Safe

Any idea on how they calculate that of direct entry?

Joskiro50:


Thanks a bunch. I'll sure take on the medicine

Good evening bro,how 're you? I've question to ask,it about the admission process for unijos,have been trying to seek information concerning it.
pls what was the cutoff for nursing and it screening analysis
Thanks

OlumhideGold:


Criterias for admission differs among universities, but they all have a common ground 'JAMB score'

Medicine as a course, is widely known for its high 'cut off' year in, year out

Using my school 'Olabisi Onabanjo University' as an example
In 2017, when i was admitted, Merit Cut Off was 69, while Catchment Cut Off (Ogun State Indigenes) was around 67

JAMB score would be converted to 60 ,while Post UTME would be converted to 40

If Bolu has 300/400 in JAMB and 70/100 in Post UTME

His aggregate score is

(300/400)x60 + (70/100)x40
45. + 28
Which is 73 points, which beats the cut off

this is just an example

NOTE: At least Credits in 5 Important courses is compulsory

Kindly endeavour to find out about the admission criteria of the University of your choice

Stay Safe

Abeg shey oou no dey do post utme ....na just o'level and jamb score till now shey?
As for the o'level part I don't understand the way calculated it..pls can u explain that part?
And what was the cut off for nursing for last year?
I heard it a new course.

QueenXtar:
100 level Med&Surg. Unijos....ASUU don't want us to enter 200 level

Good evening Queen,how 're you? I've question to ask,it about the admission process for unijos,have been trying to seek information concerning it.
pls what was the cutoff for nursing and it screening analysis
Thanks