1st year mistakes

[MerYangBey]

Place to share any ooops moments in med school. Anything you look back on and just wish you did differently...Whether it's related to studying, classmate drama/romance, embarrassing moments of any kind

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[Crayola227]

Suggested adding acetaminophen for pain control in a patient with liver failure.

Everyone looked at me like the biggest idiot ever.

To be fair, you can use it in chronic liver failure but you have to dose it for them & consider the rest of their hepatically cleared meds.

 

[Psai]

Suggested adding acetaminophen for pain control in a patient with liver failure.

Everyone looked at me like the biggest idiot ever.

To be fair, you can use it in chronic liver failure but you have to dose it for them & consider the rest of their hepatically cleared meds.

"Guys their liver is already gone so the tylenol will work even better. It's not like you can make a failed liver fail more amirite"

 

[HybridEarth]

While my grades haven't suffered, I am addicted to looking at my phone during my 5-10 minute study breaks. I think I'd have a lot more free time in the day if I didn't do that so much....


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[failedatlife]

1) Staying in medical school
2) Starting research
3) Not taking practice NMBE to see how they word questions
4) Not starting Uworld during M1
5) Only being attracted to 9+/10 who all turned out to be complete b-
6) Not going to church enough

 

[Polonium-210]

I think I would have dovetailed First Aid with classes more during MS1. Should have been more involved with church as soon as I started school.

 

[FindMeOnTheLinks]

Wish I wouldn't have let go of my 9 iron when I was swinging it in my office during a study break

 

[Oh_Gee]

"Guys their liver is already gone so the tylenol will work even better. It's not like you can make a failed liver fail more amirite"

 

[.hematoma.]

1) Staying in medical school: You can always leave medical school, no one is forcing you.
2) Starting research: False
3) Not taking practice NMBE to see how they word questions: What about Uworld?
4) Not starting Uworld during M1: Worst piece of advice I've heard on this forum so far. Unless you are a systems based curriculum, don't even think about Uworld till 2nd year (most argue late 2nd year)

 

[MerYangBey]

While my grades haven't suffered, I am addicted to looking at my phone during my 5-10 minute study breaks. I think I'd have a lot more free time in the day if I didn't do that so much....


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I do that a lot too. Although the 5-10 minute breaks drag to 20 mins without me even realizing. I'm kinda getting sick of Facebook though . It's slightly depressing seeing all the fun things people are doing when you're studying... so I come here more often

 

[MerYangBey]

I regret not pre-studying for med school.... I could have memorized all dat anatomy

#saidNoOneEver

 

[Goro]

A very common mistake is for 1st year students to think that what worked in college will work in med school.

Place to share any ooops moments in med school. Anything you look back on and just wish you did differently...Whether it's related to studying, classmate drama/romance, embarrassing moments of any kind

 

[caffeinemia]

Hooking up with and dating another smokin' hot med student during M1. She's now married to another classmate of mine. But I was firsssssstttt! This was before tinder ughhhh

 

[Lannister]

Putting off learning something until the day before your exam. If you do that, your practice ultrasound probe might break at the same time that mediavision randomly stops working, preventing you from completing both your ultrasound training and watching that lecture you missed. (Yes this is currently happening to me right at this very minute)

 

[BeddingfieldMD]

Five things to keep in mind:

1. Don't underestimate how much more you may need to study to do well compared to your undergrad experiences.

2. Don't wait too late to start preparing for Step 1.

3. Work on making your study habits as effective as possible. Minimize wasted time where you're "studying" but not really retaining anything.

4. Keep an open mind about your specialty choice.

5. If taking student loans, minimize the amount you borrow. You will thank yourself later!


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