I read somewhere on this thread that it is typically less than other DO schools so I was jwWe have just over 8 weeks this year.does anyone know how many weeks of "summer" there are bw M1 and M2?
Thats awesome!! Thank you
Hmmm.. maybe so. Thanks for the tip!
Any Canadians waiting on their I-20? Still haven't gotten mine yet
Any Canadians waiting on their I-20? Still haven't gotten mine yet
What's this pre-matriculation paperwork you are speaking of? I responed to the email survey and never got a link to this paperwork. I responded to the orginal one in April, but they said they never got a response when they contacted me in early May to fill out another survey. I filled out the survey again and emailed admisssions to confirm they received it this time which they did. Can anyone elaborate on this pre-matriculation paperwork and should I do anything to get a hold of it? Thanks!
It's possible; current first years wrapped up anatomy doing things online. The only way I could see them doing in-person labs is if they stagger a bunch of small groups throughout the day, because normally it's 1/2 of the class at a time. I know anatomy lab sounds cool, but honestly it is a huge time sink and you don't benefit too much from it so I would try not to be too concerned.
I was under the impression they would be limiting the size of small groups for activities, which includes cadaver dissections but if first years ended with online it's a strong possibility.
Eh i don't know about that. I learned a lot more seeing real structures down there. For GIGU, I retained nothing. The online practical was just memorizing pictures on Atlas lol.
Yeah I think it's just a personal thing. I wouldn't have wanted it to be fully online but I think schools that do it where you already have a cadaver dissected out are doing it right. For me I found it a huge waste of time to actually sit and do all of the work of dissecting.
Current students will share a google drive with all the books you need on it, you'll pry get it during orientation if you haven't seen it already
I wasn't on the zoom call, but my friend who was sent me a picture of the PowerPoint sliding stating that there would be no anatomy lab. I would hope they would let you guys know the plan soon!
Thanks for the information. I’m not gonna lie, it’s getting a little frustrating that they have not sent much information to incoming students yet. I understand that a lot of discussion goes into making these decisions, but I wish they would at least keep us in the loop with things like this because, at least to me, not having an anatomy lab sounds like a pretty big deal...
yeah i agree on this.. anatomy lab is huge in just learning and being able to dissect
Y'all....I get it, really. Anatomy lab seems like one of the coolest parts of being a med student. But trust me, being able to dissect is essential to absolutely nothing. It's a huge time suck in which you spend 2 hours just trying to find the structure, 99% of the time is spent just trying to clean off all of the fat and other tissues obstructing whatever you're looking for. I 100% agree with the other posters-- being able to go down to the lab for tutoring was awesome and really helped me, but the actual dissection? Not helpful at all, take it from people who have actually been through the process. I hope that they find a way to still allow you guys to come down to the lab maybe in small groups, to observe and learn from a body that has already been dissected. I wouldn't freak out about not actually doing the dissecting.
Meh, I thought it was worthwhile to actually do the dissection. It wasn't always enjoyable, but it gave me perspective on the spatial relationships that I don't think I'd have gotten if I'd just been shown on a prosected cadaver. To each their own, I suppose.
Totally! Not trying to invalidate anyone's feelings, I just don't think it isn't the biggest deal if dissection doesn't happen. It just seems like a big deal as an incoming student because anatomy lab is something most people associate med school with, and it makes you feel like a real med student.
They actually kinda ran an experiment this year- Neuro was dissected for us, and all we had to do was go in and look at structures. I failed the 2nd neuro practical, as did over half the class (thanks rhomboid fossa). Dissecting myself lets me learn the material and the spatial relationship, but it is a huge time sink. But then again, unless you go into surgery, knowing your anatomical relationships probably isnt that important.
That’s my thing. I’m interested in a surgical specialty and even though it may be a time suck, I think it’ll prepare me long term when I do residency and all that. Again, hands on learning for me is most important
Part of the reason for the low avg on that practical was 1. neuro anatomy is hard in general and 2. Dr. K made it hard (intentionally) 3. all those nuclei in thousands of MRI slices, which i thought was ridiculous
And 9 of the 50 tags come from the Rhomboid Fossa...
I understand the frustration, but there are so many different factors that go into having the lab open. For one, everyone learns at a different pace and structure. The way it is normally set up is that students are able to go into the lab whenever to study. Having small groups would mean they would have to have someone in the room with the students at all. Especially at the KC campus that seems rather unrealistic with the number of students. We also share lab coats and they are only cleaned after each block, that would not be sanitary and also not feasible to wash them everyday or really even have a coat assigned individually. There also isn't really a way to remain 6 ft apart in the lab and you would have several people looking at each cadaver. The instructors would be at risk by being around so many students and it would be a lot of work for them to pre dissect each cadaver.
The neuro average is abysmal every year lol, I doubt having it pre-dissected was the reason. But I get what you're saying.
I think it will probably be small groups.
