Anatomy before med school?

[GCS-15]

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So I got into med school (am starting in a few months) and currently finishing up my masters. I have an option to take anatomy this last quarter - should i do it? For those that didn't take anatomy before med school, was it hard to adjust? the other option is not taking anatomy and having a relatively easy term before graduation.

 

[DubbiDoctor]

If you're interested in anatomy, and think you would enjoy the class, take it. But medical school cannot be prepared for, and taking the class likely won't give you a real advantage over your peers.

 

[lpp06]

Most round these parts generally advise that any pre-studying/academic preparation in the months leading up to school is time misspent. Rather, most recommend relaxing as much as possible, reading, getting into good habits (exercising, cooking, etc).

My opinion - nothing you're going to learn in an anatomy class is going to be much more advanced than what you learned for the MCAT. It may even feel a bit slow if you prepared earnestly for the MCAT.

 

[KU Brendan]

I took anatomy with lab my senior year and then helped a little with the lab the summer before med school. I felt like it helped a great deal when we had it in med school, because I had already seen it, so learning it again and more in depth was much easier. I was also able to help out my friends by teaching them some in the lab. I'm not sure how much the class helped, but the lab was definitely something I was glad I took, if nothing else but for the exposure.

 

[drvaltrex]

Anatomy may be overwhelming in med school. If you have the time and the will to take intro to anatomy now, then I would recommend it.

 

[GCS-15]

ah, thanks everyone for the input!

 

[ciestar]

I took a basic anatomy course as a freshman and an upper level comparative anatomy course as a senior...it did help some. Not a ton, but some, as I was able to remember some structures. Gross is just a lot. Take anatomy because you want to.

 

[Promethean]

You can never have too much anatomy.

The more times you cover material, the better you can learn it each time. It doesn't matter that it will not be taught at the same level that you will learn it at later. When you make that next pass through it, you will retain that much more than if you were learning it all from scratch. You can make your learning as in depth as you dare, going into greater detail than what is expected in your course, if you'd like.