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GoSpursGo said:
I'll be honest with you: I feel like at least at Baylor, the "happy medium" between lecture and PBL is used almost exclusively as a marketing ploy to pre-meds who like the idea of PBL. In practice, I get a lot of good experience talking to the doc who runs our weekly PBL sessions, but I don't feel we get a whole lot out of the sessions themslves; our presentations and working out of the cases are usually somewhat harried and secondary to our doc just talking to us about his stories as a doctor. Some groups will get more in-depth, but the vast majority, it's something we all just do because it's required and we don't get much out of it.

That's just how it is at my school, and I'm also probably biased because it's just not a way of learning that works for me. From what I've heard, some people think that PBL is really only effective if it's used as the primary teaching strategy at the school; if it's just something sort of tacked on top of everything else, it's not so useful, or so I've heard and seen at least at my school. Maybe it's better at some other schools that try and find a happy medium, but one question I'd definitely ask at schools that try and have a little of both is ask the students there what they think of their PBL sessions and whether they think they're helpful or not.
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The only school I've interviewed that is straight up PBL is Mercer. I didn't really like it there for various reasons but they all were very enthused about the method. I don't actually care very much...most of my science classes are lectures and we have SI which is kind of like PBL....so I guess I will make it work for me wherever I go. lol
 
Okay, going to sleep now. Big work day tomorrow.

Plus, I think I'm going out with some friends afterward. Yay for actually going out and having fun for the first time in a while! That's what I get for living with lame people who just sit on the couch baked.
 
Man, my late game players really kicked butt tonight:

Nash: 2 3PT, 20pts, 7reb, 18ast, 3 TO
Bynum: 12pts, 8reb, 3blk, 1ast
Pietrus: 4 3PT, 23pts, 8reb, 1stl, 1blk
Love: 1 3PT, 7pts, 19reb, 1ast, 1blk
Artest: 2 3PT, 16pts, 3reb, 5ast, 3stl, 1blk

Wish I'd found a way to play Dudley too: 4 3PT, 19pts, 5reb, 2stl

Unfortunately, I'm so far ahead in all of my categories that I can really only make up ground now in the percentage categories, and I'm losing those two, so I'm only up 6-3. But on the plus side, I'd now be beating ksmi 6-3 too 🙂

Yes, this was an easy way to procrastinate 😀
 
Tatastrophy said:
The only school I've interviewed that is straight up PBL is Mercer. I didn't really like it there for various reasons but they all were very enthused about the method. I don't actually care very much...most of my science classes are lectures and we have SI which is kind of like PBL....so I guess I will make it work for me wherever I go. lol
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Yeah I hear good things about PBL from people who actually go to schools where that's all that they do; I've heard much more lukewarm reviews at places where it's kind of an extra add-on, like it is here.
 
GoSpursGo said:
Yeah I hear good things about PBL from people who actually go to schools where that's all that they do; I've heard much more lukewarm reviews at places where it's kind of an extra add-on, like it is here.
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Well it is time for me to peace out as well so tomorrow I can go for another marathon Pchem studying session. YUM!
 
metallica81788 said:
Thank you Luun, for this summary - it eliminates my need to massively multi-quote.

Jolt - that's amazing! I would go to Vandy if they raised the tuition just for me :laugh:

My personal view of non-trad is being out for longer than a year or two.

I was slaughtered by Princess and Frog at work today, but I got in 10.5hrs. Now I will eat Popeye's.
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You're welcome. I try my best. :laugh:

It was AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! So cute! I loved it! I was afraid I was going to be disappointed because I hyped myself up, but it really was good. I'm probably gonna see it again after my last final.
 
Tatastrophy said:
The only school I've interviewed that is straight up PBL is Mercer. I didn't really like it there for various reasons but they all were very enthused about the method. I don't actually care very much...most of my science classes are lectures and we have SI which is kind of like PBL....so I guess I will make it work for me wherever I go. lol
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I'll be going to a PBL school next year, and I have been an SI instructor for the past 2 or 3 years.
 
I think JHU should jump on board with Duke and Cornell and open up a med school at their Italy campus. that would be awesome. 👍
 
Morning everyone.
Feeling awesome this morning.
Managed to snag a room in our student center for 6 hours to study.
yesssssssssss!
 
metallica81788 said:
Vandy does this also. LSU and OSU asked us if we wanted to touch stuff while we were in there. Maybe the state schools don't care who sees the cadavers.
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Must be school specific(or donor program specific?), we have our own donor program and we're allowed to take guests in to see our cadavers.


GoSpursGo said:
I'll be honest with you: I feel like at least at Baylor, the "happy medium" between lecture and PBL is used almost exclusively as a marketing ploy to pre-meds who like the idea of PBL. In practice, I get a lot of good experience talking to the doc who runs our weekly PBL sessions, but I don't feel we get a whole lot out of the sessions themslves; our presentations and working out of the cases are usually somewhat harried and secondary to our doc just talking to us about his stories as a doctor. Some groups will get more in-depth, but the vast majority, it's something we all just do because it's required and we don't get much out of it.

That's just how it is at my school, and I'm also probably biased because it's just not a way of learning that works for me. From what I've heard, some people think that PBL is really only effective if it's used as the primary teaching strategy at the school; if it's just something sort of tacked on top of everything else, it's not so useful, or so I've heard and seen at least at my school. Maybe it's better at some other schools that try and find a happy medium, but one question I'd definitely ask at schools that try and have a little of both is ask the students there what they think of their PBL sessions and whether they think they're helpful or not.
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This is pretty much my experience with PBL.
 
GoSpursGo said:
I'll be honest with you: I feel like at least at Baylor, the "happy medium" between lecture and PBL is used almost exclusively as a marketing ploy to pre-meds who like the idea of PBL. In practice, I get a lot of good experience talking to the doc who runs our weekly PBL sessions, but I don't feel we get a whole lot out of the sessions themslves; our presentations and working out of the cases are usually somewhat harried and secondary to our doc just talking to us about his stories as a doctor. Some groups will get more in-depth, but the vast majority, it's something we all just do because it's required and we don't get much out of it.

That's just how it is at my school, and I'm also probably biased because it's just not a way of learning that works for me. From what I've heard, some people think that PBL is really only effective if it's used as the primary teaching strategy at the school; if it's just something sort of tacked on top of everything else, it's not so useful, or so I've heard and seen at least at my school. Maybe it's better at some other schools that try and find a happy medium, but one question I'd definitely ask at schools that try and have a little of both is ask the students there what they think of their PBL sessions and whether they think they're helpful or not.
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Hmm, I find that I get a lot out of our PBL time because of the work it forces me to do on my own. And while it may be due to my aversion to lectures (I zone out completely unless it's utterly fascinating--which it is, from time to time), I find that we do have a nice balance here at Case with two hours of lecture for every two hours of PBL.
 
Tatastrophy said:
uh oh
i guess we shouldnt make you angry then huh?
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Why is it that all the things that are really bad for us taste really good? Shouldn't it be the other way around? So we can develop an aversion to things that aren't so good?
 
Well, from a hunter gather persepective high energy density is a good thing. It's just that most of use don't do much hunting and gathering anymore:laugh:.
 
Luun said:
Why is it that all the things that are really bad for us taste really good? Shouldn't it be the other way around? So we can develop an aversion to things that aren't so good?
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Ha yeah, it's really only in the last 50ish years our bodies have had to deal with readily available fried foods; it doesn't know better yet 😳

Myuu said:
Myuu get angry, Myuu smash!
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You're gonna have to curb that temper :nono:
 
I've lost motivation to study for my last final. This is why I hate it when my hardest final is last. 🙁

In other news, I've decided I'm gonna have a costume party for my birthday. I need an excuse to dress up (and I'm assuming I won't have the same experience in med school). Totally gonna be Tiana.
 
Luun said:
I've lost motivation to study for my last final. This is why I hate it when my hardest final is last. 🙁

In other news, I've decided I'm gonna have a costume party for my birthday. I need an excuse to dress up (and I'm assuming I won't have the same experience in med school). Totally gonna be Tiana.
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Haha what, you think social life ends in med school?
 
ksmi117 said:
I thought I was done with essays about med school. But no. Never done.
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haha seriously...I am done with my minor and I still have to write a 3 page paper.....for Medical Amnesty about what I learned about alcohol through my experience.
ughhhhhhh. it was 3 shots people!
 
Tatastrophy said:
haha seriously...I am done with my minor and I still have to write a 3 page paper.....for Medical Amnesty about what I learned about alcohol through my experience.
ughhhhhhh. it was 3 shots people!
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Haha. I had to write a paper about what I learned about not climbing on a roof once. It was uber lame.

I'm writing a scholarship essay now for Wash U.
 
DrYoda said:
Just walked across the street and got some Taco bell.😎
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But it's not between the hours of 1 and 4 am.

What are you thinking???

By the way I've enjoyed your presence in this thread... been quiet lately, you've given us a spark 😀
 
I'm definitely getting my first decision next week... I've been anticipating the last 10 days ish. hmmm... butterflies in my tummy
 
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