do med students study on weekends too?

[wanabdoc]

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hey i was just wondering if most of the medical students spend their time studying on weekends..

When you are showering, I am studying.
When you are pouring your cornflakes, I am studying.
When you are sitting in a red light, I am studying.
When you are thinking about how hot the professor is, I am studying.
When you talk about how much doctors make, I am studying.
When you are sleeping in saturday morning with a hangover, I am studying.
When you are working out, I am studying.
When you are reading naughty magazines, I am studying.
When you are sitting outside the testing room waiting, I am studying.
When your mind wanders while sitting in the library supposed to be studying, I am studying.
When you are spending a four-day weekend in Vegas after a week of tough exams, I am studying.
When you are studying, I am studying harder.

I am every medical student's nightmare, that guy who is always studying.

 

[Cancer Man]

What are weekends? You mean we have days off? (please note the sarcasm)

I don't know of anyone who doesn't.

 

[soonereng]

When you are showering, I am studying.
When you are pouring your cornflakes, I am studying.
When you are sitting in a red light, I am studying.
When you are thinking about how hot the professor is, I am studying.
When you talk about how much doctors make, I am studying.
When you are sleeping in saturday morning with a hangover, I am studying.
When you are working out, I am studying.
When you are reading naughty magazines, I am studying.
When you are sitting outside the testing room waiting, I am studying.
When your mind wanders while sitting in the library supposed to be studying, I am studying.
When you are spending a four-day weekend in Vegas after a week of tough exams, I am studying.
When you are studying, I am studying harder.

I am every medical student's nightmare, that guy who is always studying.

Why would you be every medical student's nightmare?

 

[Corker]

Interesting thread. Good "wake-up call" for those of us starting next year. Of course, I was planning on many hours of study, anyway, but this confirms it!

 

[LabMonster]

I am at a Uk med school but I guess we all need to know the same info but you lot seem to work a lot more than we do here and I have never really understood why! Yeah there are some people that work constantly but I know a lot that don't. My course is problem based and during term time I only really make my notes, I don't learn them in any way until revision time, I barely even pay attention to what I am typing and a lot is copied and pasted. I am pretty hardcore for about a month before exams but I literally learn nothing before that. I am in the minority with this strategy but it works for me, I'm in the top couple of % in my year. I would say most of the people I know do a few hours a day, 2-4, but never more than that except the super keenos, or around exams. Every term I always say I am going to learn things during the year but it never happens and I am a bit scared to change now in case I don't do as well.

This is a little scary. See, I don't really care how well I do on exams. I do just fine - I DO CARE how well I'm able to take care of patients. So if I trade a few points of memorizing minutiae on an exam for REALLY understanding the physiology and pathology of the lungs - then I've done my job.

Also, I'm not taking a swing at you Bambi, I just think that many students concentrate on "memorizing for grades" a little too much.

Boards are the big deal in the US (as far as getting residency interviews), and for every block of patho-physiology I use Board questions to study by: and I rock them.

Unfortunately there is a difference between med-school exams, the boards, and what is actually important to your patients (they should probably all be the same 😉

 

[wanabdoc]

Interesting thread. Good "wake-up call" for those of us starting next year. Of course, I was planning on many hours of study, anyway, but this confirms it!

Don't stress yourself out about all the hours, just plan on studying enough to keep on top of your material and the hours will while themselves away...

 

[Depakote]

When you are showering, I am studying.
When you are pouring your cornflakes, I am studying.
When you are sitting in a red light, I am studying.
When you are thinking about how hot the professor is, I am studying.
When you talk about how much doctors make, I am studying.
When you are sleeping in saturday morning with a hangover, I am studying.
When you are working out, I am studying.
When you are reading naughty magazines, I am studying.
When you are sitting outside the testing room waiting, I am studying.
When your mind wanders while sitting in the library supposed to be studying, I am studying.
When you are spending a four-day weekend in Vegas after a week of tough exams, I am studying.
When you are studying, I am studying harder.

I am every medical student's nightmare, that guy who is always studying.

I think that just makes you the average med student... except for the showering thing. You might want to start doing that.

 

[sendwich]

When you are showering, I am studying.
When you are pouring your cornflakes, I am studying.
When you are sitting in a red light, I am studying.
When you are thinking about how hot the professor is, I am studying.
When you talk about how much doctors make, I am studying.
When you are sleeping in saturday morning with a hangover, I am studying.
When you are working out, I am studying.
When you are reading naughty magazines, I am studying.
When you are sitting outside the testing room waiting, I am studying.
When your mind wanders while sitting in the library supposed to be studying, I am studying.
When you are spending a four-day weekend in Vegas after a week of tough exams, I am studying.
When you are studying, I am studying harder.

I am every medical student's nightmare, that guy who is always studying.

nah, you're just the gunner everyone keeps away from.

 

[tulane06]

When you are showering, I am studying.
When you are pouring your cornflakes, I am studying.
When you are sitting in a red light, I am studying.
When you are thinking about how hot the professor is, I am studying.
When you talk about how much doctors make, I am studying.
When you are sleeping in saturday morning with a hangover, I am studying.
When you are working out, I am studying.
When you are reading naughty magazines, I am studying.
When you are sitting outside the testing room waiting, I am studying.
When your mind wanders while sitting in the library supposed to be studying, I am studying.
When you are spending a four-day weekend in Vegas after a week of tough exams, I am studying.
When you are studying, I am studying harder.

I am every medical student's nightmare, that guy who is always studying.

When you are studying, I am pissing in your ice trays.

 

[MonkeyNuts!]

And guess what, there are some people that hide, and study when you arent looking.

So lame. It's like the people that say "OH GOD I FAILS" when they got a B, or people who are at the top of thier class who say "O MY GOD GAIS I IS FAIL MAI FINALZ". Or people who ask you what you made, and then you tell them your score and ask for theirs, to which they respond "I did ok."

Too many douchebags in med school. I hope they all get sued.

 

[wanabdoc]

When you are studying, I am pissing in your ice trays.

ROFL, have you ever done this? you have to drink a lot of water or alcohol first so it is clear though...😀

 

[wanabdoc]

nah, you're just the gunner everyone keeps away from.

It was a sarcastic post inspired by this guy I see every single bloody day, 7 days a week, sitting in the same spot studying in the pathology lab. EVERY time I look inside, there he is. Early morning at 6, late at night at 11, he is ALWAYS there, I don't even think he goes to class.

 

[braluk]

When you are studying, I am pissing in your ice trays.

Please oh God I hope you didnt do that in the Student Lounge ice trays 😉 or in the coffee machine

 

[howelljolly]

So lame. It's like the people that say "OH GOD I FAILS" when they got a B, or people who are at the top of thier class who say "O MY GOD GAIS I IS FAIL MAI FINALZ". Or people who ask you what you made, and then you tell them your score and ask for theirs, to which they respond "I did ok."

Too many douchebags in med school. I hope they all get sued.

Yep, those are the ones.

 

[MastahRiz]

I agree.
We like to show off...
And guess what, there are some people that hide, and study when you arent looking.

So true. I've even found people lying about which books they read when they do study.

 

[Ashers]

Or people have twisted definitions of studying and don't consider recopying all the notes, making charts, tables, AND note cards studying. Seriously. Someone in my class says she didn't study until right before exams, but she'd begin "studying" by already having all lectures summarized into multiple forms.

 

[45408]

When you are showering, I am studying.
When you are pouring your cornflakes, I am studying.
When you are sitting in a red light, I am studying.
When you are thinking about how hot the professor is, I am studying.
When you talk about how much doctors make, I am studying.
When you are sleeping in saturday morning with a hangover, I am studying.
When you are working out, I am studying.
When you are reading naughty magazines, I am studying.
When you are sitting outside the testing room waiting, I am studying.
When your mind wanders while sitting in the library supposed to be studying, I am studying.
When you are spending a four-day weekend in Vegas after a week of tough exams, I am studying.
When you are studying, I am studying harder.

I am every medical student's nightmare, that guy who is always studying.

When you are studying, I'm having alone time with my wife.

I'm not jealous.


EDIT: tell that guy to take a breather, jeez. Vegas was awesome last spring break.

 

[akpete]

Well, you can be assured that when I say I haven't studied, I really haven't studied.

The liars make a bad name for the real slackers.

 

[LabMonster]

Well, you can be assured that when I say I haven't studied, I really haven't studied.

The liars make a bad name for the real slackers.

Amen to that.

 

[rgarrig]

Well, you can be assured that when I say I haven't studied, I really haven't studied.

The liars make a bad name for the real slackers.

Here here!

 

[jonb12997]

if anything weekends to me are "all right, no class today, now I can catch up on my reading"...

 

[TheLesPaul]

Here here!

Or 'ear ear!', as they say at Hogwarts SOM.

 

[DrGregoryHouse]

So lame. It's like the people that say "OH GOD I FAILS" when they got a B, or people who are at the top of thier class who say "O MY GOD GAIS I IS FAIL MAI FINALZ". Or people who ask you what you made, and then you tell them your score and ask for theirs, to which they respond "I did ok."

Too many douchebags in med school. I hope they all get sued.

Dude, I totally agree.

ACTUAL CONVERSATION
Douchebag, "So how'd you do on the test Greg"
Me, "89.3, how'd you do"
Douchebag, "Alright"

wtf. dingus.

 

[DrGregoryHouse]

hey i was just wondering if most of the medical students spend their time studying on weekends.

Yes. Yes they do.

 

[rhmtascp]

My take on this issue is that to me, the brain is analogous to a muscle, that would be the cremaster for men, but for the sake of argument, lets say a female muscle like the gluteus maximus. Wait, I'm getting myself off track here. Lets talk about the pectoralis major from a male. We all know that lifting weights increases muscle size by HYPERTROPHY, you know, myofibrils and stuff; now here is the thing, muscle growth takes place during REST!! it does not take place during exercise, in fact, the opposite takes place. You get rhabdomyolysis (that's why CPK is not specific for MIs -- I had a CPK of 60000 after my very first day at the gym pumping, it was surely painful) and lactic acidosis. So my point is that if you really want to learn your material thoroughly, and at the same time enjoy your golden years of med school, then do yourself a favor, and allow your brain to take in the information, and grow. Study hard, then give it some rest; enjoy life. Your brain is processing all that you have learned, let it; believe me, you'll love your life, medical school, and you'll love exams. Not studying during the weekends does not mean no learning is taking place. Overwhelming your brain doing nothing but studying is not the most efficient way of learning, it sure is the most effective way to become socially inept later on when you need to use your skills as a human being. Chill people...

 

[Mr. Tee]

Yes, medical students study on weekends too, especially before exams like this point in time.

Me, I barely study in general anyway, so on weekends I generally am not studying.

 

[Law2Doc]

Not studying during the weekends does not mean no learning is taking place. Overwhelming your brain doing nothing but studying is not the most efficient way of learning, it sure is the most effective way to become socially inept later on when you need to use your skills as a human being.

Repetition is the tried and true method most people use in med school. The more you look over the material, the more will stick. Due to the volume, there is often no way most get it all in one or two passes, so it pays to use the weekends to look at it yet again. As mentioned above, the weekend is the only time you can review things without having new material.

Skills as a human being are well and nice, but won't get you honors in the basic science years. Hone those skills during the day or two after each exam and "let your brain process all you have learned" with respect to those social skills until the next time you have opportunity to use them.🙂

 

[speeter]

if anything weekends to me are "all right, no class today, now I can catch up on my reading"...

Just curious...How much reading did you do in undergrad for your science classes? Reading the text is a huge waste of time in undergrad.

 

[Ashers]

Just curious...How much reading did you do in undergrad for your science classes? Reading the text is a huge waste of time in undergrad.

I did no reading for my undergrad science classes. I took a whole bunch of humanities that involved reading novels and write reports, so I had to read those.

In med school, I became a voracious text reader for certain classes -- phys, path, pharm, and parts of micro. I'd read each section that would be on the exam 2-3x before the exam for phys and path (1st time through, highlight and annotate, 2nd time read quickly, 3rd time, if done, read annotations). Pharm I'd read through the text once because a lot of the mechanisms were left out by the profs, and I didn't understand it as well until I read it, and micro, I read what I needed too, but I was usually too busy reading path.

Anatomy, you basically need to use Netter or some book like it. Biochem, I maintained my college attitude and didn't use a book, if I had used some sort of condensed review book, I might've done a little bit better. Our neuro text was worthless, I bought it, started reading it to see if it'd help me understand neuro any better, and it made it worse. Histo, I used Wheaters -- like anatomy, it's a picture book, but it also has a lot of text to explain stuff.

 

[bambi]

This is a little scary. See, I don't really care how well I do on exams. I do just fine - I DO CARE how well I'm able to take care of patients. So if I trade a few points of memorizing minutiae on an exam for REALLY understanding the physiology and pathology of the lungs - then I've done my job.

Also, I'm not taking a swing at you Bambi, I just think that many students concentrate on "memorizing for grades" a little too much.

Boards are the big deal in the US (as far as getting residency interviews), and for every block of patho-physiology I use Board questions to study by: and I rock them.

Unfortunately there is a difference between med-school exams, the boards, and what is actually important to your patients (they should probably all be the same 😉

I'm only 2nd year though so at the moment the way I work doesn't affect patient care at all and I know more random stuff that will than anyone I know. Hopefully my strategy will change next year but all that matters now is that I know the info by the end of the year and I will. I don't do just what I need for the exams, I do way beyond that but I do love getting good marks too!

 

[rhmtascp]

Repetition is the tried and true method most people use in med school. The more you look over the material, the more will stick. Due to the volume, there is often no way most get it all in one or two passes, so it pays to use the weekends to look at it yet again. As mentioned above, the weekend is the only time you can review things without having new material.

Skills as a human being are well and nice, but won't get you honors in the basic science years. Hone those skills during the day or two after each exam and "let your brain process all you have learned" with respect to those social skills until the next time you have opportunity to use them.🙂

Wow!! you posted more than 14 thousand posts. Now I know why you need to study on weekends.

 

[THE armada]

Repetition is the tried and true method most people use in med school. The more you look over the material, the more will stick. Due to the volume, there is often no way most get it all in one or two passes, so it pays to use the weekends to look at it yet again. As mentioned above, the weekend is the only time you can review things without having new material.

Skills as a human being are well and nice, but won't get you honors in the basic science years. Hone those skills during the day or two after each exam and "let your brain process all you have learned" with respect to those social skills until the next time you have opportunity to use them.🙂

Bullseye!

 

[UCLAstudent]

During the first two years, I studied 2-3 hours/day Monday through Thursday, 6-8 hours on Friday (school gets out at noon on Friday), and 5-6 hours on Saturday. I took the rest of the weekend off after that. I studied all weekend if a test was coming up. Now that I'm an MS3, I pretty much study all day on my day off each week because I'm too dang tired to study after a 15-hour workday.

 

[45408]

Overwhelming your brain doing nothing but studying is not the most efficient way of learning, it sure is the most effective way to become socially inept later on when you need to use your skills as a human being. Chill people...

If you forget how to interact with other people within a two year span, you probably never had social skills anyways, and these two years would be the worst time to try to learn them.

 

[madeyedhl]

mon-fri: 8:30~4:30+a : school lecture/ lab
4:30~ 1 am: study

sat,sun: 10:00~1:00, 2:00~7:00, 8:00~1am: study


thats typical for us

 

[rhmtascp]

Ok, I won't quote anyone. And it's fine to disagree. My point was that not giving yourself leisure time between hard studying is not the most effective way of studying. All the research points to the fact that long-term consolidation of knowledge takes place during sleep and periods of rest. If you don't give yourself free time, and beauty sleep, and instead you're hooked on books the whole day, you're not doing yourself a favor in the long run. Sure you'll know the info, but for how long, and at what cost. Get me here. What I'm talking about here is delayed gratification -- looking ahead here, when you have to face the world head on, and be the best you can be.

As far as the social issue, I take it back; but I do stick to the fact that it's crucial to stay social; that will reduce your anxiety levels, and keep you motivated (unless of course it makes you anxious being out there off the books-- if so, then refer to lines 3-7).

But at the end, do what makes you happy.

 

[arsenewenger]

I actually do not study.I have a very good memory that stores information for a long period of time. You all should be more worried about people like me...

 

[arsenewenger]

Wow!! you posted more than 14 thousand posts. Now I know why you need to study on weekends.

good observation.

 

[arsenewenger]

If you forget how to interact with other people within a two year span, you probably never had social skills anyways, and these two years would be the worst time to try to learn them.

second that. However, The Prowler is the most anti-social person I know.Always angry...never smiles.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

Do medical students study on weekends?

HAHAHAHAHAHA......
ROTFL!!!!

Um, yes, we do. Lots.

 

[arsenewenger]

Do medical students study on weekends?

HAHAHAHAHAHA......
ROTFL!!!!

Um, yes, we do. Lots.

No, we don't. We party on weekends, remember.

 

[Law2Doc]

Wow!! you posted more than 14 thousand posts. Now I know why you need to study on weekends.

Over a lot of years, largely on study breaks, and I'm part of the volunteer staff. But it really means I was chained to my computer more weekends than some. If you assume about 20-60 minutes of studying between each flurry of posts, it adds up to plenty of study time. You can study longer if you take short breaks as you go.
And it's not even close to the highest post count on SDN.

 

[LifetimeDoc]

I don't have time to make a lengthy reply: YES.

Back to studying for our first gross anatomy practical...

ROFL 😀

 

[Red Beard]

Sorry, didn't read the thread, but when I saw the title:

😱

 

[Katya00]

I study every weekend, unless it is after an exam. And I study all day--I slack a little bit during the week since there is more stuff going on, but I still study each day ~4-6 (sometimes more) hours.

Yes, if you are most people in medical school (and you probably are since you are asking about it) you will study on your weekends.

Honestly, it isn't even that big of a deal. You get used to it.

 

[Ashers]

I know this thread has been here for a while, but every time I see the title, I just think, "Um, yeah, do 7th and 8th graders study on the weekend? Yes."

Ok, so I went to a prep school for 7-10th grade and had 17 hours of homework every weekend (more work than college), so if not all 7th and 8th graders study on the weekend, sorry.