Do you read the book?

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In UG, I always read the book. I read every assigned page. I always do extremely well on tests due to this (reading the book helps me study) however, it can be pretty tedious and many of the things I study in the book don't appear on exams. Is med school solely ppts and then they provide secondary info like textbooks? Can you excel just by studying just PPTs in med school and undergrad?

 

[chappikachu]

Idk about med school, but for undergrad, it depended on the class. For most classes, I did well by solely studying the PPTs without cracking open the assigned textbook. There were only a few classes in which I had to read the text because my professors would test us on info presented in the book but not in class.

 

[ChymeofPassion]

A textbooks presentation of materials hinders my learning.

 

[Lawpy]

In UG, I always read the book. I read every assigned page. I always do extremely well on tests due to this (reading the book helps me study) however, it can be pretty tedious and many of the things I study in the book don't appear on exams. Is med school solely ppts and then they provide secondary info like textbooks? Can you excel just by studying just PPTs in med school and undergrad?

I just read the slides for biology classes and did well. For other subjects (like math and physics), I relied on a combination of textbook (for practice problems) and office hours to do well. I didn't benefit much from lectures.

 

[Professional Student]

I personally much prefer the textbook over lectures, even in courses where only lectured material is tested (although these have been very few in upper levels). It’s much faster.

 

[Isoval]

What’s a book?

 

[•Syzygy•]

I thought you were talking about some sort of elusive piece called "The Book". I was like, what is the book?

 

[Lannister]

I thought you were talking about some sort of elusive piece called "The Book". I was like, what is the book?

I just assumed OP was talking about the Bible lol.

Anyways, I've never opened a textbook (other than FA) in med school. Not an efficient use of time.

 

[ciestar]

I just assumed OP was talking about the Bible lol.

Anyways, I've never opened a textbook (other than FA) in med school. Not an efficient use of time.

^^basically what he said. With a few isolated exceptions, but you cannot waste time in med school reading entire chapters of text books. They're very much supplementary at this point.

 

[Goro]

^^basically what he said. With a few isolated exceptions, but you cannot waste time in med school reading entire chapters of text books. They're very much supplementary at this point.

This

 

[CaptainJackSparrow83]

This

PLEASE TELL THIS TO MY ANATOMY PROFESSOR WHO DOESNT LECTURE. PLEASE!
I WILL PAY FOR YOUR HOTEL AND YOUR CAR, DAMN ILL PUT YOU IN A 5 STAR HOTEL. JUST TELL THE GUY HE HAS TO LECTURE, THATS WHY HES BEING PAID. PLEASEEE

 

[TheWolfOfMainStreet]

^^basically what he said. With a few isolated exceptions, but you cannot waste time in med school reading entire chapters of text books. They're very much supplementary at this point.

So exams are basically just memorize the slides and vomit on the page?

 

[Lannister]

PLEASE TELL THIS TO MY ANATOMY PROFESSOR WHO DOESNT LECTURE. PLEASE!
I WILL PAY FOR YOUR HOTEL AND YOUR CAR, DAMN ILL PUT YOU IN A 5 STAR HOTEL. JUST TELL THE GUY HE HAS TO LECTURE, THATS WHY HES BEING PAID. PLEASEEE

Lecture is by far the worst way to learn anatomy. Anatomy is mostly self-taught at my school. And when we do have anatomy lectures, I don't bother watching them.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow83]

Lecture is by far the worst way to learn anatomy. Anatomy is mostly self-taught at my school. And when we do have anatomy lectures, I don't bother watching them.

But do you read the book ?

 

[Lannister]

But do you read the book ?

No. I just study in the lab. But then again, I suck at anatomy so take that with a grain of salt lol.

 

[Goro]

Lecture is by far the worst way to learn anatomy. Anatomy is mostly self-taught at my school. And when we do have anatomy lectures, I don't bother watching them.

You have my sympathies. New school?

 

[Lannister]

You have my sympathies. New school?

Definitely not a new school! Haha normally I hate the self-teaching thing but honestly I don't know if there's really a better way to do anatomy.

 

[ciestar]

Teachmeanatomy.info

SOOOO helpful. Much more helpful than I ever found anatomy lecture.

 

[deleted862527]

Teachmeanatomy.info

SOOOO helpful. Much more helpful than I ever found anatomy lecture.

YES! That website is as important as "the book" hahaha!

 

[Turkishking]

I typically read the book for each class.

 

[Jdp00921]

Didn't yet begin medical school, so I can't speak to that specifically. However, throughout my Master's and UG, it really depended on the book itself. Some books made topics more confusing than need be, others cleared up topics I found confusing during lecture!

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

In UG, I always read the book. I read every assigned page. I always do extremely well on tests due to this (reading the book helps me study) however, it can be pretty tedious and many of the things I study in the book don't appear on exams. Is med school solely ppts and then they provide secondary info like textbooks? Can you excel just by studying just PPTs in med school and undergrad?

My med school does not use textbooks. We get everything we need from the powerpoints, but when you're pushing > 200 slides per day (many of which are written by people who have no business writing a birthday card) that can get remarkably tedious.

Personally always buy a cheap used textbook to supplement the lectures when they're unclear, and a review book to consolidate the high yield information. I never have and never will come close to reading even half of the textbook though. Med school involves learning a textbook worth of material every 2-10 weeks. Just hit the key points and move on.

 

[Wiesal]

In UG, I always read the book. I read every assigned page. I always do extremely well on tests due to this (reading the book helps me study) however, it can be pretty tedious and many of the things I study in the book don't appear on exams. Is med school solely ppts and then they provide secondary info like textbooks? Can you excel just by studying just PPTs in med school and undergrad?

In the beginning of semesters, I can usually tell whether the exams will be based on the textbook or powerpoints/notes. If they're based on the textbook, I don't even bother taking notes at all; I never found note taking helpful for studying.

 

[numbersloth]

A textbooks presentation of materials hinders my learning.

THIS