Gen Chem

[sanders5]

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I'm preparing to matriculate at NYCOM, and was wondering how often materials learned from Gen Chemistry during undergrad peeks its ugly head. Same goes for orgo, but orgo is not as bad. Thank you

 

[cabinbuilder]

I'm preparing to matriculate at NYCOM, and was wondering how often materials learned from Gen Chemistry during undergrad peeks its ugly head. Same goes for orgo, but orgo is not as bad. Thank you

Most chem in medial school is biochemistry. Citric acid cycle, ATP formation and usage, electron transport chain, mitochondria, etc. The only part of gen chem I got was the Michalis-Menton curves of enzyme kinetics and a few instances of henderson-Hasslebach for acid-base curves but each covered maybe one problem on one test. I wouldn't stress it too much. Its more of knowing what the basic molecular "groups" are that you learn in organic. It's knowledge of the lingo versus any problem solving.

 

[OSUdoc08]

I'm preparing to matriculate at NYCOM, and was wondering how often materials learned from Gen Chemistry during undergrad peeks its ugly head. Same goes for orgo, but orgo is not as bad. Thank you

You could do just as well in medical school without having taken either of those courses.

The only chemistry in medical school is easy enough that you don't need to have any prior knowledge to understand it.

 

[BklynWill]

chem is important for understanding the pH balance and osmotic gradients pertinent to homeostasis.

That was me trying to sound smart.

I think physics rears its ugly head much more often than chem in medical school.

 

[OSUdoc08]

chem is important for understanding the pH balance and osmotic gradients pertinent to homeostasis.

That was me trying to sound smart.

I think physics rears its ugly head much more often than chem in medical school.

I never understand osmosis or pH balance in undergrad chemistry and I did just fine with it in medical school. They just explain it differently, and in a more understandable way.

 

[BklynWill]

I never understand osmosis or pH balance in undergrad chemistry and I did just fine with it in medical school. They just explain it differently, and in a more understandable way.

yes, another reason why med school rocks and college sucks. You know in India you can go to medical college right out of high school? Imagine being a DO/MD at 21.

 

[OSUdoc08]

yes, another reason why med school rocks and college sucks. You know in India you can go to medical college right out of high school? Imagine being a DO/MD at 21.

Note to self: Don't go to doctor from India.

 

[BklynWill]

Indian docs in the U.S. have to complete a U.S. residency regardless of their previous experience so I would not worry about that, at least while you're here in the U.S.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Indian docs in the U.S. have to complete a U.S. residency regardless of their previous experience so I would not worry about that, at least while you're here in the U.S.

Don't worry, I have no future plans to visit Southeast Asia.

 

[BklynWill]

Malaria is definitely worse than gen chem

 

[mj1878]

Note to self: Don't go to doctor from India.

 

[sanders5]

Thanks alot for all of your inputs. 🙂

 

[Undecided12]

You could do just as well in medical school without having taken either of those courses.

The only chemistry in medical school is easy enough that you don't need to have any prior knowledge to understand it.

This is surprising. I've always heard about people having a difficult time with biochem in medical school.

So then what classes really ARE required? Maybe all the bio classes?

 

[OSUdoc08]

This is surprising. I've always heard about people having a difficult time with biochem in medical school.

So then what classes really ARE required? Maybe all the bio classes?

Biochem is the easiest class at our school in the first semester. Most people spend all of their time on anatomy and histology.

 

[cabinbuilder]

Biochem is the easiest class at our school in the first semester. Most people spend all of their time on anatomy and histology.

Wow, I Wish. Biochem is the KILLER course at LECOM behind Anatomy. There are so many people who fail biochem and have to remediate here. If you fail the biochem remediation class in the summer then you have to repeat the first year over or be dismissed. I think in my class about 45 students remediated biochem and 2 had to rpt the year.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Wow, I Wish. Biochem is the KILLER course at LECOM behind Anatomy. There are so many people who fail biochem and have to remediate here. If you fail the biochem remediation class in the summer then you have to repeat the first year over or be dismissed. I think in my class about 45 students remediated biochem and 2 had to rpt the year.

I think the class average in our biochem class on the first exam was a 97.

That sucks!

 

[cabinbuilder]

I think the class average in our biochem class on the first exam was a 97.

That sucks!

Yeah, I think the class avg for the first exam at LECOM was 65 (70 is minimum pass)

 

[EvoDoc]

This is surprising. I've always heard about people having a difficult time with biochem in medical school.

So then what classes really ARE required? Maybe all the bio classes?

At TUCOM-NV, they said that if you hadn't previously had biochem your chances of acceptance were slim. The dean is a firm believer that it helps to have biochem prior to med school.