Is it possible to get a 240+ with weak anatomy and embryology?

[rodmichael82]

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I'm very weak when it comes to M1 material such as Anatomy and embryology. I really don't remember any of it. Is it still possible to get > 240 if you're weak with M1 material but I'm good with M2 material.

During M1 I took
Biochemistry (good)
Anatomy (weak)
Embryology (very very weak)
Histology (weak)
Physiology (good)
Immunology (very good)
Neuroscience (weak)

 

[notbobtrustme]

yea, hell yea, I think you can do that. Most of the anatomy is common sense stuff and embyro is like 5 questions total on the exam.

 

[Modeselektor]

The embryo/anatomy from FA and knowing how to ID structures on CT/MRI should get you by decently

 

[rodmichael82]

Thank you guys.

Would you say that Physiology, Pathology and Pharmacology make up > 80 % of the exam?

 

[GangaMaster]

May I ask why you were weak in Histology? I don't ask it to belittle you in any way. The reason I ask is because the classmates I talk to and myself felt it was really easy, maybe because our course was easy, but it just felt like rote memorization. Here is the structure and most of the pictures were the same from slides and lab and then the function always made sense from what you knew of the organ in general. I just want to know why some people found this class difficult because I felt it was the easiest one in med school. I see you felt Immuno was "very good" and that seems analogous to histology to me.

 

[rodmichael82]

I don't remember much of the histology that's the problem. Yes histology is one of the easiest courses but I also took it a year and half ago so I don't remember much at all

 

[Modeselektor]

Just stomach it man. No one remembers anything that well when they start.

 

[MilkIsGood]

At least you're not bad at biochem like I am

 

[rodmichael82]

Just stomach it man. No one remembers anything that well when they start.

Well the thing is that trying to learn something you don't remember at all from first aid is hell.

 

[Apoplexy__]

May I ask why you were weak in Histology? I don't ask it to belittle you in any way. The reason I ask is because the classmates I talk to and myself felt it was really easy, maybe because our course was easy, but it just felt like rote memorization. Here is the structure and most of the pictures were the same from slides and lab and then the function always made sense from what you knew of the organ in general. I just want to know why some people found this class difficult because I felt it was the easiest one in med school. I see you felt Immuno was "very good" and that seems analogous to histology to me.

Personally, my histology is god-awful and some basic limb anatomy is too...because it was the first stuff taught at my school. I experienced quite the dramatic learning curve adjusting to med school.

On a note related to this thread, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for resources for just the most board-relevant must-know stuff in Histology and Biostats (mostly extra practice Q's)? Besides FA; I personally need a little more depth than that. I ask because it's common knowledge what the good resources are for high-yield topics, but not necessarily low-yield ones.

 

[KKDDJJMM]

Personally, my histology is god-awful and some basic limb anatomy is too...because it was the first stuff taught at my school. I experienced quite the dramatic learning curve adjusting to med school.

On a note related to this thread, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for resources for just the most board-relevant must-know stuff in Histology and Biostats (mostly extra practice Q's)? Besides FA; I personally need a little more depth than that. I ask because it's common knowledge what the good resources are for high-yield topics, but not necessarily low-yield ones.

For Biostats you could try uworld's subject review.