MI summer assignments

[durty]

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So who else (class of 2013) has them? I have 2 chapters in the clinical anatomy text and a chapter in the embryology text to read and I've pretty much been promised a quiz day 1 on the material.
-durty

 

[genswim24]

So who else (class of 2013) has them? I have 2 chapters in the clinical anatomy text and a chapter in the embryology text to read and I've pretty much been promised a quiz day 1 on the material.
-durty

Ouch, I do not but that sounds pretty rough. When is your first day of class?

 

[olemissbabydoc]

I want homework! hahah.

 

[justdoit31]

No reading assignments for me but we do have to take an online safety thing... most of it is common sense... we just read the slides and take a quiz to get the certificate before orientation

 

[MedYEP]

Have to read Complications, but that's not much of an assignment because I was going to read it anyway.

 

[ChubbyChaser]

We have to review a number of lectures and take some self-assesment quizzes to see if we are up to speed.

 

[engineeredout]

Man that blows. What is the point of making you do that? Why not just, oh I don't know, learn it IN SCHOOL?

I haven't had summer homework (for a non-summer class) since 11th grade english

 

[DrYoda]

😱 Summer assignments?????

I'll have a beer for all of you come the weekend.

 

[corbis11]

have to read "the working poor"(for temple students) - an easy read

 

[durty]

complications was good, everyone should read it anyway. August 3rd starts a week of mandatory orientation and August 10th is our first day of class. Here's an excerpt from the assignment:

"During the summer, you should read the following portions of the anatomy and
embryology texts and be prepared for an exam on the material on Day ONE!! We do
reserve the right to test this material on the first day of class, and if we do the grade will be a part of your final grade in the class. Know this material inside and out; the tests in this course are minutiae oriented and detail driven. "

the professor himself has assured me there will be a quiz day one, I guess to let you know you're in the big leagues now...or something.

 

[MediumDef]

complications was good, everyone should read it anyway. August 3rd starts a week of mandatory orientation and August 10th is our first day of class. Here's an excerpt from the assignment:

"During the summer, you should read the following portions of the anatomy and
embryology texts and be prepared for an exam on the material on Day ONE!! We do
reserve the right to test this material on the first day of class, and if we do the grade will be a part of your final grade in the class. Know this material inside and out; the tests in this course are minutiae oriented and detail driven. "

the professor himself has assured me there will be a quiz day one, I guess to let you know you're in the big leagues now...or something.

Are they serious? Even for anatomy this is obnoxious. I also can't believe they printed this in black and white, that's like the ump telling Jeter he was out because the ball beat him to the bag. Sometimes we all know how things work but there is no way you should ever admit it because it makes you look like a tremendous DB.

As for the original question we also had to read a book and come prepared to pour our hearts out about how it made us feel. I like to read so no biggie.

 

[235009]

i think those who have real assignments should say which schools they're going to. future applicants might want to steer clear of those schools because to me this seems like a pretty good indication of the culture of the school (either the profs/administration take themselves too seriously and love making you jump through hoops or the student body is typically under-prepared for med school)

reading a book or paper to discuss at the beginning to set the tone is no big deal though

 

[OPPforlife]

Gotta read Body of Work by Christine Montross. Its actually pretty cool, every one should read it.
MUSC class of 2013

 

[qmcat]

Really? I wonder what happens to the kids who get accepted off the waitlist a few days before classes start. Auto-fail?

I don't have any assignments for my school, but I'm in the process of reading Complications, Better, and House of God for fun.

 

[WellWornLad]

I don't have any assignments for my school, but I'm in the process of reading Complications, Better, and House of God for fun.

If you ever plan on mingling with people outside of medical school again, I recommend that you spend your time indulging in books/activities that aren't medically oriented.

 

[fahimaz7]

House of God is a classic. It's a good read for anyone.

 

[SB100]

Still enjoying my vacation here 😛

 

[211519]

We've got an online Medical Terminology class to finish before lecture begins. It's a lot of busy work and slides, but it's not hard at all.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

Yep, I'm still vacationing too. We might get assignments during orientation, but so far, nothing.

 

[SB100]

complications was good, everyone should read it anyway. August 3rd starts a week of mandatory orientation and August 10th is our first day of class. Here's an excerpt from the assignment:

"During the summer, you should read the following portions of the anatomy and
embryology texts and be prepared for an exam on the material on Day ONE!! We do
reserve the right to test this material on the first day of class, and if we do the grade will be a part of your final grade in the class. Know this material inside and out; the tests in this course are minutiae oriented and detail driven. "

the professor himself has assured me there will be a quiz day one, I guess to let you know you're in the big leagues now...or something.

Where are you entering medical school? That really sucks that you can't enjoy the summer before 🙁

 

[ChubbyChaser]

i think those who have real assignments should say which schools they're going to. future applicants might want to steer clear of those schools because to me this seems like a pretty good indication of the culture of the school (either the profs/administration take themselves too seriously and love making you jump through hoops or the student body is typically under-prepared for med school)

reading a book or paper to discuss at the beginning to set the tone is no big deal though

UNC...its not too terrible though.

 

[Jolie South]

If you ever plan on mingling with people outside of medical school again, I recommend that you spend your time indulging in books/activities that aren't medically oriented.

Definitely agree with this.

I keep up with crappy reality shows to be able to function in outside society. Kendra, The Real Housewives series, the Hills and Keeping Up with the Kardashians are my personal favorites. 👍

 

[Studebug]

So who else (class of 2013) has them? I have 2 chapters in the clinical anatomy text and a chapter in the embryology text to read and I've pretty much been promised a quiz day 1 on the material.
-durty

What embryology text are you using?

 

[durty]

Where are you entering medical school?

the USC (south carolina) school of medicine

What embryology text are you using?

The Developing Human, 8th Ed., by Moore & Persaud

I don't mind it, I'm still not doing much. Lots of video games and books on tape. Listening to the Half-Blood prince in preparation for the movie right now.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

our "pre-orientation" homework came today. It's two short reads : professionalism in medicine and mom's marijuana (a journey through cancer). Not bad atall.

 

[sunset823]

Enjoying my total lack of a vacation right now - I'm working my ass off in my last few weeks at work to ease the transition to my replacement (and the project I'm working on right now I'll presumably be a second-author on later, so important to me to do it well)...but nothing on the med school end, thankfully...man, if I had any homework I would be in a seriously bad mood.