Need Advice Preparing

[JokerSeven]

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So I've been accepted to KCOM next semester and I'm really trying to stay on top of things. When I think about the challenges ahead, though, I feel the urge to prepare as much as possible now so I don't become overwhelmed coming in. What's on the top of my list to prepare in is Anatomy. It's a class I've never taken and I've been told it will be one of the most time consuming classes of the first year. Are there any good Clinical anatomy textbooks that you guys would suggest?

P.S: I fully realize that without dissection of a human body, it would be difficult to learn, but my intent is more to familiarize myself with the material so I'm not caught completely off guard.

 

[randomusername]

For a clinical anatomy book, Moore & Dalley's Clinically Oriented Anatomy isn't bad. As far as a book to help you actually identify things, Rohen's photo atlas is awesome. Some people say Netter's atlas is a must, but I kind of regret buying it as I've only used it once, though it is pretty good about illustrating various anatomical relationships.

 

[TrimtheChute]

If you can find out what anatomy book(s) you'll be using for class, you could use these to start learning. If not, we used Gray's Anatomy for Students at LECOM. I had little to no background in anatomy and thought it was pretty good since it seems to be written for people who don't have advanced anatomy knowledge.

 

[cliquesh]

I would just look at: http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/musculoskeletal_system/introback.html

 

[christina30]

I don't recommend studying/preparing before you start school at all!! You have no idea what to look for, and you run the risk of burning out early if you start studying already. Just relax and enjoy your last 6 months of freedom - almost everyone is in the same boat as you and hasn't taken anatomy before, and anyone who has taken it as an undergrad, well... they'll find out that it's NOTHING compared to anatomy in medical school. You're definitely not at a disadvantage here. (I had never taken anatomy before, either, and I rocked it in med school 😀 )

 

[koan]

I'm in the same boat (starting school this summer) and had similar feelings. I think it was partly the difficulty of transition from working so hard on MCAT, applications, interviews, etc to getting *accepted*.... and suddenly, you don't have to do anything! I find myself poring over residency websites, planning a strategy to study for boards, thinking about fellowships...

Woah. Sometimes, my excitement just lets me get ahead of myself, and I just wanted to throw that out there... You might feel a need to study out of anxiety that it'll be difficult (it will) or excitement (hell yeah) or just displaced ambition (pick new hobby, delve). So, congrats! We did it!

 

[Postal]

I'm in the same boat (starting school this summer) and had similar feelings. I think it was partly the difficulty of transition from working so hard on MCAT, applications, interviews, etc to getting *accepted*.... and suddenly, you don't have to do anything! I find myself poring over residency websites, planning a strategy to study for boards, thinking about fellowships...

Woah. Sometimes, my excitement just lets me get ahead of myself, and I just wanted to throw that out there... You might feel a need to study out of anxiety that it'll be difficult (it will) or excitement (hell yeah) or just displaced ambition (pick new hobby, delve). So, congrats! We did it!

I totally did the same thing. I got in and felt the need to keep going. After MCATs, interviews, and all that hoopla it weird to feel like I'm done. I started looking up books I should get, ways to study,etc. I think I'll take the advice of the med students and just chillax for the next 6 months so that that I go in fresh and ready to absorb all that medical goodness.

 

[marke]

take my advice.. enjoy ur free time!!!! u'll be fine!
i am sure u dont want to be burnt out before med school even started!

 

[nlax30]

Honestly, don't worry about "preparing" or trying to get ahead. I know it's tempting and daunting to think about what's coming up but the yield for whatever you will be to do on your own before school starts is going to be so low that's IMHO it's not worth it..... MUCH more helpful for you to spend the next few months on things like:
-visiting friends/families
-earning money if needed
-vacation/relaxing/de-stressing
-leisure reading/hobbies
-exercise/health stuff

Those things will pay off more so than the few facts you'll pick up here and there trying to study beforehand, which is only going to further stress you out.

Everyone is going to be in the same boat come Fall, and I'd say within a few months everyone is basically on a level playing field regardless of the knowledge base they came in with.