PCOM schedules

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ErinG

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Hey--
I'm wondering if anyone has the inside scoop about when the pcom class of 2008 will be getting our class schedule/class descriptions? I am definitely eager, hoping I'll get the info before I move so I don't miss it in the mail.
(also, if any of you current pcomers would like to post a typical day's schedule, that'd be great-- I'm sure there's a lot of us newbies whose curiousities could be whetted by this info!)

thanks!
 
Hey, don't count on getting a class schedule any time soon. I swear, we didn't get our schedule last year until orientation! I was expecting it in the mail too, but we got it with our materials during that first week. That was the worst part about everything: not knowing what to expect. So that you aren't kept in the dark, I'll fill you in...

First off, from what I understand, your orientation will be the 2nd week in August.

Secondly, assuming that they haven't changed things around (which is always possible) the classes for the first trimester are gross anatomy, histology, development, and radiology, all of which comprise one great big course called Structural Principles of Osteopathic Medicine, and then of course you'll have OMM and Primary Care Skills.

Actually...I posted a typical schedule for PCOM way back in November when someone asked. I don't know how to link it up or whatever, so I'll just paste it....

Throughout the trimester, you'll generally have your first class at 8AM. In the beginning, you'll have classes ALLLLL day....until 4 or 5, usually. Then, towards the end we were getting out at 2 or 3ish, with only the occasional late day. Basically you're in the same lecture hall all day (with the exception of the labs). Lectures will start on the hour and run until about 10 of, then you'll get a 10 minute break and start on the next hour. Lunch will be at noon or 1 (usually 1). On the normal day, you'll have lecture/lab for 5 hours straight before lunch. It'll be 2-3 hours of lecture followed by 2-3 hours of gross lab, taking you from 8AM to 1PM. Bring a snack or money to get one because, as nasty as this sounds, we'd get incredibly hungry in gross lab!!

Most of the lectures are gross anatomy and microanatomy... radiology is once a week...and development is interspersed throughout the semester (sometimes you'll have no lectures, but then you might have 3 or 4 the next week). You'll also have a 1hr OMM pre-lab, 1.5 hours of actual OMM lab, and then possibly some other OPP lectures throughout the week. Gross lab was generally 4 times a week (we usually got Mondays off), and it runs between 2 and 3 hours long per day. Microanatomy lab, which had an optional attendance policy, was scheduled for 3 hours a week. We had a minimal amount of Primary Care Skills in the first trimester but got a little more as we began learning the "harder" skills.

Like I said, I don't know if they're changing the curriculum around for your class, but that should at least give you some idea of what to expect.
 
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