People who ask questions after lectures

[Frank Nutter]

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Never fails...after every lecture, the same 5-10 people make a beeline for the podium to ask questions.

How can they have questions about material they haven't gotten to study yet? 😕

 

[Stixman28]

Never fails...after every lecture, the same 5-10 people make a beeline for the podium to ask questions.

How can they have questions about material they haven't gotten to study yet? 😕

At least they didn't ask the question during lecture. This almost invariably led to: "I'm just about to get to that."

 

[Mr hawkings]

Never fails...after every lecture, the same 5-10 people make a beeline for the podium to ask questions.

How can they have questions about material they haven't gotten to study yet? 😕

Maybe they have.

Either way, the people who ask easily searchable questions during lecture are 100x more annoying

 

[Hemichordate]

Never fails...after every lecture, the same 5-10 people make a beeline for the podium to ask questions.

How can they have questions about material they haven't gotten to study yet? 😕

Do those 5-10 people also finish at the top of their class?

 

[ar2388]

sometimes they just want clarification....its good they wait til the end of lecture at least

 

[Prime2000]

sometimes they just want clarification....its good they wait til the end of lecture at least

That's reasonable. But does the same guy/gal always need clarification every hour on the hour, every day, every week, every month, every year? After a while it's just comical.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Do those 5-10 people also finish at the top of their class?

If UAMS is any indication, they don't even finish in the top half of the class. Basically, if you're smart enough to not ask a ******ed question during or after lecture, you're also smart enough to look up the answers to questions you may have.

 

[MedStudentWanna]

I'm always amazed by the number of people who take the time to actually be annoyed by what others do that doesn't affect them. What do you care if people ask questions AFTER lecture? Maybe it's clarification, maybe it's one of those "hypotheticals" they're curious about, maybe they just want to expand on something the professor said and integrate it with another lecture. Again, why do you care?

 

[MedStudentWanna]

If UAMS is any indication, they don't even finish in the top half of the class.

Your class rankings are public?

 

[adaptation1]

I actually admire those kind of people, whether they're taking the initiative to fill in the holes after lecture, or simply want to engage in the material. We're paying big bucks for our education. If people need something clarified, they're just getting what they payed for. Furthermore, it's not like their kissing ass for a lor.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Your class rankings are public?

No, but I know generally how the people who were notorious for asking obnoxious questions are doing.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

I'd be down with this question at the end of each lecture:

"So, what's gonna be on the test??"

 

[MedStudentWanna]

No, but I know generally how the people who were notorious for asking obnoxious questions are doing.

How?

 

[womp]

All I know is that I don't want to be rotating with any of those gunners.

Medicine is hard enough without these aholes sucking up to the professors at every opportunity with their inane questions that could be answered with 5 seconds of Google or the assigned textbook.

And it's ALWAYS the same 5 people. You even hear the same 5 people on the recorded lectures.

 

[willen101383]

Do any of you guys have any of this "patient perspective" stuff? Like patients come in and you ask them questions about their disease?

That is the WORST. Because its the same 5 question askers asking various permutations of the same questions.

"So how did you know you needed to go on dialysis"

"So what did you feel like before you went on dialysis"

"So how would your symptoms you experience if you need to skip dialysis compare to the symptoms you had before you went on dialysis"

Meanwhile you are sweating your balls off because its a mandatory session and the lecture hall is packed to the gills. Good times good times
So I imagine they just stand up there at the podium asking some real dumb questions over and over.

 

[MilkmanAl]

How?

They've told me directly or I've heard through the grapevine. I'm not sure why that's difficult to figure out. In case you're curious, no I have not tracked down these people individually and asked to see a copy of each of their respective transcripts, though it's sounding like maybe I should. 🙄

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

They've told me directly or I've heard through the grapevine. I'm not sure why that's difficult to figure out. In case you're curious, no I have not tracked down these people individually and asked to see a copy of each of their respective transcripts, though it's sounding like maybe I should. 🙄

Only OFFICIAL transcripts will suffice....

 

[OveractiveBrain]

I actually admire those kind of people, whether they're taking the initiative to fill in the holes after lecture, or simply want to engage in the material. We're paying big bucks for our education. If people need something clarified, they're just getting what they payed for. Furthermore, it's not like their kissing ass for a lor.

Usually the people who go ask questions are of three varieties.

(1) Seeking validation. Med school is hard. They want to know what they're doing, what they're learning actually matters. For someone who had to graduate at the top of their class for literally their entire lives, no they're surroudned by people just as smart (usually) as they are. Asking questions is a form of "let me say what I know" and the speaker answering simply validates they exist.

(2) Satisfying OCD Compulsions. if I don't ask now I may not get all the information. if I don't get all the information I'll miss a question on the test. if I miss a question on the test I won't get honors. If I don't get honors I won't get to the residency of my choosing. TELL ME THE INFORMATION I MISSED PLEASE!

(3) Seeking clarification. Few and far between. Think about what "clarification" you need. You can't find it in a textbook? Really? You can't ask your peers? You can't look at a review book? You really need to take up 5 minutes of some one's time who is 3000 times busier than you to ask them a clarification question? For people who LEGITIMATELY need clarification for a topic they COULDNT get somewhere else, go ask. It should happen once or twice a semester.

 

[Isoprop]

Why is this annoying?

-from someone who likes to ask questions

 

[motomed]

it's annoying because it's a fairly safe assumption that if they're doing this regularly, it's a result of a little too much neurosis, and I'd rather my future colleagues weren't that neurotic....

 

[celticcyclist]

Never fails...after every lecture, the same 5-10 people make a beeline for the podium to ask questions.

How can they have questions about material they haven't gotten to study yet? 😕

That's funny because it never fails. Some douche forgets to mind his own business and hasn't realized yet that no one cares about his opinion on trivial matters such as people who ask questions after lecture in med school.

Why do people do this? 🙄

 

[Isoprop]

I guess I'll start sending my questions via email instead.

 

[surftheiop]

it's annoying because it's a fairly safe assumption that if they're doing this regularly, it's a result of a little too much neurosis, and I'd rather my future colleagues weren't that neurotic....

which is more neurotic - asking questions that could help you learn something or going to a website to complain about people being neurotic by trying to learn?

(And yes I know I have opened myself to the accusation that its more neurotic to worry about people posting online about other people being neurotic, but I know that in order to level the charge that would bring you to a whole new level of neurosis 😉 )

 

[MilkmanAl]

I dunno, I actually dislike the questions more than the complaining.

 

[womp]

That's funny because it never fails. Some douche forgets to mind his own business and hasn't realized yet that no one cares about his opinion on trivial matters such as people who ask questions after lecture in med school.

You seemed to care. Perhaps the OP touched a neurotic nerve of yours?

 

[Parietal Lobe]

Man, some people seriously need to get over themselves. I find people like the OP more annoying than the question askers. They're asking AFTER lecture? How does that affect you? Gotta be kidding me.

Exactly what I was thinking. Every now and then, we see a thread about people asking questions DURING lecture and now people ask questions AFTER lecture and these idiots still aren't satisfied. Look, everyone pays tuition to attend med school. Everyone should get their money's worth and that means if they want to ask questions, they should ask questions without worrying about stepping on your precious little toes.

I despise wannabees like the OP who try to make themselves feel better by criticizing others for something trivial like this. It doesn't affect his/her life in any way whatsoever. He just gets off on complaining.

And by the way, at my school we're encouraged daily to ask questions during lecture and after. In fact, after a pharm lecture last week, no one had any questions and the professor told us in so many words "this is a confusing lecture. There should be questions".

 

[Parietal Lobe]

Never fails...after every lecture, the same 5-10 people make a beeline for the podium to ask questions.

How can they have questions about material they haven't gotten to study yet? 😕

Some people don't wait until after the lecture to study. Some like to pre-read. Professors also make mistakes sometimes or they contradict another professor. These things deserve clarification, not to mention sometimes notes aren't all that clear and unlike some of you (judging by this thread), we're tested on the notes, not on the textbook. Quite often, there's more in the notes than in the text. There's nothing wrong with seeking clarification or asking questions about the notes.

 

[celticcyclist]

You seemed to care. Perhaps the OP touched a neurotic nerve of yours?

 

[2012mdc]

Do those 5-10 people also finish at the top of their class?

Not at my school.

I've always found it more productive to wait to digest and understand the material on my own before going and asking profs.

There were a few rare times where I just needed simple clarification and it wasn't conceptual.

I don't get the people who are literally up there after every lecture, no matter the prof or the subject.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

Nice touch there, noobie. 👍

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

Only OFFICIAL transcripts will suffice....

Nope. They ALSO have to be notarized AND signed for confirmation.... 👍

 

[2012mdc]

I guess I'll start sending my questions via email instead.

I send a lot of my questions thru email as it gives me time to take the lecture in and I find I can take the time to really explain my confusion in writing rather than off the top of my head

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

I guess I'll start sending my questions via email instead.

That's what all the true gunners do.....

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

Not at my school.

I've always found it more productive to wait to digest and understand the material on my own before going and asking profs.

There were a few rare times where I just needed simple clarification and it wasn't conceptual.

I don't get the people who are literally up there after every lecture, no matter the prof or the subject.

If they're doing it after lecture is done. Why does it matter? You go pee, they go ask a Q.... no biggie.

 

[Isoprop]

I send a lot of my questions thru email as it gives me time to take the lecture in and I find I can take the time to really explain my confusion in writing rather than off the top of my head

Oh I get that. I'm just a little perplexed about the people who seem bothered or laugh at students who ask questions after a class.

That's what all the true gunners do.....

Uh oh well crap there's no way out for me then. =)

 

[CatFactorial]

I'm always amazed by the number of people who take the time to actually be annoyed by what others do that doesn't affect them. What do you care if people ask questions AFTER lecture? Maybe it's clarification, maybe it's one of those "hypotheticals" they're curious about, maybe they just want to expand on something the professor said and integrate it with another lecture. Again, why do you care?

The rare valid point from medstudentwanna.

 

[EagerToBeMD]

I send a lot of my questions thru email as it gives me time to take the lecture in and I find I can take the time to really explain my confusion in writing rather than off the top of my head

I truly hate when people can't verbalize their thoughts, or when people are so confused by a lecture, they can't even formulate an intelligent question about it and have to write to the professor 10 days later for clarification on slide 22. I just don't get people like that.

 

[Pansit]

Never fails...after every lecture, the same 5-10 people make a beeline for the podium to ask questions.

How can they have questions about material they haven't gotten to study yet? 😕

Yes this is very annoying...why?...because I too have questions after every lecture...but guess what...95% of them are easily answered by studying or researching for the answer on my own. The rest of the 5% are usually answered when asking another student or someone who is ahead of you. The last thing I do is bug the professor, which happens very few and far between and often after I have exhausted all other efforts and only when the question I am asking ACTUALLY MATTERS...not something I just want to know for fun. The people that ask questions during or after EVERY LECTURE are either just doing it for attention, or are too lazy to look it up themselves. In in rare instances when I did ask a question in class RARELY was it ever clarified completely where I didnt have to go back and look it up myself anyway.

 

[Pansit]

I'm always amazed by the number of people who take the time to actually be annoyed by what others do that doesn't affect them. What do you care if people ask questions AFTER lecture? Maybe it's clarification, maybe it's one of those "hypotheticals" they're curious about, maybe they just want to expand on something the professor said and integrate it with another lecture. Again, why do you care?

I dont get what you mean by "take their time to actually be annoyed". If your annoyed then your annoyed. It is not something you really can control. I remember in undergrad for one class this same girl always asked a question EVERY SINGLE LECTURE, and yes some questions were valid, but on certain lectures where it was pretty straightforward her questions were ridicolous and you can easily tell she was just asking for the sake of asking. And yes...everytime she raised her hand, that was extra time I had to sit in that god awful boring class and yes, everyone in our row would roll their eyes at her every time. If you have a valid question...fine...if your asking a question for every lecture, at every hour, for every class...that to me just means you probably are not paying attention.

 

[dr zaius]

I dont get what you mean by "take their time to actually be annoyed". If your annoyed then your annoyed. It is not something you really can control. I remember in undergrad for one class this same girl always asked a question EVERY SINGLE LECTURE, and yes some questions were valid, but on certain lectures where it was pretty straightforward her questions were ridicolous and you can easily tell she was just asking for the sake of asking. And yes...everytime she raised her hand, that was extra time I had to sit in that god awful boring class and yes, everyone in our row would roll their eyes at her every time. If you have a valid question...fine...if your asking a question for every lecture, at every hour, for every class...that to me just means you probably are not paying attention.

I think it's more the issue of why does someone asking a question AFTER lecture- an act that has no impact on you- annoy you. That guy that asks a question about something that could be answered by SIMPLY LOOKING AT THE SLIDE on every damn slide that adds another 10 minutes to your lecture is one thing (and understandably annoying. I want to punch our resident class douche bag in the mouth during every lecture), but someone going to the professor during the break or after class is another. They get paid to teach, and teaching involves explaining things. They're the ones making the test questions. Sometimes it's much simpler to go directly to the professor than to search wikipedia or some random journal that leads to more questions than answers especially in a hot topic area that's changing at a rapid pace.


For the record I rarely ask questions, but when I do I ask them in the voice of The Most Interesting Man Alive.

 

[celkon]

There have been plenty of times I wanted to go ask a question after class. Then there is the stigma in being judged by people like you so I just wait until I get home to send an e-mail. Its so funny how freaking judgmental medical students are about little silly **** like this. So what if he wants to ask a question, why does it even both you, the fact that it does bother you makes me realize how self-absorbed and judgmental people like you are. If you act this way towards your peers I can't imagine the way you will act as a doctor out in practice. Christ.

 

[Shadowmoses]

I ask questions half the time at the end of the lecture, and the other half of the time I go for a bathroom break. I don't ask questions during lecture cause i know other students get annoyed that I am making the class last longer. At my school at least the students who ask questions at the end of class are the higher test scoring students.

What ever happened to the phrase "there is no such thing as a stupid question?" Does that phrase get tossed aside once you enter med school? I'll admit I asked questions which originally threw me for a whirl but I later realized it was a dumb question which had an obvious straight-forward answer. This is also why I dont ask questions during class...

 

[Shadowmoses]

Also I'd like to add that there are people (probably more than we realize) who do study ahead and know the material before the lecture is taught. I was able to do this for a while, and I had more questions along the lines of "the books I read say something different from what the teacher is saying, what the hell?"

From here you have a few choices. You can stay quiet, ask the professor after class about it, or you can be a smart***** and bring it up to the lecturer during class.

 

[sideways]

There have been plenty of times I wanted to go ask a question after class. Then there is the stigma in being judged by people like you so I just wait until I get home to send an e-mail. Its so funny how freaking judgmental medical students are about little silly **** like this. So what if he wants to ask a question, why does it even both you, the fact that it does bother you makes me realize how self-absorbed and judgmental people like you are. If you act this way towards your peers I can't imagine the way you will act as a doctor out in practice. Christ.

You're sounding kind of judgmental yourself. Oh the irony.

 

[Lil Mick]

I usually e-mail the questions, as our classes aren't mandatory. I have a very narrow clinical interest (2-day topic in med school) and view the world through the lens of mathematics, so my questions are usually only tangentially related to the lecture but very relevant to me as a clinician and a researcher (like Morse functions to help identify protein-protein interactions). Half of the time, either the questions are largely unanswered by research thus far or my professor will send me a related article on the topic...

I'm not sure if that's the case for everyone asking questions after class (our question-askers usually have seen something somewhat related in the clinic and want to know more about what they saw), but I'd guess that there are a few people asking about personal interests of theirs in that group.

 

[womp]

There have been plenty of times I wanted to go ask a question after class. Then there is the stigma in being judged by people like you so I just wait until I get home to send an e-mail. Its so funny how freaking judgmental medical students are about little silly **** like this. So what if he wants to ask a question, why does it even both you, the fact that it does bother you makes me realize how self-absorbed and judgmental people like you are. If you act this way towards your peers I can't imagine the way you will act as a doctor out in practice. Christ.

Oh please save the sanctimonious rant. You're the kind of doctor I would want to avoid with a ten foot pole.

The OP is talking about the people who ask a question after every lecture every single day and are likely to be a piece of work when third year comes. And when you listen in onto the question (as you can with recorded lectures), you realize the questions are generally inane or could be easily found on Google or in your textbook.

There's only two options to this behavior:
1. OCD
2. Sucking up (more face time with the professor)

 

[redsquareblack]

Oh please save the sanctimonious rant. You're the kind of doctor I would want to avoid with a ten foot pole.

Feel better? Good.

The OP is talking about the people who ask a question after every lecture every single day

This much we know for sure.

and are likely to be a piece of work when third year comes. And when you listen in onto the question (as you can with recorded lectures), you realize the questions are generally inane or could be easily found on Google or in your textbook.

This was your addition. I know that it seems a minor quibble, but don't confuse your inference with the actual content of the original post. If this is what we're talking about, then that's one thing. Yes, those people can be pretty annoying (both for their peers and for the faculty).

But if the OP's problem is with people who consistently ask questions after class, whatever their reasoning, then I think it's fair to wonder why it bothers the OP so much.

In the interest of full disclosure, I tend to ask a lot of questions after class. Generally, I'm asking questions that go deeper into the material than was presented in class or in class notes, because 1) I'm interested, and 2) it helps me to build a more solid understanding of the material and interrelate concepts. I do it after class because I recognize that not everyone cares to have their lecture time hijacked by my questions.

So a legitimate question would be this: Does the OP have a problem with people like me, by virtue of the fact that I consistently ask questions after class? Or am I in a separate category of people who don't ask stupid questions that would be easily answered by a Google search?

There's only two options to this behavior:
1. OCD
2. Sucking up (more face time with the professor)

Those are the only two? How do you figure?

 

[Isoprop]

This thread makes me want to go out of my way to ask more questions during class and after class. I'll preread all the lecture material and make sure the question that I ask is something that can be answered in the next slide or is something I obviously already know the answer to. As an added bonus, all of our lectures are recorded so I'll get to hear the sound of my own voice when I go home and replay the lecture while doing pelvic thrusts at a picture of your mom.

 

[ar2388]

Usually the people who go ask questions are of three varieties.

(1) Seeking validation. Med school is hard. They want to know what they're doing, what they're learning actually matters. For someone who had to graduate at the top of their class for literally their entire lives, no they're surroudned by people just as smart (usually) as they are. Asking questions is a form of "let me say what I know" and the speaker answering simply validates they exist.

(2) Satisfying OCD Compulsions. if I don't ask now I may not get all the information. if I don't get all the information I'll miss a question on the test. if I miss a question on the test I won't get honors. If I don't get honors I won't get to the residency of my choosing. TELL ME THE INFORMATION I MISSED PLEASE!

(3) Seeking clarification. Few and far between. Think about what "clarification" you need. You can't find it in a textbook? Really? You can't ask your peers? You can't look at a review book? You really need to take up 5 minutes of some one's time who is 3000 times busier than you to ask them a clarification question? For people who LEGITIMATELY need clarification for a topic they COULDNT get somewhere else, go ask. It should happen once or twice a semester.

why would they go to a textbook ro review book when they are spending tens of thousands of dollars a year to be taught by these people?
also, soemtimes they maybe ask about research or just a related topic they are interested in

 

[ar2388]

This thread makes me want to go out of my way to ask more questions during class and after class. I'll preread all the lecture material and make sure the question that I ask is something that can be answered in the next slide or is something I obviously already know the answer to. As an added bonus, all of our lectures are recorded so I'll get to hear the sound of my own voice when I go home and replay the lecture while doing pelvic thrusts at a picture of your mom.

👍 love it! hahah