Hey MS's. I'm starting med school in the fall, and my school starts off the year with a bang: 3 months of anatomy followed by 1 month of biochem.
Here's the thing. I work full-time as a paramedic right now, and we work 24 hour shifts, so I have a lot of spare time at work (when we're not running calls), and I really want to get a leg up on some of the brute memorization in the aforementioned classes.
I know you guys say it's best to "relax" your last spring/summer, and I am - traveling, reading novels, etc - but I also want to study a bit for my own edification.
My question: what pathways, cycles, topics, are GUARANTEED to be required to be memorized, and were the bane of your existence as an MS1? Should I memorize the Kreb cycle, the skeletal/nervous system, or what?? If I had time at work (which I do) to MEMORIZE some things ahead of time, what would be on that list? I have time at work to burn, so I may as well be productive at times. Thanks so much for the input.
Here's the thing. I work full-time as a paramedic right now, and we work 24 hour shifts, so I have a lot of spare time at work (when we're not running calls), and I really want to get a leg up on some of the brute memorization in the aforementioned classes.
I know you guys say it's best to "relax" your last spring/summer, and I am - traveling, reading novels, etc - but I also want to study a bit for my own edification.
My question: what pathways, cycles, topics, are GUARANTEED to be required to be memorized, and were the bane of your existence as an MS1? Should I memorize the Kreb cycle, the skeletal/nervous system, or what?? If I had time at work (which I do) to MEMORIZE some things ahead of time, what would be on that list? I have time at work to burn, so I may as well be productive at times. Thanks so much for the input.