Post MS1 Knowledge Decay

[postbacpremed87]

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How many of you have undergone tremendous knowledge decay in the summer between MS1-MS2? I was shadowing for fun last week and I did not remember jack ****. "They" always say don't review this summer and I took that to heart but feel like I know nothing.

 

[NOsaintsfan]

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[Postictal Raiden]

I must have forgotten half the stuff I learned.

I still retain the big pictures, but most of the details have been filed away somewhere in the back of my head.

 

[nardini46]

You retain big picture knowledge and it comes back quickly when you reread.

 

[DocWinter]

Same feeling, I did take the advice to avoid studying over the summer also.

I did pick a book and studied for about 3 days on anatomy. It all came back quick and I could quickly breeze through chapters. Hopefully that will still be in place 8 months from now when board study is at its peak.

 

[gobigorgohome22]

Also a class of 2018er here. I'd recommend glancing at pathoma or your prefered pathology book once a week. It gives you the high yields and keeps you from feeling like everything is drained out of your head.

 

[DOFOSHO]

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[Roxas]

How many of you have undergone tremendous knowledge decay in the summer between MS1-MS2? I was shadowing for fun last week and I did not remember jack ****. "They" always say don't review this summer and I took that to heart but feel like I know nothing.

Definitely am feeling this right now. Nothing was as demoralizing as trying a few questions on some M1 material in USMLE Rx and realizing I don't know anything anymore

 

[Mr. Vandemar]

It seriously feels like I didn't even take biochem or pharm. I remember nothing. Ugh.

 

[GUH]

How many of you have undergone tremendous knowledge decay in the summer between MS1-MS2? I was shadowing for fun last week and I did not remember jack ****. "They" always say don't review this summer and I took that to heart but feel like I know nothing.

You are implying that first-year material directly translates to clinically actionable knowledge.

 

[Roxas]

You are implying that first-year material directly translates to clinically actionable knowledge.

I certainly hope this is the case....

 

[Postictal Raiden]

You are implying that first-year material directly translates to clinically actionable knowledge.

I can say that the material covered during the spring semester of first year at my school is clinically related. First semester on the other hand was mostly anatomy and cell bio stuff.

 

[MetalloBetalactamase]

I've opted to remember only one thing. Weirneke-Korsakoff syndrome. I just can't recall why I decided it was important - I'll drink another rum-n-coke and it'll come back to me.

Jk. I've looked at all the clinical boxes in my BRS books, my embryology book, NA and GA books. Been through my GA slides and looked the hell out of my Free Anatomy Atlas from Theime. Cheers.

 

[Thought Crime Spree]

You should forget a lot of MS1 stuff so you can make room for the stuff that is important for the boards. Then forget a lot of that stuff so you can make room for stuff that's important for taking care of patients

 

[hallowmann]

All the important stuff will come back quickly enough, and all the not so important stuff will be remembered as if it were a dream that you have long since forgotten.

 

[ortnakas]

All the important stuff will come back quickly enough, and all the not so important stuff will be remembered as if it were a dream that you have long since forgotten.

This is highly reassuring.

 

[GUH]

I can say that the material covered during the spring semester of first year at my school is clinically related. First semester on the other hand was mostly anatomy and cell bio stuff.

If you end up needing to know the prevalence of intoeing vs tibial torsion in residency or beyond (unless you're in peds), then you'll have proven me wrong!

 

[Postictal Raiden]

If you end up needing to know the prevalence of intoeing vs tibial torsion in residency or beyond (unless you're in peds), then you'll have proven me wrong!

MSK is my second worst subject after anatomy, so I hope you are right.

However, what about neuro, hematology, and micro/immunology, aren't these clinically relevant topics? These are topics covered in the second part of the first year at our school. I read on the boards forum that the recent COMLEx form was neuro heavy.

 

[Cuongoff]

Yea I went through that. I expected the same to happen during the break between second and third year but a lot is actually sticking. which is good

 

[olivarynucleus]

So when exactly are we suppose to restudy M1 stuff for the boards? Ill be busy learning M2 stuff during m2.

 

[wjs010]

I haven't studied this summer. It's been great so far. Every now and then I remember like half of a concept, and then I struggle to remember the rest. I am doomed

 

[wjs010]

So when exactly are we suppose to restudy M1 stuff for the boards? Ill be busy learning M2 stuff during m2.

Bump.

 

[Goro]

One of my best friends on the Faculty here was a 71 year old hospitalist who recently retired. He was a Critical Care guy, especially when your patient was circling the drain.

He and I were once going over an exam and looking at a particular anatomy question on the masseter. I asked him if he remembered where the masseter was.

He immediately started moving his jaw up and down.

Mind you, he was some 40+ years out of med school!

How many of you have undergone tremendous knowledge decay in the summer between MS1-MS2? I was shadowing for fun last week and I did not remember jack ****. "They" always say don't review this summer and I took that to heart but feel like I know nothing.

 

[Postictal Raiden]

One of my best friends on the Faculty here was a 71 year old hospitalist who recently retired. He was a Critical Care guy, especially when your patient was circling the drain.

He and I were once going over an exam and looking at a particular anatomy question on the masseter. I asked him if he remembered where the masseter was.

He immediately started moving his jaw up and down.

Mind you, he was some 40+ years out of med school!

Next time try asking him about the stapedius muscle and see if he still remembers it 😉

 

[padfoot777]

don't stress out about first year material, you don't need to know first year material in the same detail you did on your school exams to do very well on boards

 

[TwinsFan]

Next time try asking him about the stapedius muscle and see if he still remembers it 😉

How about what other sx would you have if the nerve the innervated the left stapedius was severed?

 

[wjs010]

How about what other sx would you have if the nerve the innervated the left stapedius was severed?

Facial n- tinnitis. Right?

 

[TwinsFan]

Yeah, and depending where it was severed there could be ipsilateral facial droop and loss of taste on the anterior 1/3 of the tongue (if I remember correctly)

 

[Postictal Raiden]

Yeah, and depending where it was severed there could be ipsilateral facial droop and loss of taste on the anterior 1/3 of the tongue (if I remember correctly)

Correct except it's anterior 2/3 🙂