Question about First year Anatomy

[GreekPre-Med]

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Hey all,

Through the help of SDN i have gotten into med school at Wayne State University, which, if all goes well, I will attend next year.

I have an important question. I am taking a pretty daunting anatomy course, and I was wondering if we had to learn "All of the anatomy" next year, as even with this course, as demanding as it is, we treat some parts of it superficially. Is Med school anatomy completely comprehensive, down to the smallest ligament/nervE?

I know this may seem like a stupid question, but balancing anatomy with a number of other courses must be quite daunting.

Thanks alot

greek pre-med

 

[eripearson]

I think in general, medical school is "clinical anatomy" intensive...i.e. if I damage the axillary nerve what happens or if there is a tumour on the apex of the lung what will it invade, if someone has a upper bilateral temperal quandrantopia where is the lesion...stuff like that. Anatomy is definitely NOT the class to be feared in medical school and the one that should be enjoyed. Granted I didn't go to Wayne so I have no idea, instead I'm at a traditional school in Europe where the emphasis is on gross anatomy with a clinical bent...every nerve branch, sulcus, vessel, and layer so it was a tiny bit daunting...never the less my favorite class of the "preclinical" curriculum. Welcome to the club and ENJOY the next few years.

 

[Soleil9]

Hello, welcome to Wayne!!

Don't worry about anatomy. For one thing, we only take 2 classes at a time, so you'll be taking Histo and Anatomy. Histo's kinda a joke, I mean, read the notes about 3x's through and that should be it for studying (all tested material is in the course pack). So that leaves more time for Anatomy. Just spend lots of time down in the lab preparing for the practicals, and memorize everything, use mnemonics, whatever it takes. Focus on nerve lesions too. They'll give you lots of time to study, esp. before the first test. You can even hard-core bomb the first test (like I did 😡 ) and still do just fine.

So it's not so bad. I actually miss anatmy, now that it's done... I know, I'm crazy!

Good Luck!

 

[ddmo]

Yes, med school anatomy is completely comprehensive. However, you rise to the task and it's not that bad as Soleil mentioned. I definitely wouldn't worry about anatomy, it seems like it gets its killer reputation from the general public moreso than those who've gone to med school. I found it to be the most interesting/enjoyable class thus far. You'll be fine, and will be amazed by how quick and much you can learn when forced to. I think medical school is mental boot camp, just when you think you can't take any more info, they throw on a couple more lectures, in the end it all works out.

 

[Sureshot83]

Anatomy is great, especially if your profs know how to teach it well.

Do you have to know down to the tiniest ligaments and nerves - short answer, no.

Long answer - there is still A LOT of stuff to learn, so as long as you keep up you'll be gold. I also found it helpful to pre-read the dissection identifying everything in an atlas the night before lab, it let the material stick better when i saw it in real life.

Hey all,

Through the help of SDN i have gotten into med school at Wayne State University, which, if all goes well, I will attend next year.

I have an important question. I am taking a pretty daunting anatomy course, and I was wondering if we had to learn "All of the anatomy" next year, as even with this course, as demanding as it is, we treat some parts of it superficially. Is Med school anatomy completely comprehensive, down to the smallest ligament/nervE?

I know this may seem like a stupid question, but balancing anatomy with a number of other courses must be quite daunting.

Thanks alot

greek pre-med

 

[Brainsucker]

No one knows it down to the tiniest pieces. But anatomy classes can range from very short to very detailed. Mine started at the beginning of the year and ends in March. I'd say we need to know a good proportion of named arteries, for example. Ever heard of the coronary ligament? That punk isn't even in Netter. The only area we really skipped over was the back. Infraspinous, supraspinous, what?

 

[ddmo]

Infraspinous, supraspinous, what?

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