Studying intern year

[Grazia Lamberti]

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Soon-to-be surgery intern here- lately, I've been trying to read chunks from the "bible" textbook of my specialty in order to be more prepared. I'm wondering how to go about this, though- my goal is to build up a solid background fund of knowledge so that I'm not as dependent on looking up scraps of info on a daily basis. The other day, I was reading my book and found myself getting caught up in all this minutia about endothelial receptors, blah blah blah. Now, if there was a shelf breathing down my neck, this might be fine, but I want to make sure I'm getting practical knowledge from my reading. I find the textbooks I used during my rotations, like Lawrence, a bit too basic now. I don't mind dense reading (like Sabiston) but want to make sure I'm getting the most bang for my buck and not just memorizing Rain Man style. Any advice would be great.

 

[ThoracicGuy]

Soon-to-be surgery intern here- lately, I've been trying to read chunks from the "bible" textbook of my specialty in order to be more prepared. I'm wondering how to go about this, though- my goal is to build up a solid background fund of knowledge so that I'm not as dependent on looking up scraps of info on a daily basis. The other day, I was reading my book and found myself getting caught up in all this minutia about endothelial receptors, blah blah blah. Now, if there was a shelf breathing down my neck, this might be fine, but I want to make sure I'm getting practical knowledge from my reading. I find the textbooks I used during my rotations, like Lawrence, a bit too basic now. I don't mind dense reading (like Sabiston) but want to make sure I'm getting the most bang for my buck and not just memorizing Rain Man style. Any advice would be great.

Go relax. You'll never get this time without any real responsibility back again.