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Is it possible to teach myself medicine through books alone?
Is it possible to teach myself medicine through books alone?
You might get through the material of the preclinical years, but you won't get even that part completely. At my school, you learn how to do a physical exam (and interpret findings) and do a full workup before you hit the wards. There's also other clinical stuff that you won't get outside the classroom.Is it possible to teach myself medicine through books alone?
Is it possible to teach myself medicine through books alone?
Absolutely not. You will be able to learn the necessary background biomedical material (years 1-2), but there's not a chance you'll be able to learn the practical and applied clinical knowledge from reading books (years 3-4+). Medicine is essentially applied science, therefore, you learn a lot by actually doing it. Enough said.
Sure. You can teach yourself sex this way, too. And you'll be equally effective at both.Is it possible to teach myself medicine through books alone?
Sure. You can teach yourself sex this way, too. And you'll be equally effective at both.
Sure. You can teach yourself sex this way, too. And you'll be equally effective at both.
I've noticed on SDN and in comments from med students, few go to class regularly,
I often teach myself sex...🙁.
I go to almost all of our lectures. The few that I haven't are on a case by case basis....First, better than half of most med school classes tends to attend lectures regularly. So if "few" SDNers go to class (which I doubt), they are not representative of their class...And you can bet they show up for the important things...
Exactly. I didn't know what a bruit sounded like, and was surprised to hear one when I took my first BP....Second, you certainly have to attend the various patient exposure/clinical medicine/ physical diagnosis type classes, because frankly, you aren't going to learn correct palpation or percussion technique, what various things feel like, sound like, look like, etc from a book...
As I complete each theme, I understand more and more of what the docs say. Like what they mean when they say the patient has ptosis, ataxia, or diploplia. Next year I'll have a better idea of how these things happen, but as of yet, I have no idea of how to treat or cure these....Third, 99.9% of what is really considered "learning how to practice medicine" is going to occur during your rotation and then residency years. The lecture portioins of med school are just foundation for this and even if you could learn enough for Step 1 on your own, you would not have "taught yourself medicine"...
So the teacher becomes the student?I often teach myself sex...🙁.
I didn't know what a bruit sounded like, and was surprised to hear one when I took my first BP.
Careful -- you can go blind doing that.![]()
Let's see...I'm 24 now. After about 11 years, my vision has waned some, but I can still see...you, sir, are a liar.![]()
Well, maybe you aren't doing it quite right.![]()
Maybe you should go over to his house and show him the proper technique.😀
Careful -- you can go blind doing that.![]()
Is it possible to teach myself medicine through books alone?
Can you successfully and safely land a 747 by just reading a book?