The book or lecturer slides

[MinD_ D]

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hello ,

Im wondering what is the best way to get the sufficient knowledge for your path as a pharmacy student
is it from the book or the lecturer slides (powerpoint lecture , the lecture ) ?

and which way is going to make better pharmacist ?


thank you ...

 

[BC_89]

hello ,

Im wondering what is the best way to get the sufficient knowledge for your path as a pharmacy student
is it from the book or the lecturer slides (powerpoint lecture , the lecture ) ?

and which way is going to make better pharmacist ?


thank you ...

Being a “better” pharmacist is dependent on the individual.

As far as books / lecture notes, you’ll have to speak with those students that have taken the courses you need. I’ve had some courses where books were pointless and the 100+ daily slides is what I needed to pass. Other courses is straight from working problems in the book.

Different variables: school, professor, students learning ability, etc.

 

[DrVader]

hello ,

Im wondering what is the best way to get the sufficient knowledge for your path as a pharmacy student
is it from the book or the lecturer slides (powerpoint lecture , the lecture ) ?

and which way is going to make better pharmacist ?


thank you ...

Neither, experience is the ultimate teacher. Most of the professors who teach in pharmacy school have spent little or no time in a actual retail pharmacy. If you want to learn, work as much as you can.

 

[Rouelle]

Do pharmacy school textbooks still actually exist??? 😉

 

[projektreverb]

Speaking from experience, I never used the book unless it was a math problem and I needed an example. Even then, the textbook was useless half the time. YouTube helps a lot with concepts that you’re struggling with, including math. Just find a video where the explanation makes sense to you.

I used the slides, and attended class. Granted, 9 times out of 10, I was passively engaged/listening in the lecture, but I was definitely listening. More often than not, if I was struggling with a question on the test I’d recall what the teacher said in class about that topic and it would help me get to the right answer.

Work helps out a lot. I’d pick up a shift or two a week during P1-P3 years while we had classes. Every pharmacist has their own way of doing things, observe them and ask plenty of questions as the workload allows. You’ll pick up a lot that way.

 

[RxPreceptor]

As dry and boring as textbooks are, they will better prepare you for the NAPLEX.
No harm in using either though; I just personally find that textbooks are a lot more detailed and less prone to taking information out of context vs power points (ex) one word sub bullet points)

 

[sozetone]

It depends, but typically ive only utilized slides , and ended up selling my used books back to all you new grads who thought (like me) you would need them,.