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Hey guys,
I am studying medicine in Ireland and hope to write the USMLEs and do a residency in the US. My medical course is lectures-based. Most students over here use each lecture as a template, go to the recommended textbook, and then make notes from portions of the textbook that are relevant to the lecture. Afterwards, we then add info from the lecture not found in the textbook to our set of notes. Basically, we create our own set of notes from the lecture and the textbook.
Lately Ive become really curious as to how you guys study in the US during your courses. Do you guys get .
1) Lectures and just study the lectures
2) Lectures and supplement with the textbook like us
3) Lectures but dont bother using them of even attending them and just read the textbooks (seems like a lot dont know if this is possible unless using review book or small textbook could you specify if you are reading review books or actual textbooks for example, I would consider Guyton a textbook and Costanzo a review book for physiology)
4) Coursepackages (ie. booklets containing notes made by your professors) that you just study and dont bother at all with textbooks
5) Or does it depend on the course and professor and your study method varies
If you guys could let me know how the material is presented to you guys and how you study that would be awesome. Lately Ive been second guessing the way Im studying because Im thinking maybe I should be studying more like a US student if I am to do well on the USMLEs. If this makes any sense?
Finally, I was hoping you guys could tell me what textbooks you use for the following courses (if you guys use them in your study) .
1) Neuroanatomy
2) Biochemistry
3) Behavioral Sciences
4) Pathology
5) Pharmacology
6) Cell biology and Histology
7) Microbiology and Immunology
Thanks guys. I would really appreciate any help!!!!
I am studying medicine in Ireland and hope to write the USMLEs and do a residency in the US. My medical course is lectures-based. Most students over here use each lecture as a template, go to the recommended textbook, and then make notes from portions of the textbook that are relevant to the lecture. Afterwards, we then add info from the lecture not found in the textbook to our set of notes. Basically, we create our own set of notes from the lecture and the textbook.
Lately Ive become really curious as to how you guys study in the US during your courses. Do you guys get .
1) Lectures and just study the lectures
2) Lectures and supplement with the textbook like us
3) Lectures but dont bother using them of even attending them and just read the textbooks (seems like a lot dont know if this is possible unless using review book or small textbook could you specify if you are reading review books or actual textbooks for example, I would consider Guyton a textbook and Costanzo a review book for physiology)
4) Coursepackages (ie. booklets containing notes made by your professors) that you just study and dont bother at all with textbooks
5) Or does it depend on the course and professor and your study method varies
If you guys could let me know how the material is presented to you guys and how you study that would be awesome. Lately Ive been second guessing the way Im studying because Im thinking maybe I should be studying more like a US student if I am to do well on the USMLEs. If this makes any sense?
Finally, I was hoping you guys could tell me what textbooks you use for the following courses (if you guys use them in your study) .
1) Neuroanatomy
2) Biochemistry
3) Behavioral Sciences
4) Pathology
5) Pharmacology
6) Cell biology and Histology
7) Microbiology and Immunology
Thanks guys. I would really appreciate any help!!!!
