What is your personal definition of "dedicated personal study time?"

[SlaveOfTCMC]

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Just curious.

Personally, my school's curriculum is a colossal joke and relies entirely on rote memorization. That has freed me up with so much throughout the school year to gradually study for Boards at a leisurely pace.

Moreover, we do not have dedicated time off for the exam. In fact, our third year "training sessions" (instructing us on how to perform venipuncture, NG tubing, suturing, etc...) took place before we were allowed to go on our dedicated study time for Step 1.

In total, this left 3 and a half weeks for "dedicated study" if one planned to take the exam on the last possible date our school allowed us to (Third week of June).

I know other medical schools have ended their classes back in April.

Nonetheless, this concept of "dedicated study time" is a bit foreign to me.

I was just wondering how others approach it. That's all. Thanks for your input

 

[RapplixGmed]

I think thats about standard. We have 5 weeks between the end of 2nd year and the beginning of 3rd year. They spread out our clinical skills stuff throughout 2nd year as well but we do have some sort of clinical orientation thing right before we start.

I think its only the carribean schools that give their students a redic amount of study time and buy them review classes. Everybody I've talked to seems to have just sneaked studying by taking time away from classes.

 

[SirGecko]

We have a little under seven weeks from the day we take our last test of second year to the day we have to show up for our first clerkship. Most people though take the test about a month or so into that and then go on leave or just hang or whatever for the last couple weeks. (there are variations to that, some people wait till the last week and others take the test like two weeks in and take a month off)

 

[jfgavina]

My idea is 8 psychotic weeks of dedicated study time. Low IQ, not in US medical school, ADHD, some herb and so on..