Why can't school lectures be more simple?

[coconutlover]

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They're always so complex and overhwhelming they teach at such a high level when most medical studnets might be learning these concepts for the first time. Why not teach at a lower level and then maybe summarize some high yield principles that can possible be followed? Or am I missing something

 

[operaman]

I would argue the exact opposite, that in hindsight most medical school lectures were taught at too low a level with lots of important details omitted. The level of head and neck anatomy I had to learn as a resident was far beyond the watered down version I did as a student, though at the time it seemed pretty overwhelming.

The issue is not so much the complexity. There’s nothing you learn in med school I couldn’t explain to a reasonably intelligent 12 year old. It’s just that you’re expected to learn 20,000+ of those things in a relatively short period of time.

Just try to keep up, use outside review sources and questions, and talk to upperclassmen to help you learn to identify the high yield information.

 

[GoSpursGo]

This is likely school and professor dependent. However, the bottom line is that there is a ton of information that needs to be learned in 2 years (or less). Unless you want to go back to the bad old days of 8-5 in person lectures, there is no time to teach at a low level. It is a doctoral level degree, and a lot of learning needs to take place outside of the context of a lecture.

 

[Goro]

They're always so complex and overhwhelming they teach at such a high level when most medical studnets might be learning these concepts for the first time. Why not teach at a lower level and then maybe summarize some high yield principles that can possible be followed? Or am I missing something

You should have learned how to learn in college, especially in your upper level courses.

Read this:

• Goro's Guide to Success in Medical School (2019 edition)

 

[Redpancreas]

I would argue the exact opposite, that in hindsight most medical school lectures were taught at too low a level with lots of important details omitted. The level of head and neck anatomy I had to learn as a resident was far beyond the watered down version I did as a student, though at the time it seemed pretty overwhelming.

The issue is not so much the complexity. There’s nothing you learn in med school I couldn’t explain to a reasonably intelligent 12 year old. It’s just that you’re expected to learn 20,000+ of those things in a relatively short period of time.

Just try to keep up, use outside review sources and questions, and talk to upperclassmen to help you learn to identify the high yield information.

 

[LucidSplash]

They're always so complex and overhwhelming they teach at such a high level when most medical studnets might be learning these concepts for the first time. Why not teach at a lower level and then maybe summarize some high yield principles that can possible be followed? Or am I missing something

At what point, if not the doctoral level, do you think one should be taught the high level concepts?

You can always drop out and go for PA or NP.