Why do people have such a bad attitude in lecture

[medsurg2010]

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I am soooo sick of people in my class (first years) having the attitude of "tell me only what I need to know for the exam..." and getting catty when I ask questions at the end of a lecture just because they could have left 10 minutes early (!) It gets so frustrating when, instead of whining, you should have a good attitude and try to learn as much as you can before the boards.

Maybe people are just reading me wrong but everyone thinks I'm a "know-it-all" when in reality I am just really curious about things, and asking about clinical correlations of basic science issues helps me remember...

Should I just forget about asking questions to keep the peace, or keep pissing people off??? I don't know what to do because I'm so frustrated!

Thanks for letting me vent

 

[Law2Doc]

I am soooo sick of people in my class (first years) having the attitude of "tell me only what I need to know for the exam..." and getting catty when I ask questions at the end of a lecture just because they could have left 10 minutes early (!) It gets so frustrating when, instead of whining, you should have a good attitude and try to learn as much as you can before the boards.

Maybe people are just reading me wrong but everyone thinks I'm a "know-it-all" when in reality I am just really curious about things, and asking about clinical correlations of basic science issues helps me remember...

Should I just forget about asking questions to keep the peace, or keep pissing people off??? I don't know what to do because I'm so frustrated!

Thanks for letting me vent

Well, many of the people who ask questions after class ask things they could easilly look up on their own. While some profs indicate that there is no such thing as a bad question, too many questions are not of the type that are beneficial to the rest of the class. A lot of people who ask questions are far afield from the objective information sought to be taught in the class, and not everybody shares their morbid curiosity for material not likely to appear on exams or the boards. And a lot of people who focus in on tangential issues seem to be missing the forrest for the trees. There is more than enough to learn that you are responsible for such that not everybody feels the need to dig up more. That you do is great, but you can do so on your own time, privately.

 

[lord_jeebus]

How often are you asking questions?

 

[Bitsy3221]

Perhaps you could approach the professor one-on-one, after he dismissed the class?

 

[stresssed]

I am soooo sick of people in my class (first years) having the attitude of "tell me only what I need to know for the exam..." and getting catty when I ask questions at the end of a lecture just because they could have left 10 minutes early (!) It gets so frustrating when, instead of whining, you should have a good attitude and try to learn as much as you can before the boards.

Maybe people are just reading me wrong but everyone thinks I'm a "know-it-all" when in reality I am just really curious about things, and asking about clinical correlations of basic science issues helps me remember...

Should I just forget about asking questions to keep the peace, or keep pissing people off??? I don't know what to do because I'm so frustrated!

Thanks for letting me vent

I'm sorry you have to feel frustrated, but it happens. I used to be like you, but I've learned to keep what I know to myself and ask my questions after class or through email. You're in a competitive environment and if you show that you know more than your classmates, they will either think you're a know-it-all or a show-off. Also, not everyone is the same and won't be as curious as you so your classmates have a right to think you're wasting their precious lecture time with useless questions. Try to be considerate of your classmates and use your own time to ask questions.

 

[medsurg2010]

Perhaps you could approach the professor one-on-one, after he dismissed the class?

Yes, perhaps you're right... At my school, it just seems like the profs get fussy if you stop them after class. And the problem with emails is that when the prof answers you, he forwards the email to the whole class, so then they get pissed that they have so many emails.

 

[MWillie]

Why do they have a bad attitude? Maybe because you are imposing your need to learn random things on them. I find asking questions in lecture is one of the LEAST efficient ways to learn anything.

www.emedicine.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.mayoclinic.com
www.google.com

 

[medsurg2010]

RIIIGGGHHHT... Because if Wikipedia says it, it must be true

 

[Bitsy3221]

So if asking questions in lecture is annoying your classmates, and asking the professor after class is annoying the professor, and sending an email is annoying everyone, and you aren't willing to try an internet search, try this:

Keep an ongoing list of thoughts/questions as they come to you during lecture and once a week or so, make an appointment or stop by during office hours to discuss your questions with your professors.

I mean NO OFFENSE to you, but if your questions are annoying everyone in the way you imply they are, I might look into what other posters said--maybe your questions are not as thoughtful and quality as you think they are.

 

[DoctorFunk]

RIIIGGGHHHT... Because if Wikipedia says it, it must be true

I can see their point. You've made only a handful of posts in this thread and I am already finding you annoying. Go to office hours to ask your silly questions.

 

[Ypo.]

Agree with what Bitsy said. I have a friend who speaks English as her second language and because she needs a bit more help, this is what she does. I think its a great idea.

I am one of those people who would rather have cavities filled than go to lecture. LECTURES DRAIN THE LIFE FORCE OUT OF ME. I hate them. Every extra second I spend being lectured at means another piece of my soul is being sucked away by the evil spirit of passive learning.

I don't get mad at people who ask questions, but if there was one person who consistently asked stupid (and by stupid I mean questions they could easily answer by looking in a book) questions after class I would get annoyed. Who wouldn't?

 

[MWillie]

RIIIGGGHHHT... Because if Wikipedia says it, it must be true

Yeah, you're pretty annoying. I'm glad I don't have to sit in class with you.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

RIIIGGGHHHT... Because if Wikipedia says it, it must be true

😴

 

[StevenRF]

I vote forget about asking questions. Those extra 10 minutes are key, the only time i have to hit the restroom and grab some quick food before I have to cram for anatomy or histo quizes.

You gotta be a silent dragon. Get in, get out, take no prisoners, leave people like you in the dust.

 

[sirus_virus]

 

[cfdavid]

I am soooo sick of people in my class (first years) having the attitude of "tell me only what I need to know for the exam..." and getting catty when I ask questions at the end of a lecture just because they could have left 10 minutes early (!) It gets so frustrating when, instead of whining, you should have a good attitude and try to learn as much as you can before the boards.

Maybe people are just reading me wrong but everyone thinks I'm a "know-it-all" when in reality I am just really curious about things, and asking about clinical correlations of basic science issues helps me remember...

Should I just forget about asking questions to keep the peace, or keep pissing people off??? I don't know what to do because I'm so frustrated!

Thanks for letting me vent

I've totally noticed that as well. And it's not just people that really do ask some pretty "dumb" questions (things like asking Q's right after the prof JUST explained the very same thing). But, people also don't seem to have much of an appreciated for those that ask really good questions.

I think it's a combo of two things: First, some people may be overwhelmed, and simply don't want ANY more information coming their way. And second, (perhaps the more likely), many people still have the mentality of learning being a chore, rather than an opportunity or priviledge. That's what tends to rule in undergrad, and unfortunately there's a lot of carry over.

That being said, there IS a lot the lecturers need to get through. So if everyone just went off on tangents asking questions that perhaps will be covered in later lectures, or in future years (year I physio versus year II pathophysio), it could really drag things on. And, yeah, that might not be too productive. It's a fine line.

 

[BeatrixKiddo]

I am soooo sick of people in my class (first years) having the attitude of "tell me only what I need to know for the exam..." and getting catty when I ask questions at the end of a lecture just because they could have left 10 minutes early (!) It gets so frustrating when, instead of whining, you should have a good attitude and try to learn as much as you can before the boards.

Maybe people are just reading me wrong but everyone thinks I'm a "know-it-all" when in reality I am just really curious about things, and asking about clinical correlations of basic science issues helps me remember...

Should I just forget about asking questions to keep the peace, or keep pissing people off??? I don't know what to do because I'm so frustrated!

Thanks for letting me vent

It can get annoying, people are overwhelmed. Don't take class time and email the professor or talk some other time. Maybe you could even use this thing called the Internet to find questions to irrelevant answers.

 

[BeatrixKiddo]

I am soooo sick of people in my class (first years) having the attitude of "tell me only what I need to know for the exam..." and getting catty when I ask questions at the end of a lecture just because they could have left 10 minutes early (!) It gets so frustrating when, instead of whining, you should have a good attitude and try to learn as much as you can before the boards.

Maybe people are just reading me wrong but everyone thinks I'm a "know-it-all" when in reality I am just really curious about things, and asking about clinical correlations of basic science issues helps me remember...

Should I just forget about asking questions to keep the peace, or keep pissing people off??? I don't know what to do because I'm so frustrated!

Thanks for letting me vent

It can get annoying, people are overwhelmed. Don't take class time and email the professor or talk some other time. Maybe you could even use this thing called the Internet to find questions to irrelevant answers.

 

[SoCuteMD]

RIIIGGGHHHT... Because if Wikipedia says it, it must be true

Well, emedicine is peer-reviewed so I'd start there 😉

 

[45408]

RIIIGGGHHHT... Because if Wikipedia says it, it must be true

Riiiiiigggght, because if a PhD says it, it must be true.

 

[hyperbaric]

There are two people in my class who insist upon asking multiple questions EVERY lecture. Only rarely are their questions beneficial to the class as a whole. Particularly annoying, is that one of the two would likely not have as many clarification-type questions if s/he would SHUT-UP and listen while the prof was lecturing.

 

[PugMD]

It's obvious what the OP is looking for, so here it is: Continue asking your annoying questions and pissing off your classmates. I mean, you paid the tuition, you have the right to ask **** that no one wants to know the answer to. But thank god I'm not going to be in your class - you can discuss your new carrot cake recipes on your own time.👎

 

[smq123]

I am soooo sick of people in my class (first years) having the attitude of "tell me only what I need to know for the exam..." and getting catty when I ask questions at the end of a lecture just because they could have left 10 minutes early (!) It gets so frustrating when, instead of whining, you should have a good attitude and try to learn as much as you can before the boards.

Maybe people are just reading me wrong but everyone thinks I'm a "know-it-all" when in reality I am just really curious about things, and asking about clinical correlations of basic science issues helps me remember...

I could understand why you'd be upset if your questions extended class for only a couple of minutes. 10 minutes is a long time. There is no (!) about it. Since it's rude to walk out of a lecture to use the bathroom (unless you're spurting blood or something), most people wait for that 10 minute break.

For people who live far off-campus, those 10 minutes are sometimes the only time that they can get administrative stuff done: scheduling dean's meetings, turning in paperwork, etc. I don't know what school you go to, but a lot of my classmates have to commute to get to class, and go home right after classes end.

Look up clinical correlations of basic science issues on your own time.

Wait...why are you asking basic science professors about clinical correlates? Aren't most of your 1st year professors PhDs? Then you are wasting everyone's time.

Should I just forget about asking questions to keep the peace, or keep pissing people off???

I think the answer to the question "Should I keep pissing people off?" is ALWAYS "No". That's kind of like asking "I think my attending is a drooling *****. Should I tell him?" What do you think the answer is going to be?

 

[MarzMD]

I think it takes a certain amount of arrogance to constantly raise your hand asking stupid questions. Hey, if the professor doesnt touch on it, then think of that as one less thing to memorize. This stuff isnt all that complicated, and I have never seen one of you question askers ask a question that makes the information more understandable. If you were trying to really understand something he already said better, then ask away. But if you think that class time is your own personal tutoring session of stuff thats not going to make it on the test, then you are an arrogant bastard and should stop asking questions.

 

[myrtle]

Good question: based on material in class, clarification that most people are wondering (ask your neighbor maybe), infrequent (on the question asker's part), guest lecturer who is strongly encouraging questions

Bad question: off topic, question asker trying to look smart or trip up/correct the professor

Think about where your question falls before you ask it. Also, many guest lecturers are disappointed if no questions are asked so if it seems like that, ask them. However, if you are asking a question every class or even every day, it's time to visit office hours or go up to the prof after class and give your classmates a break.

 

[triangles]

long boring post

shut up ho!

 

[daeojkim]

If you think your questions are bothering a lot of people, then you can always approach the professor right after the lecture to ask questions privately.

This would be a win win situation for you and the class. You can't impose others to learn if they don't want to learn.

 

[dilated]

One time I was doing a mocking imitation of the idiot in our class who never stops asking dumb questions and wasting our time. Then I realized she was like ten feet away. I felt bad for a moment but it quickly passed, so it may have just been gas.

Your classmates hate you.

 

[humuhumu]

Good question: based on material in class, clarification that most people are wondering (ask your neighbor maybe), infrequent (on the question asker's part), guest lecturer who is strongly encouraging questions

Bad question: off topic, question asker trying to look smart or trip up/correct the professor

Think about where your question falls before you ask it. Also, many guest lecturers are disappointed if no questions are asked so if it seems like that, ask them. However, if you are asking a question every class or even every day, it's time to visit office hours or go up to the prof after class and give your classmates a break.

Best advice on this thread.

 

[jbrice1639]

I don't get mad at people who ask questions, but if there was one person who consistently asked stupid (and by stupid I mean questions they could easily answer by looking in a book) questions after class I would get annoyed. Who wouldn't?

for the most part, i agree. people who feel the need to interrupt the flow of lectures constantly are a real pain.

however, for every person like you who can easily get an answer in a book and learns nothing from lecture, there's a person who learns everything by hearing in lecture and gets nothing from reading a book. just because your retention sucks in lecture and is great when reading doesn't mean everyone else learns that same way.

 

[Bertelman]

Hmmm...Let's say you waste ten minutes per day asking questions which benefit only you, and no one else in your class. My class has 200 students. That means, per day, you will waste 33 man hours. By the end of the week, we all could have sat through another entire lecture of things that are interesting and informative, instead of your grasps to understand insignificant concepts or comments which you use only to appear as though you understand everything on some deeper level than the rest of us.

Spend less time during lectures thinking of questions to ask. Nobody appreciates it. Wait until third year, when you have deadweight on your team which requires you to arrive at the hospital 10 minutes earlier every day. That would be 4:30 a.m. instead of 4:40. Ten minutes will seem like another REM cycle.

 

[Law2Doc]

just because your retention sucks in lecture and is great when reading doesn't mean everyone else learns that same way.

Yes but the lecture is for everyone, not just the dude who wants to hold up the show with questions. If he can't understand things from reading, he really should ask the prof after class because, based on his post, nobody else but him seems to think his issues are all that important and worth the 10 mins he is taking. Majority rules in lecture.

 

[sistahnik]

how about if they have a question then they have a right to ask! I hate it when people think that you should learn or not learn, like everyone else. Who made up this rule that asking questions mean that you know everything, heck if they knew everything then why even go to class. 🙄 Granted, I know that some are a show off, but people also usually feel uncomfortable when someone does try to show off. So what, you don't want to hear other ???, it's just a freaking extra 10 minutes. Do they hold you hostage when class is over or something? You might even learn some new way of thinking about a concept from someone else's ???. Just my .02!!
OP: I'm not sure that I would stop asking ?? for my own clarification.

 

[Orthodoc40]

This whole thread is more display of the bad attitude the OP was wondering about. I'll be pretty disappointed in my classmates if this is what prevails during my first 2 years.

Those precious 10 minutes has been wasted how many times over on internet forums such as these. Think of it as wasting your SDN time, and get over it. I'd be willing to bet most of these complainers waste far more than 10 minutes of their day doing other truly useless stuff than listening to someone ask a question in class.

Practicing a bad attitude just leads to more of it later. And why do your patients think you don't have time for them when they say, "I have one more question for you, doctor..."?

 

[Bertelman]

This whole thread is more display of the bad attitude the OP was wondering about. I'll be pretty disappointed in my classmates if this is what prevails during my first 2 years.

Yeah...thanks for the perspective from some one who has not yet started med school. Seeing that you have absolutely no experience in this particular situation, just sit back and let us figure it out. I promise I won't tell you which med school you should attend.

Sure, I waste more than 10 min. a day doing other stuff, but the point is, I waste it doing what I want to do. I enjoy SDN. I don't enjoy being held captive while someone else asks questions. I don't understand why the OP has more trouble inconveniencing one person, the Prof, as opposed to >100, or however many are in the class.

Thanks for questioning my bedside manner, too. Any other topics you would like to address on which you have no experience to base your opinion? btw, I LOVE it when people choose screen names suggesting some end goal that is 4 years away. What? You mean you aren't an orthopedist? But I thought you were a doc?

 

[Law2Doc]

how about if they have a question then they have a right to ask!

But the problem is that all too frequently (1) people ask questions JUST answered by the lecturer a few minutes before, (2) ask questions that are horribly off topic or only tangentially related, (3) ask questions that can be answered with literally 30 seconds of internet research, or (4) ask questions that 99.9% of the class (often including the prof) doesn't care about. Why should everyone else be subjected to this when the OP can just ask his question after class in private? As Bertelman said, sure we waste time in a variety of ways, but of our own choice. We don't need, nor want, it wasted for us. It's the rights of the other 150 people in the class that should take precedence.

 

[deleted109597]

This whole thread is more display of the bad attitude the OP was wondering about. I'll be pretty disappointed in my classmates if this is what prevails during my first 2 years.

You fail at life. Seriously. Don't talk about hypotheticals in the future like you know what is going to happen.
*****s ask questions. Smart people ask questions. However, smart people know when to ask them. If you can't learn by looking something up, you're going to have a hard time in medical school. Very little of it is spoonfed. Even less during third year. You'll notice (once you get there[if...]) that most question people learn to shut their traps very early in fourth year.
I don't buy the "I pay tuition" argument either, because so does everyone else in the class. Just because you think it is a good question doesn't mean that everyone else does. Just because you learn that item better doesn't mean you screwed up 10 other people's understanding of the concept because you stopped lecture during the stream.
So there need to be rules.
1. If you ask more than 1 question per day (not per class), you aren't reading enough beforehand. Simple as that.
2. If you ever say the words "Quick question" before you ask, I reserve the right to smack you.
3. If your question ever has more than 1 part, you should be taken out back and beaten.
4. Yes, there are such things as stupid questions.

Ever notice how the question askers are always the minority (as in, a smaller proportion of the class, not of a certain race), and always demand special attention? Why is it that this mentality exists? Because that is how we are raised. People should think more like what Kennedy (the president, not the MTV person) said.

 

[MWillie]

however, for every person like you who can easily get an answer in a book and learns nothing from lecture, there's a person who learns everything by hearing in lecture and gets nothing from reading a book.

Learns nothing from reading a book? HAHAHA, man is s/he screwed.
I don't want some sort of illiterate doctor.

 

[Labslave]

But the problem is that all too frequently (1) people ask questions JUST answered by the lecturer a few minutes before, (2) ask questions that are horribly off topic or only tangentially related, (3) ask questions that can be answered with literally 30 seconds of internet research, or (4) ask questions that 99.9% of the class (often including the prof) doesn't care about. Why should everyone else be subjected to this when the OP can just ask his question after class in private? As Bertelman said, sure we waste time in a variety of ways, but of our own choice. We don't need, nor want, it wasted for us. It's the rights of the other 150 people in the class that should take precedence.

Amen. 👍

 

[MWillie]

This whole thread is more display of the bad attitude the OP was wondering about. I'll be pretty disappointed in my classmates if this is what prevails during my first 2 years.

Those precious 10 minutes has been wasted how many times over on internet forums such as these. Think of it as wasting your SDN time, and get over it. I'd be willing to bet most of these complainers waste far more than 10 minutes of their day doing other truly useless stuff than listening to someone ask a question in class.

Practicing a bad attitude just leads to more of it later. And why do your patients think you don't have time for them when they say, "I have one more question for you, doctor..."?

Seriously just go back to pre-allo before you hurt yourself.

 

[indo]

Screw all of you! I will ask as many questions as it takes to get the instructor's attention!

 

[smq123]

So what, you don't want to hear other ???, it's just a freaking extra 10 minutes. Do they hold you hostage when class is over or something? You might even learn some new way of thinking about a concept from someone else's ???. Just my .02!!

Sistahnik: It's pretty obvious that you're still pre-med. So let me explain to you how med school works. It's VERY different from undergrad.

No, they don't hold you hostage when class is over. It is, however, quite rude to walk out of the lecture hall when the professor is still talking. Unless the professor has walked away from the podium, you should give him your attention and stay in your seat.

In med school, unlike college, you have 3-4 CONSECUTIVE hours of class. Those 10 minutes that you dismiss so lightly are your ONLY break. You do not switch classrooms between classes, like you do in college. All of your lectures are held in the SAME lecture hall. If you don't go to the bathroom during those precious 10 minutes between lectures, then you have to hold it for another 50 minutes (and pray that some idiot doesn't extend class by asking unnecessary questions). Walking out to use the bathroom in the middle of a lecture is not encouraged.

Only a pre-med would dismiss those 10 minutes between classes as "only." Those are the only chances that most people have to pee/buy coffee/eat breakfast in the morning hours. Don't act like we're being childish about such a "trivial" amount of time.

 

[smq123]

Those precious 10 minutes has been wasted how many times over on internet forums such as these. Think of it as wasting your SDN time, and get over it. I'd be willing to bet most of these complainers waste far more than 10 minutes of their day doing other truly useless stuff than listening to someone ask a question in class.

Rule #1 for surviving medical school: Shut up. Seriously. Shut up. Stop talking about things you don't know about.

This is your average med school schedule:
8AM - 8:50 AM Class
9AM - 9:50 AM Class
10AM - 10:50 AM Class
11AM - 11:50 AM Class

Now, if you'll notice...those 10 minutes between classes are your only breaks in the entire morning!!!! This is NOT like college where you have at least an hour in between classes. This is CONSECUTIVE classtime. Stop trivializing those extra 10 minutes.

Here's a sample dialogue:
Prof: So, you shouldn't remove a pancreatic tumor unless you can remove the whole tumor, without leaving cancer cells behind. And you shouldn't try to remove a pancreatic tumor that entraps the Inferior Mesenteric Vein. Therefore, in this patient, we did not operate.
Student: Um, quick question?! Why didn't you just remove part of the tumor?
Prof: Because that would leave tumor cells behind, which would just regrow and form another tumor that would kill her. Which is what I just explained.
Student: Oh. So why didn't you just remove the whole tumor?
Prof: Because it was wrapped around a major vein. Like I had said.
Student: So, if you were to remove a pancreatic tumor how would you do it? Could you describe each step of a Whipple procedure for me?

AHHHHHHH. Totally and completely unnecessary. NOW do you get it?

 

[Northerner]

I am one of those people who would rather have cavities filled than go to lecture. LECTURES DRAIN THE LIFE FORCE OUT OF ME.

Which cavities?

 

[turkleton]

For those who aren't in med school or had the pleasure of sitting thorugh two straight years of dense scientific lectures, one thing should be cleared up before pouring out your sympathies for the OP. There are such things as stupid questions, as evidenced by my comrade's tirade on panceratic cancer. While this may not have been true in high school and college, you're held to a different standard in med school. Quick way to irritate the hell out of your classmates- including your friends- is to ask to have stuff repeated, ask things which are clearly stated in your notes, or ask stuff which would just draw a blank stare from your professor.

That said there are intelligent questions, and when asked at the right time, I've found most people don't mind. My class is actually quite good about this and we've never really had a problem with habitiual idiocy prolonging a class. And the times questions were raised, they were good, and usually of benefit to the entire class. So OP, don't let the rest of us get you down- we're probably being too cynical. But if you don't want to draw the ire of your class, you should ask yourself the worth of your question- like others said, you're paying 40K, but so are a 149 other people.

 

[Law2Doc]

That said there are intelligent questions, and when asked at the right time, I've found most people don't mind.

The catch is that the people who regularly ask questions are seldom the ones who ask the intelligent questions. The ones who pipe up if something relevant was really unclear and actually would be helpful to the class are a rarity. And they never get shunned like the OP, who is pretty clearly in the former group, based on the attitudes of his classmates as described in his post.

 

[gujuDoc]

This whole thread is more display of the bad attitude the OP was wondering about. I'll be pretty disappointed in my classmates if this is what prevails during my first 2 years.

Those precious 10 minutes has been wasted how many times over on internet forums such as these. Think of it as wasting your SDN time, and get over it. I'd be willing to bet most of these complainers waste far more than 10 minutes of their day doing other truly useless stuff than listening to someone ask a question in class.

Practicing a bad attitude just leads to more of it later. And why do your patients think you don't have time for them when they say, "I have one more question for you, doctor..."?

I kinda disagree a bit with your post. I don't think a pt asking questions is the same thing as annoying classmates. I used to know this girl about 3 years ago, now a second year in one of the Fl. MD schools. This particular girl would come to class and ask like 20 questions by the time class got out, especially in the chemistry classes I had with her more so then the bio classes. Then she came and worked in the same research lab with me for a very very very brief time and started asking questions about biochemistry procedures she had just learned about in her intro biochem class. The lab meetings were not the place to discuss those things because we were an ochem lab where those questions were irrelevant to the field of chemistry the ochem professor was in and the procedures she discussed were far more up a biochemists field then an ochemists field. And she was also a total know it all. She'd gladly take anything you wanted to give her but when it was time to return the favor she'd act snotty about it and a bit self serving.

 

[gujuDoc]

For those who aren't in med school or had the pleasure of sitting thorugh two straight years of dense scientific lectures, one thing should be cleared up before pouring out your sympathies for the OP. There are such things as stupid questions, as evidenced by my comrade's tirade on panceratic cancer. While this may not have been true in high school and college, you're held to a different standard in med school. Quick way to irritate the hell out of your classmates- including your friends- is to ask to have stuff repeated, ask things which are clearly stated in your notes, or ask stuff which would just draw a blank stare from your professor.

That said there are intelligent questions, and when asked at the right time, I've found most people don't mind. My class is actually quite good about this and we've never really had a problem with habitiual idiocy prolonging a class. And the times questions were raised, they were good, and usually of benefit to the entire class. So OP, don't let the rest of us get you down- we're probably being too cynical. But if you don't want to draw the ire of your class, you should ask yourself the worth of your question- like others said, you're paying 40K, but so are a 149 other people.

I don't think the idea of stupid questions and annoying question askers is unique to med school, just probably going to be more irritating in med school because time is everything in med school and 10 minutes in med school is probably worth like an hour in undergrad.

 

[gujuDoc]

Rule #1 for surviving medical school: Shut up. Seriously. Shut up. Stop talking about things you don't know about.

This is your average med school schedule:
8AM - 8:50 AM Class
9AM - 9:50 AM Class
10AM - 10:50 AM Class
11AM - 11:50 AM Class

Now, if you'll notice...those 10 minutes between classes are your only breaks in the entire morning!!!! This is NOT like college where you have at least an hour in between classes. This is CONSECUTIVE classtime. Stop trivializing those extra 10 minutes.

Here's a sample dialogue:
Prof: So, you shouldn't remove a pancreatic tumor unless you can remove the whole tumor, without leaving cancer cells behind. And you shouldn't try to remove a pancreatic tumor that entraps the Inferior Mesenteric Vein. Therefore, in this patient, we did not operate.
Student: Um, quick question?! Why didn't you just remove part of the tumor?
Prof: Because that would leave tumor cells behind, which would just regrow and form another tumor that would kill her. Which is what I just explained.
Student: Oh. So why didn't you just remove the whole tumor?
Prof: Because it was wrapped around a major vein. Like I had said.
Student: So, if you were to remove a pancreatic tumor how would you do it? Could you describe each step of a Whipple procedure for me?

AHHHHHHH. Totally and completely unnecessary. NOW do you get it?

Someone should tape record these sort of idiots and play it back to them to show them their idiocracy.

 

[BeatrixKiddo]

I had a very curious (read annoying) questioner in one of my science classes. He asked questions which required elaboration on topics and/or hypothetical questions.

I emailed him about it and he changed his ways immediately.

The point is, these types of people usually do have souls.