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Afolly222:
Please someone should help with WhatsApp link/Telegram for B1/B2 date search. You can send to my email @ afolashade1998@gmail.com

Godmademan:
madam de law. Stop washing us, law students no dey read plenty books ni?

folake4u:
God forbid me do Mericine

Dvd4:
Learnt it's 10 for IMSU

Starfx:
I don't know for other state universities..

But down here in Esut it's 6yrs.

I rep ESUT

Pes13:
I am sure you are either a robot, a ghost or an alien.


YOU FREAKING KIDDING RIGHT?

I laugh in Greek

You just insulted Keith Moore Anatomy and pharmacology and pathology.

AustainoPatrick:
AnyUnizik medicine and surgery student here

Vcojuro:
https://www.nairaland.com/1049407/medical-students-aspirants-thread/561

For those who didn't read my initial write up, posted above is a link to the write up.
This is the 2nd part in the series of write up.

Anatomy is the bulkiest of the preclinical courses and it involves the study of humans, cells and embryos. It is the course most medical students, tend to read all the time. it requires that you read it more often because it’s both voluminous and easy to forget.
For the anatomy I preferred the gross aspect of it because the rest of it, sort of look abstract to me. I also didn’t like nor dislike neuroanatomy though I was privileged to be taught this aspect of anatamy by prof T.M Shokunbi and other lecturerers (He together with prof malomo and others are Nigeria’s leading authority in the field of neurological surgery as neurosurgery is commonly referred to. T.M Shokunbi was the head of our anatomy department and malomo was the dean of clinical sciences. They hold joint appointments both as professors of anatomy and neurosurgery.)
I remember in the introductory lecture to neuro anatomy course, he asked if anyone wanted to pursue a career in the neurosciences, I think almost everyone raised their hands in affirmation. That he is very charismatic and exeptional is an understatement, he made everyone develop interest in the subject and neurosurgery as a whole. There were other lecturers who made our sojourn through the department worth the time and stress.
PHYSIOLOGY is considered to be the easiest of all basic medical sciences in preclinical school. What made it simple was not that it is less voluminous, as a matter of fact, physiology is as bulky as anatomy but it contains terms that can be easily remembered and its principle can be easily applied to every day health issues. For me surgery is basically a continuation of anatomy while medicine is a continuation of physiology. The testing pattern of physiology in Ibadan med school entails picking either a TRUE or FALSE answer for a single question. A wrong guess attracts a minus of 0.5mark while a correct answer attracts a plus of 1 mark. This rule is applicable for all mcq examinations in clinicals and preclinical schools (in clinicals it is higher than that, for example in hematology for instance any incorrect answer attracts a negative mark of). The first series of tests in physiology is written as MCQs(multiple choice questions) while the latter parts is written as essays .
BIOCHEMISTRY has been regarded for years by medical students as their achilles heel. For me I would say that it’s the least applicable of all the courses in basic medical sciences in clinical practice. It is very abstract and requires lot of cramming for you to be able to pass the course. Though Some find it interesting but a lot find it very difficult.
MEDICAL BIOSTATISTICS is another course that’s worthy of mention in the preclinical school, it involves the use of statistics and mathematics in solving everyday medical and health issues like collecting data for epidemics in a state or region.
A lot of emphasis is placed on practicals, clinical correlates and applications in the preclinical school. Each student is mandated to attend all practical sessions and be able to apply all principles to everyday practice.

TRAILBLAIZER:
applied twice nw
235 first o was given biochemistry
Now 241 no admission
By Gods grace come 2019 am sure we will be here sharing our testimonies as the newest intakes of mbbs
#,2k19
#team 300+
#usman dan fodio university sokoto

Dsplendid:
Am a potential 100 level medical student. I rep (NAU-UNIZIK). Any medical student of the school to help throw more light on what medizik is all about

ARCHEMEDESME:
how much anatomy do pharmacy student do?

drajjay:
sorry to see this. In uniport this would hardly ever happen. With those scores merit list would almost be fully assured.

charleymed:
MY ADVICE TO THE NEWEST PRECLINICAL STUDENTS.

Congratulations to you all. I'm using ISIs and venmotors as a point of contact.
In as much as I would like to commend you all for a job well done, passing the premed and moving on to the promise land, I also want to reiterate that your journey to becoming a doctor/dentist just got started. Premed is notorious for painting the wrong picture of what the medical school truly entails, and the earlier you begin to disinhibit your senses from the euphoria of your premed accomplishments, the better med school might be for you. It's no longer a myth that the correlation between premed and medical school proper is almost nonexistent or very thin so to say, that's why in places like the USA one can study music at premed and still doing very well in medical school. Indeed, Medical school is an entirely very different 'pot of soup' not similar to anything you've ever come across before. Your degrees in pharmacology, pharmacy, anatomy, biochemistry, physiology etc, often becomes redundant once you set your foot into medical school.
Things are just different here and even the military can't boast of such rigour and organisation. That's medical school for you.

Learn to be serious: One important mistake preclinical students often repeat is the culture of taking things for granted. This is often orchestrated by the fact that most of us started reading even before the commencement of lectures or even worse, when we already have a degree in one of the preclinical subjects, let say anatomy. This often makes us feel there's no need learning "flexion and extention" since we already knew the circle of Willis. Attitudes like this often leaves us less attentive in class especially when very simple concept are being discussed, because we feel they are too simple and doesn’t deserve our time. The problem here is not that anybody will ever ask you flexion and extension in exams, but that we are starting on a wrong footing, which is "inattentiveness" in the the class. This often results to more episodes of inattentiveness, until it becomes a habit. Don't even make the mistake of thinking that you get serious when more difficult concepts are discussed, often at times it results in a vicious cycle, where you continously see every concept being discussed as below your standard. In as much as I will like to advice you to start reading as early as your premed days, please whenever you're in class, always keep your knowledge aside and pay close attention to whatever concept the lecturer is discussing, that way you will get the opportunity of adding more to your knowledge and becoming better. Seek knowledge like a hungry lion, don't ever take anything for granted in medical school.

Your style of studying: I have to talk about this because it's very clear that most medical students especially preclinical students do not know how to and what to study at any instance. The problem here is not that we don't have a good reading culture and cannot not 'jack' till day break. No, the issues pertains to the fact that we don't study smart. Earlier on this page, I shared an experience of how I studied with last anatomy and clinched a distinction in anatomy. We all need to understand that MBBS is an undergraduate degree and as such we have to make studying more appealing and realistic, not cumbersome as though we are doing PhD. Sincerely, there's no sense in reading Keith Moore or guyton cover to cover, apart from the fact that you barely have time for that, it's very difficult to retain information in such books. Your aim should be, retaining as much information as possible not filling your room with big books. Pick a single textbook that's concise and straight to the point, then kill yourself on it. Repetition is the key to knowledge, so why not choose reading ganong for a third time, when your peers are still yet to finish Guyton for the first time. Who do you think will be better of? Also, another important blunder I have seen most medical student commit, is reading too many textbooks at a time. My brother you will end up confusing yourself and burning up your energy for nothing. Sincerely, you don't need so many resources, just master one and make others your reference resources. There are other ways we learn in medical school, lectures, practical sessions, tutorials, and even online. Explore this alternatives, and don't kill your self on tons of BIG BOOKS. You should know that the best student is not he who has tons of textbooks, but he who has tons of information.

Setting goals: We should all learn this. I'm happy whenever I meet young preclinical students talking about how they want to get distinction in all the subjects. This is a very good way to kick off your medical school. Set goals, even high falutin ones. One important thing about setting goals as this is that, it keeps you on your heels always, you might not be able to acheive most of these goals at the end of the day, let say getting a distinction, but for sure you will never struggle in medical school. There's a very thin line between passing and failing in med school, unfortunately everyone is predisposed to this two spectrums. But passing becomes normal and natural, when you set goals far higher than just to pass. You will discover that when people are running helter scelter during an MBBS exams, you will calm because the worse that can happen to you is to pass.
Another aspect that you shouldn't ignore is working on these goals and bringing them into fruition. It takes great efforts, and at no time should ever deviate. Fight to the end, and you will reap the fruit of your labour.

Handling success and failure: Both success and failures could be a double edge sword, and you should be careful which edge you've choose at a particular time. Handling success in medical school is very paramount. If you mismanage your raining days, be rest assured you will plunge yourself into dry season prematurely. Whenever you do very well in a test or an exams, please learn to be humble, remain focused and fix your eyes on the price. Whatever success you acheive should act as a catalyst for more success, more like a positive feedback. But I have discovered that people often allow there success get into their heads, and you shouldn't be found in such category. Whenever you do well a test, you become popular and the next is that everyone wants to be your friend, you begin to organise tutorials, moving from pillar to post, always on the go. I'm not saying you shouldn't share your knowledge with your peers, off course you should, but don't develop short term memory as to how you arrived at your point of success. Don't abandon your books because you felt you've arrived. It will surely backfire. Handle success with care in other to acheive more sucees. Failure on the other hand should be handled with upmost care. Never dwell on your failure. When you don't get it right, forge ahead with good spirit and determination to get it right the next time. Never look back at your failure and don't ever get depressed because you failed.

Dissociate yourself from toxic people: There are this category of people that always see the negative side of everything. It will do you alot of good never to found yourself mixing up with such people. They will infect you and soon you will become like them. Discover people that see the two sides of everything, and make them your friends, if you must have any. Be with people that inspire you always, people that share similar dreams with you, that way you will enjoy medical school. More importantly, never allow people's negative opinions get to you, especially when you are doing well. People often mock excellence and excellent individuals, and you should get used to the fact that their opinions has no bearing on your life. Shame them with more success and excellence, that's their remedy.

Get involved: Finally, don't be carried away by the rigour of medical school. Get involved in other things. Broaden your knowledge.
Try sports, politics, history, art, movies. Be refreshed all the time. Because the best doctor is one who knows little about everything.

I wish you all the best.

DayoAlpha:
that's gonna be nice...
which university?

aboking:
honestly it's not interesting again. Justin imagine some will be displaying their jamb scores and asking their chances of being admitted.

ISISs:
Best answer.
U are smart.

DayoAlpha:
morning everyone, it's been a while
I remember days of Lagusta and co where they talk abt medical stuffs and questions and all which as at then it all looks gibberish to me,but now that I know the gibberish stuffs they were talking abt nobody is asking questions or bringing any medical stuff to the table,then only thing I read here anytime I visit is admission stuffs and admissions stories... can't we mix them together like days of Lomaxx,Lagusta and ambviscent?

Ajet001:
Msg me bro on whatsapp

I'll send you the link.
There's always a way to go around these things.
I'm on the group already.

aondona1:
https:///8phUp5hliLR5dXGLRL3N1e

WhatsApp group for agbami scholarship for 2018

somtoto:
add me 08131129799

ISISs:
I greet all medics.
200 level confirmed.
UNN BDS. Somebody pour ogogoro on my head ahhbeg.

JourneytoEL:
hi,please does unizik offer Direct entry to study medicine?

LordKingsley:
These schools keep frustrating people. I can still remember how glad I felt when I checked my Jamb result to see 306. I studied harder for post utme, even quit my job at a factory just to focus on this goal of mine. I later scored 320 in UNN Post utme and my aggregate was 313, now the cut off marks have been released and it's pegged at 327. Right now I'm so devastated and I'm considering doing a change of institution. Please guys help me out, I'm confused.

Learson:
Hello everyone in the house, pls how lucrative is physiotherapy in Nigeria

ARCHEMEDESME:
do they do computer programming courses

CyrilPatrickk:
An aspirant here.. pls can I have ur what's app details ? have some things to ask u.. or maybe facebook details... any would do

ARCHEMEDESME:
thanks . Please do u guys offer the same course with pharmacy students.and are pharmacy students dropped when they fail?, do pharmacy students stay in school throughout or got to college of medicine

ARCHEMEDESME:
how did u make it in jamb after failing