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Kingsley1169:
It's not about hours spent, it's about how much you assimilated and the daily consistency.

Even 1 hour student that is consistent and assimilate a lot within that timeframe can still end up to be a top student

Thanks

Danielmac:
Good morning chiefs, how many hours should I average while reading.
Currently doing 3hrs daily apart from weekends and I feel it's too small.
Currently in 200l(about to enter second semester)

someone should pls help with an opinion

Good morning chiefs, how many hours should I average while reading.
Currently doing 3hrs daily apart from weekends and I feel it's too small.
Currently in 200l(about to enter second semester)

Sultan5:
Medical school is about working smart. You need to know how your lecturer operates and adapt accordingly. The way you prepare for lecturer A may be different from lecturer B. Thats why your senior colleagues are your most important resource. They have this information.

Second resource are past questions they will give you an idea of how your lecturers approach setting questions for each topic. What do they ask regularly (high yield stuffs), how do they ask it, where do they ask it from (uslme, materials, textbook stuff).

Attend lectures, most times these lecturers gives hint on where you should focus on, likely questions they can set and how to approach it.

When going to war you need information on which you can strategize. Get these info and adapt as you go. Obviously reading your textbook front to cover is the best thing to do however where is the time and how many of those stuff will you be able to reproduce.

Thank you chief

Sultan5:
Depends on the school. His seniors are better positioned to answer, most times lecturer materials are more of guide on what to focus on in textbooks, other times they are the bible from which the students will be tested. So it depends

I also needed this, thanks.
Even if it's just as a guide but basically I should not just read the textbooks blindly(cover to cover)?

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horpeyemmi66:
Hello Daniel,

Congratulations on begining Medical School properly. So let's cut to the chase, I don't think one has to buy Physical books as most texts are now in Soft copy, anyways:

1. Anatomy
- Soft Copy Keith Moore: You can read your first 70 pages from here and occasionally for reference
- Hard copies of Vishram Singh Vol 1,2,3
-Slides

2. Histology
- Soft Copy: Junquiera and Indebir Singh (They are better than eachother on certain topics)

3. Embryology
- Soft Copy: Human Embryology by Indebir Singh (leave Saddler, I did not like that book)

4. Physiology
- Soft Copy: Ganong, Guyton, BRS,
- Hardcopy: Sembulingam
- Slides

5. Biochemistry
- Soft copy: Satyarayana, Chatterjhea (leave Leninger and Harper's and Lee's)
- Slides


Your order of Priority should be to read slides first before textbook and videos, hold your videos well.

Practical Manuals are between you and the Preclinical lab people.

Know what you should know to pass, nobody cares about your stuff if you fail.

Follow those who have their ears to the ground make you no go dey read aimlessly.

Past questions very important, form your MB essay notes using the past questions.

Draw for them in Anatomy, write small put diagram, write small put diagram. Your diagram does not have to be pretty, the most important thing is for whoever will mark your work to know what they are looking at just by looking at your diagram and labelling.

Physiology also write plenty, put diagram, charts, graphs etc. You can't be writing on Hb-O2 dissociation curve and not included the diagram of the curve.

Biochemistry, write and draw their pathways

If attendance is ≥ 75% if you cannot make some classes have people who will sign on your behalf

At the back of your mind, you should always aim to make it through to the other side, nobody cares what you went through to get to the other side, just Pass.

Doctor wey get Distinction and Doctor wey no get, all nah Doctor.

Compete against yourself not others. Your journeys are very different.

In worse case scenarios, always make sure your test scores are not below the mean test score of the class.

You are on your way to bagging an MBBS/BDS be respectful, treat people well, don't be selectively nice, don't look down on the Anatomy and Physiology guys, be humble.

20 Children cannot play for 20 years how much more a large MBBS/BDS class, do and collect your degree and move on with your life. Write your MB, pass and be looking. Nothing should concern you with resit/repeats.

Do what it takes to pass and not your best because your best may not be enough.

May the odds always be in your favour.

Wishing you all the best Daniel.

Thanks for the detailed explanation 🫂

Tyg3rFvry:
Go and read your slides and past questions if you don't wish to fail

We just resumed and we've not really had like an orientation, so there's no slides.
We just got some few past questions from some senior co's

My chiefs, good day
I'm here soliciting for help.
Just entered 200L and I'm really lost on books to buy, some of my senior co's said the most popular was chaurasia and last for anatomy, Keith Moore is needed for just introductions(basically the first 70 pages).
I'll really like a run down of books(and practical manuals) to buy and any other advice will be really appreciated, thanks.