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Danielmac:
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.

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.

NL1960:
You are right about the textbooks. I was surprised that my daughter in Medicine has never asked me for money.to buy textbooks. I only bought her a laptop and maybe occasional money for practical manuals. She is starting 300lvl now. Do not know yet if that is when the buying of textbooks will start. 😁😁😁😁

NL1960:
You are right about the textbooks. I was surprised that my daughter in Medicine has never asked me for money.to buy textbooks. I only bought her a laptop and maybe occasional money for practical manuals. She is starting 300lvl now. Do not know yet if that is when the buying of textbooks will start. 😁😁😁😁

horpeyemmi66:
One can study Medicine without a single physical textbook.

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.

Danielmac:
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.

Joy0041:
No I don't go through past questions

Aceed:
medical condition? I was a student of uniben, yes schools have stress that comes with it and other issues depending on the character of the individual but I commend uniben for offering drugs free, I don't know if it is all classes of drugs but I suffered from a medical condition where fortrin, prometh and diclo was what was given and if I ever bought those drugs at external pharmacies, it was because they were out of stock in uniben health centre...

drips, canulas were free too

and if there is need to go to ubth, as a student, treatments were heavily subsidized...due to my medical condition, there was a time that within the space of less than a week, my pcv dropped to 8%, doctors couldn't even offer any concrete explanation, and I had to be admitted there...our bill of 120k was subsidized to about 19k...

I am yet to here of a school with such medical discounts but uniben's medical calendar is that of slow and steady coupled with patience that would be tested over...

JosephDeKing10:
I finally report to this trend as MBBS students of the prestigious University of Ibadan medicine. I got admission this year, and I'm also a first degree Holder in Botany from UniBEN.

I'm 29 now and will be 30 next year by the time I'm resuming.

JosephDeKing10:
I finally report to this trend as MBBS students of the prestigious University of Ibadan medicine. I got admission this year, and I'm also a first degree Holder in Botany from UniBEN.

I'm 29 now and will be 30 next year by the time I'm resuming.

JosephDeKing10:
I finally report to this trend as MBBS students of the prestigious University of Ibadan medicine. I got admission this year, and I'm also a first degree Holder in Botany from UniBEN.

I'm 29 now and will be 30 next year by the time I'm resuming.

MrNewperson:
Congratulations chief, is DE or through JAMB?

JosephDeKing10:
I finally report to this trend as MBBS students of the prestigious University of Ibadan medicine. I got admission this year, and I'm also a first degree Holder in Botany from UniBEN.

I'm 29 now and will be 30 next year by the time I'm resuming.

JosephDeKing10:
I finally report to this trend as MBBS students of the prestigious University of Ibadan medicine. I got admission this year, and I'm also a first degree Holder in Botany from UniBEN.

I'm 29 now and will be 30 next year by the time I'm resuming.

Upright001:
Good day Medics..

Pls any ABU Medical Student in this thread

I have some enquires to make pls

horpeyemmi66:
Hello, what do you want to find out about the ABU Medical school?

Upright001:
Good evening Sir.
I want to know about their admission Modality and cut off mark for MBBS
And the UTME score that might get one admission for medicine

Thanks Doc.

horpeyemmi66:
Alright. So let's go this way.

ABU does not publish any official cut-off marks, some of what has been written below is based on anecdotal evidence.

The two major factors ABU considers are the following:

1. Your aggregate score (UTME + PUTME)/2

2. State of Origin

So here's how it works, ABU is the most culturally diverse federal university, you literally find almost every Nigerian tribe at ABU, even the ones you have never heard of.

As such, ABU always strives to reflect federal character thing. However, the 19 Northern states, are the Catchment areas of ABU, as such in a medical school class, you typically have more representation from the Northern states.

What ABU does is to rank people from every state, if for example ABU is to take 12 people from Kwara state, they would rank everyone from Kwara from the highest scoring candidate to the least and pick out the 12 they want.

Now, for someone coming from a state that is not catchment like Osun or Cross River typically has to beat the undisclosed Merit cut-off and the ranking thing I explained earlier to be considered.

The lesser the number of people who have applied from a certain state the better.

For perspective, When I applied for BDS in 2019 using Ondo state, my UTME: 297, PUTME: 320, Aggregate: 309.

When applying from a Non-catchment state, you typically have to score as high as possible.

Someone coming from Yobe would not have had to score as high as I have done, I hope you get the gist.

Hopefully this helps. All the best.

ThatWriterBoy:
Hello everyone! Please I need advice. I'm 25 (will turn 26 this year) and I'm currently serving at the Federal University Lokoja medical school. The Human Anatomy department there. I graduated with a BSc Human Anatomy, 2.1 (4.25 GPA) from University of Port Harcourt. IBefore, I would always say I didn't want to go back to MBBS because of the cost and I felt that time had passed for me, but a couple of things made me start considering it again.
1. When FUL was trying to get MDCN accreditation late last year and early this year, I noticed that only 2 of the lecturers on the anatomy staff list had a BSc in Human Anatomy. The rest were doctors. Some had a first degree in anatomy, while others were pure MBBS. When I asked one of the first degree anatomy holders, he explained that in a short while, non-MBBS degree holders would no longer be allowed to teach medical students, and coming into academia with an MBBS degree was much better than coming in with a BSc. I realised that even if I have a PhD in Anatomy, perhaps a time would come where a doctor without a PhD would be preferred to lecture medical students than me. I really did not mind becoming a lecturer though, but now I'm not so sure with my anatomy degree.
2. Someone asked me today what my plans would be after I'm done serving (I finish in May), and I genuinely did not know what to say. The truth is, I would say I'd go for an MSc or something (I was considering doing something with neuroscience), but I'm starting to feel like I'm delaying the inevitable. Unemployment or underemployment and stuff. I remember my doctor uncle telling me that the 5, 6, 7 years I did not want to spend to go back to school after my anatomy degree, would still be spent on the unemployment line, and his words were scary.

I think I'm going to apply for direct entry to MBBS this year. After all, I wouldn't know unless I try and it's better I do something than sit around worrying right?

Please I need advice on the best university to apply to where I would actually stand a chance of getting in on my first try.

I considered Rivers State University since the school is in my village and they'd definitely have an indigene quota, but the school fees even for indigenes is too much for me to pay. My parents are near retirement and I don't want to put this extra burden on them after they paid for the first degree. Yes, all my siblings are done with school with the last one in final year, but I would feel guilty if I put another degree cost on them. I'd like to fund this one myself or at least get a scholarship for it.
I considered going back to Uniport where I got my anatomy degree as I heard that schools normally consider their graduates for MBBS admissions, but I also heard Uniport would give more preference to their JUPEB graduates from Ashgroove than DE so there's a massive chance I may not get in. Like the quota for DE is normally shared with JUPEB guys, and more would come from JUPEB since they pay so much money for their program. I considered Unical too because I saw they accept a 2.2 in anatomy for direct entry, and so it might be easier to get in with my 2.1. Someone was also suggesting I try Unilorin, which might be cool although I don't know whether I actually stand a chance, or FUL where I'm serving (but since the medical school just started, I'm a bit skeptical about applying, and I don't think I'd like to school there considering that I served there).

Is there any other school I should consider with my grade which would not be so expensive, and maybe a bit closer to my family in Port Harcourt? Although I really wouldn't mind going far if the chances of me getting there would be high. Also, would the calendar of the school be fast enough? I know RSU has a very fast calendar and they don't go on ASUU strikes.

Please give me your advice. I'd really appreciate you. Thank you!

ThatWriterBoy:
Hello everyone! Please I need advice. I'm 25 (will turn 26 this year) and I'm currently serving at the Federal University Lokoja medical school. The Human Anatomy department there. I graduated with a BSc Human Anatomy, 2.1 (4.25 GPA) from University of Port Harcourt. IBefore, I would always say I didn't want to go back to MBBS because of the cost and I felt that time had passed for me, but a couple of things made me start considering it again.
1. When FUL was trying to get MDCN accreditation late last year and early this year, I noticed that only 2 of the lecturers on the anatomy staff list had a BSc in Human Anatomy. The rest were doctors. Some had a first degree in anatomy, while others were pure MBBS. When I asked one of the first degree anatomy holders, he explained that in a short while, non-MBBS degree holders would no longer be allowed to teach medical students, and coming into academia with an MBBS degree was much better than coming in with a BSc. I realised that even if I have a PhD in Anatomy, perhaps a time would come where a doctor without a PhD would be preferred to lecture medical students than me. I really did not mind becoming a lecturer though, but now I'm not so sure with my anatomy degree.
2. Someone asked me today what my plans would be after I'm done serving (I finish in May), and I genuinely did not know what to say. The truth is, I would say I'd go for an MSc or something (I was considering doing something with neuroscience), but I'm starting to feel like I'm delaying the inevitable. Unemployment or underemployment and stuff. I remember my doctor uncle telling me that the 5, 6, 7 years I did not want to spend to go back to school after my anatomy degree, would still be spent on the unemployment line, and his words were scary.

I think I'm going to apply for direct entry to MBBS this year. After all, I wouldn't know unless I try and it's better I do something than sit around worrying right?

Please I need advice on the best university to apply to where I would actually stand a chance of getting in on my first try.

I considered Rivers State University since the school is in my village and they'd definitely have an indigene quota, but the school fees even for indigenes is too much for me to pay. My parents are near retirement and I don't want to put this extra burden on them after they paid for the first degree. Yes, all my siblings are done with school with the last one in final year, but I would feel guilty if I put another degree cost on them. I'd like to fund this one myself or at least get a scholarship for it.
I considered going back to Uniport where I got my anatomy degree as I heard that schools normally consider their graduates for MBBS admissions, but I also heard Uniport would give more preference to their JUPEB graduates from Ashgroove than DE so there's a massive chance I may not get in. Like the quota for DE is normally shared with JUPEB guys, and more would come from JUPEB since they pay so much money for their program. I considered Unical too because I saw they accept a 2.2 in anatomy for direct entry, and so it might be easier to get in with my 2.1. Someone was also suggesting I try Unilorin, which might be cool although I don't know whether I actually stand a chance, or FUL where I'm serving (but since the medical school just started, I'm a bit skeptical about applying, and I don't think I'd like to school there considering that I served there).

Is there any other school I should consider with my grade which would not be so expensive, and maybe a bit closer to my family in Port Harcourt? Although I really wouldn't mind going far if the chances of me getting there would be high. Also, would the calendar of the school be fast enough? I know RSU has a very fast calendar and they don't go on ASUU strikes.

Please give me your advice. I'd really appreciate you. Thank you!

ThatWriterBoy:
Hello everyone! Please I need advice. I'm 25 (will turn 26 this year) and I'm currently serving at the Federal University Lokoja medical school. The Human Anatomy department there. I graduated with a BSc Human Anatomy, 2.1 (4.25 GPA) from University of Port Harcourt. IBefore, I would always say I didn't want to go back to MBBS because of the cost and I felt that time had passed for me, but a couple of things made me start considering it again.
1. When FUL was trying to get MDCN accreditation late last year and early this year, I noticed that only 2 of the lecturers on the anatomy staff list had a BSc in Human Anatomy. The rest were doctors. Some had a first degree in anatomy, while others were pure MBBS. When I asked one of the first degree anatomy holders, he explained that in a short while, non-MBBS degree holders would no longer be allowed to teach medical students, and coming into academia with an MBBS degree was much better than coming in with a BSc. I realised that even if I have a PhD in Anatomy, perhaps a time would come where a doctor without a PhD would be preferred to lecture medical students than me. I really did not mind becoming a lecturer though, but now I'm not so sure with my anatomy degree.
2. Someone asked me today what my plans would be after I'm done serving (I finish in May), and I genuinely did not know what to say. The truth is, I would say I'd go for an MSc or something (I was considering doing something with neuroscience), but I'm starting to feel like I'm delaying the inevitable. Unemployment or underemployment and stuff. I remember my doctor uncle telling me that the 5, 6, 7 years I did not want to spend to go back to school after my anatomy degree, would still be spent on the unemployment line, and his words were scary.

I think I'm going to apply for direct entry to MBBS this year. After all, I wouldn't know unless I try and it's better I do something than sit around worrying right?

Please I need advice on the best university to apply to where I would actually stand a chance of getting in on my first try.

I considered Rivers State University since the school is in my village and they'd definitely have an indigene quota, but the school fees even for indigenes is too much for me to pay. My parents are near retirement and I don't want to put this extra burden on them after they paid for the first degree. Yes, all my siblings are done with school with the last one in final year, but I would feel guilty if I put another degree cost on them. I'd like to fund this one myself or at least get a scholarship for it.
I considered going back to Uniport where I got my anatomy degree as I heard that schools normally consider their graduates for MBBS admissions, but I also heard Uniport would give more preference to their JUPEB graduates from Ashgroove than DE so there's a massive chance I may not get in. Like the quota for DE is normally shared with JUPEB guys, and more would come from JUPEB since they pay so much money for their program. I considered Unical too because I saw they accept a 2.2 in anatomy for direct entry, and so it might be easier to get in with my 2.1. Someone was also suggesting I try Unilorin, which might be cool although I don't know whether I actually stand a chance, or FUL where I'm serving (but since the medical school just started, I'm a bit skeptical about applying, and I don't think I'd like to school there considering that I served there).

Is there any other school I should consider with my grade which would not be so expensive, and maybe a bit closer to my family in Port Harcourt? Although I really wouldn't mind going far if the chances of me getting there would be high. Also, would the calendar of the school be fast enough? I know RSU has a very fast calendar and they don't go on ASUU strikes.

Please give me your advice. I'd really appreciate you. Thank you!