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lomaxx: I was in this shoe once. Reading ahead of pre-clinicals. Now let me pause here to give an observation.

Excelling in Pre-Medical year is much about how well you observe tradition in your school and also about how much you work hard. What do I mean by tradition?

Example, If tradition has it that notes are the rate limiting step for zoology, and you kill yourself with hardwork over some zoology textbook, you are so on your own. If your seniors say note is what is needed, you have no business going outside your notes.

Pre-Meds (especially those just admitted) in your various med schools, do well to have someone in the class just above you - to feed you with updated ways of passing each course well and avoiding pitfalls.

Pre-Clinicals is much about how well you are smart to revolve your time about the volumes of Gross Anatomy, the ambiguity of Embryology , the vagueness of Histology and still have a headway in the intense volumes of mechanisms and processes in Physiology coupled with the dense pathways of biochemistry.

You have to be smart with your time. How much time you invest in a course will determine how smoothly it would go for you.

Some people end up doing so well in Anatomy or Biochemistry (because they are perceived as difficult) while their Physiology is very leaky. [b] You must strike a balance. Zeal may not help too much here. You need to be smart.

For those reading ahead of Pre-Clinicals, I recommend that you avoid Keith Moore (for now). Why? It's too voluminous and you will only end up reading too much stuff. Mostly irrelevant stuff. For your Gross, I endorse Snell's Clinical Anatomy. For histology, I endorse BRS Histology. For Embryology, I endorse BRS Embryology. You can get the BRS Books off the net.

I used Snell's, BRS Histo and BRS Embryo. I never had below a 69% in Anatomy and my Physiology and Biochemistry was perfect. I never even read so zealously.

I had people that used Keith Moore and all other popular books but came close with so much zealous work. What if I was zealous? Food for thought.

For Physiology, I endorse either of Guyton & Hall or Ganong or Fox Physiology. BRS Physiology is good. I used Guyton and BRS Physiology and stood a chance at a distinction viva. Medical school politics stood in my way. It's a long story.

For Biochemistry, I endorse Vazudevan Biochemistry. There's Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry and Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry for lovers of hyper-stuff. My combo was Vazudevan and Kaplan Biochemistry. I used Kaplan more.

Your note would be the most important thing you will need. Make sure you copy well.

Managing information in med school is very important. There are too much information you don't need circulating in standard texts. You must be wise in knowing what you need. This is where a syllabus comes in. I have a standard and comprehensive MBBS Syllabus for Pre-Clinical year gotten from a Med School somewhere in Europe. It's a standard syllabus. It's in .pdf. There's an email address in my profile. If you need it, send me a mail.

Good luck to all pre-meds and pre-clinical folks. Even to aspirants. Bless!!!

I-am-Winner:
Hello!!
Fellow Medics I need help here..
MBBSMED in UNIBEN and UI.. Which will you go for??

adeaugustus: Evening guys! Please I need your help on how you study histology, it's just too confusing for me. I loved the course initially, but I began to loose interest after taking a stipple chase test where I had to view almost 20 different slides within 5minutes, I couldn't differentiate between them, it got to a point where I was just writing "Simple Squamous".

I need tips, because I will be taking two courses on histology next semester when ASUU resumes. 3 and 2 unites each, I was reading them today and I couldn't get a hang of it.... Please help. Thanks

adeaugustus: Evening guys! Please I need your help on how you study histology, it's just too confusing for me. I loved the course initially, but I began to loose interest after taking a stipple chase test where I had to view almost 20 different slides within 5minutes, I couldn't differentiate between them, it got to a point where I was just writing "Simple Squamous".

I need tips, because I will be taking two courses on histology next semester when ASUU resumes. 3 and 2 unites each, I was reading them today and I couldn't get a hang of it.... Please help. Thanks

Lagusta: Hmmmm..........

Which textbook do you use?? Get basic histology, it's just like a colour Atlas.... gives you a perfect view!!!

Before exams, try and familiarize yourself with lots of slides.... does alot of good. If you still have problems get a senior to help.....

All the best!!!

adeaugustus:
Thanks, I am using Junqueira's Basic Histology.

Lagusta: That's it, just try and familiarize yourself with the slides during your free time.....

ninja4life: i will like to hav d syllabus.email-majekodunmi88@yahoo.com

omosehin A: @lamoxx, pls i need d syllabus.couldnt get ur email. help me out[color=#000099][/color]

ritababe: Hello,
am new here and i want to ask a very important question and i hope i will get my exact answer,

am going for science lab tech, and i want to know if i can cross to medical after my OND or HND because i was going for medical but my jamb score wasnt enough so i opted for poly, plis i want to know if i can cross to medical in university after my OND or HND

Lagusta: depends on the school.....

You can find out from your school of interest!!!

ritababe: am at temple gate poly, and i want to study medicine at uni. I dont know how to go abt it

Lagusta: Sorry, I mean you can find out from the university where you wish to study medicine, whether they accept OND science lab tech....

Thanx!!!

hardmanvicky: im still waitin for d syllabus ooo dr. Lomaxx. hardmanvicky01@gmail.com

lomaxx: Sent



medicalmatata@gmail.com

Fedric: guy i have received mine. I have forward it to u.

ninja4life: are u able to download d attachment sent to u?.if so is it on a laptop?.

Fedric: guy i have received mine. I have forward it to u.

lomaxx: Sent



medicalmatata@gmail.com

Fedric: yes on system. Laptop or desktop.