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My thoughts on research while still in medical school; is it really necessary?

For those who are already into research, I found out a great AI powered research tool.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9wIJM8a5-k?si=Jyyyfi54lNOUMk97

Pastorjohn2:
Update!
I passed my resitting exams, I just hope this would encourage any other medical student that may be in this same position.

It wasn't funny, I was studying 10 hours per day and some times not sleeping at all.

Beautiful!!! Congratulations!!!

Cardiojosh:
Good day Chiefs.
Help out here
Sembulingam vs Guyton.

I've been using guyton though, but I must confess ever since I checked sembu I've been having double mind, shey I no go port go semb.

Has anyone gotten a distinction with sembu or close to.

I think it depends on your school and what your lecturers are using to teach and grade your scripts.

For MBBS Aspirants and 100L MBBS students of Alex Ekwueme Federal University (AE-FUNAI)(formerly called FUNAI), I've got 40 pieces of advice for you.

Part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmW7qLFDq8o?si=PnhPjcd9UG7wBen0

Part 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eFpBDoyO3c?si=0parjkbng7B87jW0

Part 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADJDnf5HAJI?si=NWWQMU1d_L-DwQTU

wizi44:
Please can someone give me some YouTube channels for embryology and histology

For Embryology, Dr rose meurer was my holy grail.
For Histology, get jp gunman textbook

These are the channels that helped me in Preclinicals incase you've not seen it yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLRlUK42GMM?si=pQQhHyk5-SmTTFbT

But then for steeplechase and practicals, these channels helped me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZM0uP2VWk0?si=tHaeY8bj1hBKrhUV

Ruggedfighter:
Glory be to God Almighty
I passed my first MB. I'm now a clinical student. I'm so so happy 😊😊

Finally!!! Congratulations!!!

Doceinstein:
Please I need advice.
I am an mbbs aspirants who scored 339 with 4B3 and 1 A1 currently running JUPEB in unilorin.
But I have an uncle telling me to pick Unilag.But I am scared due to the fact that Unilag mbbs cut off mark was around 86 in 2022,84 in 2023.
And I don't know what it might be in 2024 considering the fact that a lot of people scored 300+ this year.
Unilorin on the other hand has a very slow academic calendar to the extent that the 2023/2024 aspirants haven't been admitted.
I need advice because I don't want to waste 339 this year🙏🙏

Wow this is such a difficult decision to make. Well,,, I will say if you want to pick a SAFE option, you should stay where you are. The grass usually look greener on the other side until you cross over and find out you are wrong. (In this context, there is a possibility of being right; but of course, it's an uncertainty). The issue with this option is that I don't know much about Uniilorin admission process and if it is fair enough to admit you on merit if you meet the jupep cut off.

UNILAG on the other hand is still a good option if we are to be logical here. The risk is higher because of their cut off.

Fingers crossed though. Let's hear what others have to say about this; especially people familiar with the admission process of both schools. I would hate for this score to go to waste.

Doceinstein:
Finally my result is out
MBBS all the way🤲🤲

Beautiful! Be careful of your school choice! Congratulations in advance!

For Medics who want to transfer from one Nigerian Medical School to another, I talked about all the steps involved,,, based on my experience.

Step by step and cost breakdown of transfer between two public medical schools in Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9vtaf_5M3Q?si=07SqcsPT6DaIVt8T

Acheems:
I remember visiting this thread when it was at page 97 around 2013 in SS2. I wrote my first JAMB 2014 in SS3 but didn't get the cut-off for medicine. Took another one in 2015, got medicine in BUK. Fast forward to today... I'm now a doctor waiting for the portal to open to start my house job. Dream, plan, work hard, and believe in yourself that it's possible.

HUGE Congratulations Doc!!!

Pastorjohn2:
My part 1 MB results are out.
I'm to resit anatomy and physiology, I can't believe my eyes truly.
More than 50% of my department failed physiology.
How is this even possible but nobody wants to take up the case with school management.

I feel my medical dreams are already over.

Please don't despair. This is not the time for that. Channel that emotion into strategizing for the resits. Sorry I'm not a motivational speaker so I can only give you practical tips to handle this.

Divide the number of topics by the number of weeks/months you have to prepare for the resits. Practice lots of questions, pray and do lots of group discussions with those resitting too. I wish you all the very best.
N/B: This is coming from someone who has repeated so many times in life.

DrImmaculate:
Men, time flies for real.

Today makes it a week since my Part III MBBS results were released. And I passed; 2/2.

Path Pharm class was terribly stressful but Baba God run am for us.

Now onto the next... BTW, it's been a while here. Glad to see this platform is still existing. It helped lives fr💯

Congratulations Doc

If you or anyone you know is applying to become a Pioneer MBBS Student of any public school (first 3 sets), this video shows one of the possible challenges ahead.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8mV70_ijnE?si=6h9P-u40alX8KINw

If you are a Pioneer medical student or you want to apply to a medical school where you will be in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd set, (most especially if it's a public medical school), you'll want to hear from someone who's been there.

It will help you prepare your mind for what's standing ahead of you. The Pros and Cons of being a Pioneer student. Based on the bittersweet experience of a Pioneer MBBS student.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaEGg4d4u9A?si=QKzZ8TrlhsQTc6BO

Incase you're a shy person and you're wondering if it's possible to be shy in Medical School, in this video I talked about how I cope in a TYPICAL Nigerian Medical School as a shy person.

How I COPE with being SHY in Medical School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ1RPciqJHU

Tochipamela:
Hello everyone

I just applied for medicine through direct entry.But I don't really know what to study for the aptitude test which they said will start this year.
I really need tips on what to expect.

Then,are we going to write screening with other JAMB applicants?

How can I get the textbooks here in Nsukka?
I really have plenty questions...

Follow up the school you applied to and find out if they give test to their direct entry aspirants. Congratulations in advance.

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ISISs:
Pheww.
Final year Exmas Baiby
Who i know here bayi. Lol
I don finally Age but we survived.

wowww Congratulations Doc!

This is how I managed studying at home + lots of house chores as a first child.

Tips on how to study from home with lots of errands and chores


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX6YB7OJo_I?si=jTOBz7SbWqESlrK_

MBBS Aspirants, this is for you.
This is the last minute JAMB Strategy prep I used in my time.
How I prepared for JAMB in less than a month to a week.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aifJMVHEVus?si=AcjHOQBt3H80npNY

PinkNature:
Alright, thank you. This means a lot to me.

We started Anatomy and physiology this semester. I don't seem to know how to read and grab these bulky course. I don't know if I'm already headed towards failure because I darn don't understand what I'm doing.

For details, you could check this playlist if you've not done so already. I talked in details about each of these courses and what is required of you to know.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvNNGto9P-QNtb_5AHQ0ohPWWEh09Bn3Q&si=yeuvq9PlqpYfCwsk

I don't know which of the anatomy and physiology courses you are offering, but in a nutshell, for Anatomy, you need to visualise a lot. That's why you need videos, atlas and pictures to help you understand better.
For physiology, studying the right material will help you understand better. YouTube videos can also explain difficult concepts to you.

PinkNature:
Can a university graduate students without a teaching hospital?

I mean students of nursing, rad, MLS etc.

My school is currently using a specialist hospital for training students, the state government approved the usage of the hospital for my school but we don't have a teaching hospital of our own.

Can this condition prevent the students from graduation? The pioneer set are currently in 300l.

As far as a MOU have been signed between your School and the specialist hospital,,, and that specialist hospital meets the criteria of the accreditation body, you guys are good to go. Fear not.

Raybex:
Do UDUS or Unijos offer Direct Entry admission to graduates with BSc in Physiology, please?

UDUS doesn't. (The last time I checked around Nov/Dec last year)

LalastiklaIa:
You finished sec school very early before 15 that’s nice.

ha ha ha I'm curious about what information made you deduce this...

yungevvy:
My fellow Bahumono sister, I greet you

wowwww

yungevvy:
Wait, just realized you're cross Riverian.
You're from Abi right?

Yes

My JAMB strategy!!! MBBS Aspirants this is for you. This is the strategy I used to prepare for JAMB to get MBBS admission on merit.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49oL7kSdEHM?si=OQPCT8jOcDdNSSEo

Tips I use as a Medic to avoid cramming. It's how I consciously make myself to understand a topic regardless of its difficulty level.

Watch part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRKJqsM6n1o?si=4c2qX4unvWrcHRVf

Watch part 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8po5wHiHbGc?si=AEIi3Jhh14P8o-P9

Aala:
Good afternoon. I am a final-year undergraduate student at a Nigerian university. I will graduate in about six months. I want to study Medicine and Surgery at KWASU afterwards.
Can I apply as a Direct Entry student through JAMB this year, even though I do not have my degree yet? Is it possible to use the "Awaiting Results" option?
Thank you.

Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. Even if you "graduate" in 6 months, will your B.Sc. certificate or Statement of Result be ready in 6 months? If yes,,, then go ahead. But if no....

Anyway, fingers crossed

Ask yourself these 4 Questions to know if you are cramming the topic OR you're indeed understanding it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zILdsM9xBVE?si=QlDtI1vpSQf-4R23

TONYE001:
Once again, congratulations, doc.

I'll advise you follow your senior colleagues closely. They're the best source of guidance...those in Year 2 in your school...meet them and find out how they maneuvred through your current class.

Start your work early, and be dedicated. Low times may come, true, but prepare for them and maintain your focus.

Be quick to ask questions whenever you're not sure about anything, be humble, very humble, in fact. Review your past questions, if possible, multiple times before your exams.

Above all, if you believe in God, hold Him closely.

Stay clean, please. Don't get involved in shady businesses.

May God perfect everything for you ajdnyoir colleagues.

You can send a mail, please. I'll respond once I see it.

Well said Doc! 100%

SF123:
Greetings medics. Glory be to God. finally with all the struggles, huddles, burning mid night candles, prayers, fasting and smart/hardwork. i just got admitted officialy via direct entry to study medicine and surgery at the University of Jos. My joy knows no bound, this z really what i dreamed of after several jamb attempts. Wrote jamb three times got several admission from diff sch to study nursing science, i scrapped the admission and again UNIZIK gave me admission to study HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY which i accepted. After resuming with them and attending inumerable lectures even after paying an acceptance fees #62k, i withdrawn and stoped coming to sch. I did crazy things just bc of med and now God has finally done it for me

wow congratulations!