On preparing to be a Medical Student

P/s credit to DR. Josh Herigon for writing this.

This is my referance...
more infomation on preparing your self to be a doctor at here


The following is a brief list of some of the things I think have been useful and worth their money in my first two years of med school:

1. Large, widescreen computer monitor. The volume of information required to internalize during the preclinical years of medical school can’t be compiled and organized on paper. You would end up with bookshelves filled with those gigantic 4″ binders. Therefore, almost everything happens on a laptop. Of course, the advantages of portability afforded by laptops are offset by the tiny screen size. Plugging into an external, gigantic screen when at home is a huge advantage. You can actually see what you need to be looking at. It’s brighter and generally has better resolution. More important, the additional real estate allows you to have multiple windows open side-by-side so you can take notes in one and look at material or watch videos in the other.


2. Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. One of our professors once said, “You could lock a med student in a basement for two years with a copy of Robbins and they would come out and not miss a question on Step 1.” A single textbook doesn’t exist for medical school, but this one pretty much covers everything you need to know in the first two years. Unfortunately, Robbins often goes into too much detail, but it is the best reference book for anything during the preclinical years. This is a required book for any med student.

3. Smartphone. If for nothing else, to keep track of your email and schedule. I don’t know exactly how much email I get in a given day, but it’s a lot. Being able to check these emails anytime without sitting down at a computer is a huge advantage. The other thing smartphones are getting better and better at is on-the-go studying. I can pull up a set of anatomy flashcards while I’m waiting for a meeting to start and quickly hit high-yield information. You can also use it for quick reference while in the clinics — either to teach yourself about a condition/medication relating to a patient or help out your preceptor/attending (be careful with this one, though, they might not appreciate your help).

4. A decent stethoscope. The key word here is “decent.” Get one better than the base model, but don’t go out and drop $500 on an electronic cardiology stethoscope — (1) you’ll look like an idiot, (2) it’s not worth it at this point and (3) you’ll probably lose it at some point. A good quality stethoscope will help tremendously, both in terms of hearing what you’re supposed to be hearing and comfort.

5. A good bed. You may not get a lot of sleep, so what you do get you want to be very good.

6. Question and review books. Hundreds of question and review books exist. Some advise med students against getting any of these until they are actually preparing for Step 1. The fear is two-fold:

*Students will use review books as a primary source for studying and miss out on some of the nuance provided by studying actual textbooks or materials from professors.
*Students will become too focused on prep Step 1 and look past the fact that they need to focus on their current courses and pass them.

Both risks are very real for students. However, review books and question books can effectively be incorporated into normal test prep during coursework in Year 1 and 2. The benefit of using these tools in your preparation for regular course tests is that you become familiar with these materials before you begin your arduous Step 1 preparation. Also, many of the review books contain very helpful mnemonics and tools for memorizing complicated pathways or concepts. Instead of wasting time coming up with your own, often inferior, memorization tools you can use some of the most effective ones from previous students. But don’t fall into the aforementioned traps — study primary materials first and only use these as your last bit of review/self-testing before an exam.

7. A good anatomy atlas. I think it’s important to have a true anatomy atlas, meaning one that is simply labeled pictures/diagrams. Several anatomy texts exist that are a combination textbook and atlas. I generally don’t like these because I find the text only functions to make the book thicker and makes finding the diagram you want difficult.

8 . Not over-paying for med school. A recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed physicians who went to med school at US News & World Report Top 10 research or primary care medical schools did not perform any better on quality measures than their peers who went to less prestigious institutions. Med school debt is bad enough, don’t exacerbate the problem.

sahabat

ade lagi 2 paper,, BA ngan PQS,,,
dalam sebulan aq bersama ngan kengkawan aq nie aq sedar banyak perkara
cthnya dalam bersahabat, benda yang perlu dititik berat kan adalah hadiah
kerana dari hadiah itu sahabat akan lihat keperihatinan kita,,
tapi, harus ingat,,
cubalah berhikmah,,
sebagai cth,, ada seorg sahabat yang sukakan baca komik,,
adakah kita harus beri dia buku ensiklopedia yang tebalnya 500 mkasurat itu,,
ingatlah, dalam beerdakwah ahrus bijak dan berhikmah,,
selain itu, kita harus peka dengan perkara2 yang berkaitan dengannya,,
cth, wane kegemarannya, keluarganya,,
dengan itu, kita akan lebih rapat dan ukhuwah akan terjalin,,
ntara lain,
kita kena sedar yg kita kena sentiasa meraikan sahabat kita,,
cth, mendapat keputusan yang cemerlang,
bercerita mngenai kejayaan mereka,,
bergembiralah utk mereka,
mereka akan rasa lebih dihargai,,
tambahan pula, aq belajar suatu perkara yang sangat penting,,,
dalam bersahabat, kita tidak lepas dari melakukan kesalahan,
kita x lepas dari salah faham, dan rasa x puas hati,,
ketahuilah, x mudah untuk menerima kritikkan,,
maka jangan kritik,,
kadang kala mereka hanya perlukann kita utk memberi perhatian..
sebagai cth,, andai mereka memakai tdung tetapi tidak menutup aurat,,
hanya selempang sahaja,,
maka adakah lebih baik utk menegur,,,
yang akhirnya membuat dyer terasa..
lantas semakin jauh ngan kita,,
atau menghadiahkannya kerongsang mengikut warna kesukaannya,,
dan membat dyer rasa bahagia,,
mempunyai sahabat yang perihatin akannya,,
benar kata Allah,,
berjalanlah dimuka bumi Allah
agar kamu lebih mengenal-Nya,,
aq hanya b'jlan
ubah dari duduk blok A sengsorang,,
ke bilik SA yang dipenuhi dengan sahabat dunia akhirat,,
tp Allah dah berikan aq pengajaran
yang sangat banyak,,,,
tentang SAHABAT

I'm back =(

5 tahun dah blalu da aq x sangka aq akn balik pd zaman nie
zaman jahiliyah,
zaman dulu dlu...
why... n i don't know...
dulu utk brubah ,
it takes 4 years an d a SMAP
now,,
how do i change again?????????

WIERD!!

aku memang tak faham dan tak mungkin akan faham,,
n aq tetiba rase ko pun x paham ape yg sdg blaku,,
so let me clarify,,
n yes,
I'm a nobody,,

aku start kenal ko last year,,
n tyme flies so quickly i guess
dulu,
aq ingat lagi tyme aq condem ko sbb ko ignore ape aq cakap,,
n x sangka skang jadi kwn,, yg agak rapat gak..
n FYI,, aq kwn ngan sumer org kay!!

aq ingat kiterw baik sangat taon nie coz ur sis know my bro,,
mantap seyh,,
n aq teringat zaman dulu,,aderw 3 impian yg aq nak sangat2,
n one of it is making alots n lots n lots of fren,,
nape??
sbb, I want to know thier story..
coz story should be interesting,,

tp,, ur story is wierd..
org yang menyakitkan hati awak,
buat aqak nangis, pening kepala,
tuduh awak mcm2, kaco kwn awak,,
awak let her b,,
coz u love her????

n then, everytime u ended up miserable,,
aq sbgai kwn nak tolong,,
but helpless
its bot something that i must do..
its what u must doo,,

n n0w,,
I suddenly wonder,,
what will happen in the future if its con. like this???

Pening... sbb dia

finally... I've been thinking a lot..
and I came up with this...
Dia... n aq tau dyer mungkin bace,,,
still aq nak jot it down...

aq msuk Smapl,
aq ley ingat lg niat aq nak brubah...
coz the thing that had been stopping me
adlh enviroment...
n the enviroment is changin'

n aq ingat lg
every fatihah...
perkataan IHDHINASSIROTHALMUSTAQIM...
memang doa yang pndek tapi besar ertinya bg aq....
n I never want anything else
more than his guidance...

n Alhamdulillah,,,
aq rase mmg Allah bg gudeline dyer
kejalan yg benar

tapi yg aq x sangka,,,
ada satu jalan yg jauh lebih complicated,,,
n never thought sampai ke situ...
golongan Ahli sunnah wal jamaah

suddenly things get more wierd...
n trust me aq rase takut...
afraid sbb x tau btol @ x...
sbb golongan tue minor jerw...
sbb aq rase tersepit...

smnjak aq cuba tok follow...
mcm2 happen...
ader owg yg cube tarik aq...
kate tue sesat la... aq da terpengaruh la...
arg....
aq seriusly x tau...

skang nie,,,
suddenly sumerw nyer stop...
sperti x de ape2 yg blaku...
aq rase bengang dan marah secara tiba2...
aq rase tergantung...
diorang maybe da faham tp aq x...
but diorang just ignore n hidup mcm biasa jerw

argh...
Dia... aq tau aq x derw hak nak kaco dyer...
tp, da bg tau,,, cakap la sampai habis!!!
jgn wat aq tertanye2 camnie...
tolong la... tau korunk suro carik
tapi cari aperw???
Tolong la,
jgn biar aq nyawa2 ikan sorang2,,,
korunk ramai,,,
tp aq sorang...

aq bukan nak kaco ko sangat
or buat fitnah...
aq just nak ssirathamustaqim....
n aq just nak His guidance....
tp ntah knapa...
bilerw teringatkan dia...
aq rase HOPELEESS!!!!