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one for the med students...

shawtyb

how on earth do you remember all the differnet conditions, illnesses, medications etc?
theres hundreds!!

Reply 1

Helenia

Original post by shawtyb

how on earth do you remember all the differnet conditions, illnesses, medications etc?
theres hundreds!!

That's what 5 years of uni and 5+ years of postgraduate training is for.

Plus we don't remember everything, but develop a structure for assessing, investigating and treating the common stuff, and know where to look for the rest.

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Reply 2

shawtyb

Original post by Helenia

ah ok thankyou :smile:

i thought you all just had amazing memories

Reply 3

Democracy

Spaced repetition and a lot of hard work. A lot of things keep coming up over and over again, especially if you see them day after day.

It's like London cabbies learning The Knowledge :wink:

That said, some stuff will end up being forgotten. I really doubt a consultant surgeon remembers much psychiatry or vice versa.

Reply 4

nexttime

Memory? What memory? That's what the internet is for.

Original post by Democracy

That said, some stuff will end up being forgotten. I really doubt a consultant surgeon remembers any medicine at all or vice versa.

Corrected.

This is probably the best answer. I am of the opinion that your knowledge actually peaks just before you take finals. The only reason seniors seem more knowledgeable is that they can delete unnecessary surgical/medical/psychiatric knowledge and focus on only the stuff they need to know. In terms of raw breadth of knowledge: med students undoubtedly win.

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Reply 5

Asklepios

Original post by nexttime

Memory? What memory? That's what the internet is for.

Corrected.

This is probably the best answer. I am of the opinion that your knowledge actually peaks just before you take finals. The only reason seniors seem more knowledgeable is that they can delete unnecessary surgical/medical/psychiatric knowledge and focus on only the stuff they need to know. In terms of raw breadth of knowledge: med students undoubtedly win.