Pros and cons of your med school?
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Reply 140
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t3h_y0u553f
Oh that's pretty good then, it is basically the same except you don't do the actual cutting yourself.
Why do some med schools not allow dissection?
Why do some med schools not allow dissection?
its actually a case of why do some med schools allow dissection, not the other way round.
Reply 141
Chimpyang
Because it's all worth it, when you get to cut open the cruciate ligaments and 'crack open' the knee.
I've done that by accident.It's no bigie.
Reply 142
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Chimpyang
Because it's all worth it, when you get to cut open the cruciate ligaments and 'crack open' the knee.
why?
Reply 143
It was the most satisfying thing in anatomy. Full stop. No need to be delicate.
Reply 144
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Can't wait to donate my body to science so that you can be satisfied...
(Actually, that just sounds ******* wrong in at least two ways!)
(Actually, that just sounds ******* wrong in at least two ways!)
Reply 145
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Renal
Can't wait to donate my body to science so that you can be satisfied...
(Actually, that just sounds ******* wrong in at least two ways!)
(Actually, that just sounds ******* wrong in at least two ways!)
I can only count two
Reply 146
Same....
Reply 147
Humm pros and cons of my med school:
PROS - i go there
CONS - everything else!
(it amused me!!)
PROS - i go there
CONS - everything else!
(it amused me!!)
Reply 148
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visesh
I can only count two
Reply 149
con: personal and professional development.
watch this space
watch this space
Reply 150
pro: many free days/rotations, which basically = free day
Reply 151
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Chimpyang
It was the most satisfying thing in anatomy. Full stop. No need to be delicate.
Reply 152
Sarky
Southampton
Pros
1. Their widening access course is fantastic, but I would say that because I was on it. But it really prepares you well for preclinical years plus you get an extra year of placements.
2. The pastoral support is amazing. I've been in hospital at least 4 times during medical school and they've always been really understanding. The first time I was in one of the deans came to see me and I was sleeping, but she took away all my folders and books because she wanted me to focus on getting better. They've also taken me to the doctors when its been urgent.
3. The course has good early clinical contact. The preclinical part has changed so I don't know that much about how it is now.
4. We are a regional centre for somethings so you can see really interesting cases at the general.
5. You can mix with non medics because Southampton has a good range of courses.
6. They've changed the course so that within the 5 years you now get a BSc and if you intercalate you'll get a masters. Too late for me though.
7. We have (had) good basic science teaching which had just enough. If you wanted to swat up you could go and get more I guess.
8. It's close enough to London that I can get home when I want to, but far enough away too.
9. There are a wide range of locations where you can be placed.
Cons
1. It's in Southampton. I mean come on. The best thing about this place is the M3/M27, the airport and the port. All so you can leave. If it was a person it would be dead behind the eyes.
2. IPHell. Enough said.
3. Apparently we're **** at anatomy.
4. Southampton general is too busy. You get lost in the massive teaching hospital and it feels like you get ignored a lot.
5. Things like OSCE's aren't regulated enough as people seem to know what is happening beforehand. It was noted by the GMC on their last visit.
6.There is only one thing you can intercalate in and its biomed...
7. There are some attachments we don't have much experience in at all e.g. there are no cardiology placements but 20 weeks of psych? I mean come on.
8. Apparently Southampton coined the phrase "and how does that make you feel?" Because we do a lot of wishy washy stuff. But not as much as some of the newer schools I gather.
9. Prosection. Doesn't bother me but might bother some.
Pros
1. Their widening access course is fantastic, but I would say that because I was on it. But it really prepares you well for preclinical years plus you get an extra year of placements.
2. The pastoral support is amazing. I've been in hospital at least 4 times during medical school and they've always been really understanding. The first time I was in one of the deans came to see me and I was sleeping, but she took away all my folders and books because she wanted me to focus on getting better. They've also taken me to the doctors when its been urgent.
3. The course has good early clinical contact. The preclinical part has changed so I don't know that much about how it is now.
4. We are a regional centre for somethings so you can see really interesting cases at the general.
5. You can mix with non medics because Southampton has a good range of courses.
6. They've changed the course so that within the 5 years you now get a BSc and if you intercalate you'll get a masters. Too late for me though.
7. We have (had) good basic science teaching which had just enough. If you wanted to swat up you could go and get more I guess.
8. It's close enough to London that I can get home when I want to, but far enough away too.
9. There are a wide range of locations where you can be placed.
Cons
1. It's in Southampton. I mean come on. The best thing about this place is the M3/M27, the airport and the port. All so you can leave. If it was a person it would be dead behind the eyes.
2. IPHell. Enough said.
3. Apparently we're **** at anatomy.
4. Southampton general is too busy. You get lost in the massive teaching hospital and it feels like you get ignored a lot.
5. Things like OSCE's aren't regulated enough as people seem to know what is happening beforehand. It was noted by the GMC on their last visit.
6.There is only one thing you can intercalate in and its biomed...
7. There are some attachments we don't have much experience in at all e.g. there are no cardiology placements but 20 weeks of psych? I mean come on.
8. Apparently Southampton coined the phrase "and how does that make you feel?" Because we do a lot of wishy washy stuff. But not as much as some of the newer schools I gather.
9. Prosection. Doesn't bother me but might bother some.
IPHell?...please explain
Intercalation...I met a student who studied at UCL for a year- iBSc in Immunology. How many students in the year intercalate approx?
Many thanks
Reply 153
Hygeia
OP
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Mbharmal
IPHell?...please explain
Intercalation...I met a student who studied at UCL for a year- iBSc in Immunology. How many students in the year intercalate approx?
Many thanks
Intercalation...I met a student who studied at UCL for a year- iBSc in Immunology. How many students in the year intercalate approx?
Many thanks
Interprofessional Learning (e.g. learning about the roles of other members of the healthcare team and how to interact with them to result in the best outcome for the patient.)
Reply 154
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Mbharmal
IPHell?...please explain
Intercalation...I met a student who studied at UCL for a year- iBSc in Immunology. How many students in the year intercalate approx?
Many thanks
Intercalation...I met a student who studied at UCL for a year- iBSc in Immunology. How many students in the year intercalate approx?
Many thanks
Hyegia already explained IPL so i'll leave that.
In my year, nearly 25% of the year intercalated, and many of us (about 20) went somewhere else instead of doing it in Southampton. They will be restricting the number of people that will be allowed to do this now because they are introducing the BMedSci for all students in the 4th year. And 20 people a year will be allowed to intercalate in Southampton and get a masters.
Reply 155
Sarky
Hyegia already explained IPL so i'll leave that.
In my year, nearly 25% of the year intercalated, and many of us (about 20) went somewhere else instead of doing it in Southampton. They will be restricting the number of people that will be allowed to do this now because they are introducing the BMedSci for all students in the 4th year. And 20 people a year will be allowed to intercalate in Southampton and get a masters.
In my year, nearly 25% of the year intercalated, and many of us (about 20) went somewhere else instead of doing it in Southampton. They will be restricting the number of people that will be allowed to do this now because they are introducing the BMedSci for all students in the 4th year. And 20 people a year will be allowed to intercalate in Southampton and get a masters.
Thanks for replying
Sorry for the further questions, but how are these 25% chosen? Is it the top 25% in terms of academic performance throughout the course?
Also, it is mentioned in prospectus that "you may be in Portsmouth during year 3". Are you expected to travel to Portsmouth throughout your 3rd year? I assumed all medical students at Soton stay at SGH throughout the course.
Many thanks once again
Reply 156
I really don't see why things like PPD and IPL are "cons" of a university, OK so they might not be the most interesting of things but they're hardly a negative attribute to a course. They mean well!
It's such a shame at my uni, the people who would most benefit from a lesson in professionalism are the ones who never show..
It's such a shame at my uni, the people who would most benefit from a lesson in professionalism are the ones who never show..
Reply 157
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Mbharmal
Thanks for replying
Sorry for the further questions, but how are these 25% chosen? Is it the top 25% in terms of academic performance throughout the course?
Also, it is mentioned in prospectus that "you may be in Portsmouth during year 3". Are you expected to travel to Portsmouth throughout your 3rd year? I assumed all medical students at Soton stay at SGH throughout the course.
Many thanks once again
Sorry for the further questions, but how are these 25% chosen? Is it the top 25% in terms of academic performance throughout the course?
Also, it is mentioned in prospectus that "you may be in Portsmouth during year 3". Are you expected to travel to Portsmouth throughout your 3rd year? I assumed all medical students at Soton stay at SGH throughout the course.
Many thanks once again
Well I guess it is the top 25% of those who apply, but it would also be based on references and personal statements.
I was in Pompey for an attachment in third year. It will not be for the whole year and unlike final years you do not get accomoation. SGH is an enormous hospital, but there is no way you could have the whole cohort of the medical school using only one hospital as their base. It would be chaos, you would never see anything useful and you would just piss all the qualified staff off.
BlueRoses
I really don't see why things like PPD and IPL are "cons" of a university, OK so they might not be the most interesting of things but they're hardly a negative attribute to a course. They mean well!
It's such a shame at my uni, the people who would most benefit from a lesson in professionalism are the ones who never show..
It's such a shame at my uni, the people who would most benefit from a lesson in professionalism are the ones who never show..
The whole point of this thread is to give my opinion of my course. In my opinion, IPL on my course is not implemented in a way which benefits team working amongst healthcare students.
How can you tell me it isn't a negative attribute of the course unless you have done my course?
I fully support the fact that working in a team is important and that all team members should be respected and their roles understood, but medic bashing is boring and tedious (which is what it turns into) and i'd rather just be getting on with learning to be a doctor thanks. Or at least placements where we shadowed other healthcare students.Reply 158
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fairy spangles
Humm pros and cons of my med school:
PROS - i go there
CONS - everything else!
(it amused me!!)
PROS - i go there
CONS - everything else!
(it amused me!!)
Hey, if it was possible I would actually be really interested in this for Durham
Reply 159
Pros:
Excellent anatomy teaching (and the legend that is Prof Ellis)
Dissection
Learning in scenarios - makes learning systems very interesting with clinical leanings all the way through to explain how things work
As lemon said, inter-London medschool banter
Gordon's museum
Good mix of teaching styles
Large choice of iBSc's and the option to not take one
Some of the 'At a glance' series of textbooks being written by the staff here, meaning they tie in excellently with the lectures
Cons:
Very large cohort, so tends to end up rather cliquey and mostp lecturers/tutors don't know you from Adam
IPE - seemingly irrelevant wishy-washy team building stuff (surely much more useful in clinical rotations much later in the course), and as Sarky has mentioned above, rapidly degenerates into medic bashing
London rent - bloody expensive (although obviously not as bad as Gimpers students will be paying)
GP placements miles away
Excellent anatomy teaching (and the legend that is Prof Ellis)
Dissection
Learning in scenarios - makes learning systems very interesting with clinical leanings all the way through to explain how things work
As lemon said, inter-London medschool banter
Gordon's museum
Good mix of teaching styles
Large choice of iBSc's and the option to not take one
Some of the 'At a glance' series of textbooks being written by the staff here, meaning they tie in excellently with the lectures
Cons:
Very large cohort, so tends to end up rather cliquey and mostp lecturers/tutors don't know you from Adam
IPE - seemingly irrelevant wishy-washy team building stuff (surely much more useful in clinical rotations much later in the course), and as Sarky has mentioned above, rapidly degenerates into medic bashing
London rent - bloody expensive (although obviously not as bad as Gimpers students will be paying)
GP placements miles away
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