Coursework

All the med school courses

2010 M3 Survival Guide

The 2010 version of the M3 Survival Guide is now available.  Please be advised that this is a more up-to-date version than is listed on the Books page.

Lexie and Mike's Immuno Tutoring Notes

Alex and Mike's Neuro Tutoring Notes

Lexie's Biochem Tutoring Notes: Fat Metabolism

Here are my notes from tutoring session 4/20/10. Enjoy!

Lexie's Biochem Tutoring Notes: Carb Metabolism 4/13/2010

Here are my notes from my tutoring session on 4/13/2010 for carbohydrate metabolism. Enjoy and good luck!

M3 Survival Guide 2009

The 2009 M3 Survival Guide can be downloaded here.

Step 1 Advice

The following is posted on behalf of Marissa Le c/o 2010 concerning prep for the USMLE Step 1:

This link is to an online guide book by med
students for med students- it has practically all the advice you'd want
for Step1- check out the table of contents, it has advice about which
books/sources, and subjects are highest yield for studying.  Also check
out "what's available" for sample tests that will give you an accurate
assessment of what you would score- and what subjects you are weakest
on, and when to take these assessments.  Check it out- or at least save
this to look at later.

http://www.gotmedbooks.com/insidepages_guide.php?num=0

...also
Kaplan Q-bank and USMLEworld are both good.  I had both, Kaplan seemed
more nit-picky than the real test, and world is cheaper.  ... also you
don't really need it until you are really studying for the boards- so
you can save by just buying it for 30 or 60 days.

Thanks Marissa!

Neurobiology

Please click 'Edit' next to the title of this book to add your files.  When on the editing page, scroll down to 'File Attachments' and add your file(s).  All files should be in .doc format with the following naming scheme (example):  Physio_Lecture05_Adrenal_Jonathan.doc.  Do the self-studies as well.

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Pulmonary Medicine- Stroger

Location

Stroger

# Weeks

4

Hours/week on site

41-50

Open to M3s?

yes

Scheduled through OASIS?

yes

On Rush schedule?

yes

# other students

1

Prerequisites

I don't know

Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility

I don't know

Overnight call?

no

Work weekends?

no

Weekend call?

no

Is there an exam at the end of the rotation

no

Students required to give a presentation

no

Teaching hours/day

3-4

Teaching style

Patient rounds, Lecture given by resident or attending, Morning report/Case conference

Suggested reading/pocket contents

Up-to-date

Structure of rotation

Team-based

Amt/quality of time residents/attendings

Attendings 2-3 hrs, excellent teaching Residents 2-3 hrs, excellent teaching

Proportion of time evaluating pts alone

75-100%

# pts evaluated/day

2-4

Procedures

1x/wk

Typical day

Round on old patients, see new consults, assist with bronchs, round at 1300, finish notes by 1700. Asthma clinic Tuesday AM.

Usefulness for any residency (# stars/5)

5

Usefulness for this residency (# stars/5)

5

Useful for other specialties

critical care, internal medicine

Overall rating (# stars/5)

5

Recommended to other students (# stars/5)

5

Other comments/favorite parts of rotation

Seeing patients on your own and making recommendations. reading imaging and correlating with history and physical examination

Pharmacology added to Palm Notes - Release 3

Pharmacology has now been added to Palm Notes, using some Kaplan flashcards as a base, then adding a few drugs along the way.  This definitely makes reviewing so much more convenient!

Now Palm Notes cover Pathology, Pathophysiology, Microbiology, Psychopathology, Statistics, and Pharmacology.  The major gaps: It does not really cover the sections before the organ systems in Path, and goes over the immunologic diseases in First Aid fashion.   Read More »

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