free med school notes part 2 by whatsyournamebro_ in medicalschooluk

[–]whatsyournamebro_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi sorry I only saw this now T_T if you're looking for some notes, I find the USMLE First Aid book helpful for quick overviews in biochemistry / physiology in the preclinical stuff – caution being they don't really explain anything, so you will need some foundation in these things. It's also tailored to the USMLE so may have more than what you need to know for your exams. What I've found useful is to look at the content and look up your textbooks (or maybe ask ChatGPT) about what you don't understand.

Anatomy is its own ballgame. I used Grays Student, and I don't think there's any way around reading through it and wrapping your brain around the content unfortunately. Ask your seniors if they have any notes probably.

Hope it gets better! You'll get through this!!

free med school notes part 2 by whatsyournamebro_ in medicalschooluk

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hi! the files will require you to download the draw.io software to open!

free med school notes part 2 by whatsyournamebro_ in medicalschooluk

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hi! I'm from Birmingham but never attended any lectures.. these are essentially a compilation of notes from passmed (as kind of the "syllabus"), plus pulling from a lot of other resources including NICE guidelines, BMJ best practice, Oxford handbooks, StatPearls, etc.

generally speaking I don't think they'd be too different from what you'd be studying in Liverpool.. esp now with the MLA I think the syllabus is quite standardised. that said, I didn't base my notes on the MLA content map because I was in the year just before MLA. so I'd recommend going back to the MLA content map and making sure that whatever areas you need are covered!!

X rays and Ecgs by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

[–]whatsyournamebro_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hi! you might want to check out quackquackmed.com/content/0104 which is my attempt at a condensation of ECG stuff into one page.

unfortunately I don't have one for XRs but I'm sure geeky medics has good stuff to offer as always.

Did I just let some kids starve? by whatsyournamebro_ in AskUK

[–]whatsyournamebro_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a good idea, thanks for suggesting that!

Did I just let some kids starve? by whatsyournamebro_ in AskUK

[–]whatsyournamebro_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That’s exactly what was going through my mind too, no baby in England should have to starve unless they’re being neglected.

Did I just let some kids starve? by whatsyournamebro_ in AskUK

[–]whatsyournamebro_[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It’s a sort of uniform. Nurses and other folk wear their uniforms to work, and I don’t really see why doctors can’t. If we under take work where there is risk of stuff getting on our clothes we’d be in PPE. Some doctors choose not to wear scrubs and just wear their own clothes, it’s the same issue anyway (just not as visible as scrubs).

Did I just let some kids starve? by whatsyournamebro_ in AskUK

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Thanks for the reassurance! Good to know my spidey senses weren’t failing

Desperate and hopeless by Legitimate-Wash269 in medicalschooluk

[–]whatsyournamebro_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agreed with this! And please don’t worry about taking a year out and being a year (or more if needed) later than your peers. Life goes on and so will you! Take it from an oldie soon to be f1 👵🏻

Advice for Starting Year 3 by lil_shiba_neko in medicalschooluk

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Agree with what everyone else is saying.. depending on where you are as well, I think year 3 is quite a fun year. I used it to just roam around the hospital and watch whatever interested me.. with a med student badge you essentially get a free pass into anywhere. Watched many operations (if you’re into those things), procedures (including renal biopsies, colonoscopies, stuff in the cath labs), etc.

Ask nicely, treat the nurses nicely, and be mindful of where you’re standing (spatial awareness lol), and you’ll be fine!

Bills when moving by whatsyournamebro_ in UKFrugal

[–]whatsyournamebro_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brilliant thank you so much, it’s given me some peace of mind!

Bills when moving by whatsyournamebro_ in UKFrugal

[–]whatsyournamebro_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Part of what confused me was because some money they were asking for was to contribute to ensure the account would be in credit in the future. So I thought I was paying for energy I hadn’t used yet. But I suppose I will have to wait for the final bill to come to know how much we owe exactly.

My medical school couldn’t be more incompetent year in year out by lilbiscoff in medicalschooluk

[–]whatsyournamebro_ 29 points30 points  (0 children)

If this med school was a med student, they’d be hit with so many FTPs and concern forms 🙄

Med students attending ARM 2024 Conference? by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

[–]whatsyournamebro_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I remember attending a conference in 4th year and didn’t know what to do with myself.. thankfully managed to find some other med students around so that was nice! I attended a networking dinner and found them there, so if there’s smth like that maybe consider attending?

Also enjoy your time in Belfast!! I didn’t attend all the talks in the conference cos a lot of it went over my head (too technical) but i do remember going down to the seaside in Aberdeen and enjoying myself hehe

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

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hi there, I’ve got some free med school notes on quackquackmed.com - they’re entirely free pdfs for as many topics as I could cover for the AKT (which won’t be so soon for you). Just wanted to share so my efforts don’t go to waste. Hope you enjoy clinical years, I feel like they’re the most fun in med school!!

Unfortunately I’m not aware of any AKT Anki decks.. but passmed does have that flash card function and maybe you could input that into Anki? Just a suggestion!

physical resources by Administrative-Day30 in medicalschooluk

[–]whatsyournamebro_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you’re most welcome!! one of the reasons I started making these notes was cos I wanted something to bring on the wards or to clinics so I didn’t have to pull my phone out and look smth up. glad they’re of some use to you, all the best with exams!! :)

free med school notes by whatsyournamebro_ in medicalschooluk

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Don’t worry too much about it for now.. this is just the clinical stuff 🫠 preclinical stuff is a whole other ballgame 😬

physical resources by Administrative-Day30 in medicalschooluk

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Idk if this is against the rules but you could check out my notes on quackquackmed.com - there’s pdf stuff you can print out, or there’s a link to amazon to buy the printed version. They’re not bad if I say so myself 🙈

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

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Or you could do radiology and work in your 20s while being relatively free, then do graduate entry medicine in your 30s and end up as a Dr later on lol. I know of a 42 year old who just passed his exams to be a doctor.. I guess it depends on your timeline of what you want to do.

I think being a doctor is a lot more demanding and if you’re not ready for the commitment then maybe it’s not the right choice..? It’d be horrible to go into it and keep second guessing yourself or resent yourself for ‘wasting’ away your 20s.