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Unavailable37: Welcome to Your 3rd Year of Medical School
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37: Welcome to Your 3rd Year of Medical School

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37: Welcome to Your 3rd Year of Medical School

FromThe Premed Years

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Aug 7, 2013
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Podcast episode

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Session 37 Eat When You Can, Sleep When You Can, Don't F&*k With The Pancreas Tweet this! In today's episode, Ryan and Allison talk about life as a medical student on the wards. They talk about what it's like to be a new 3rd year medical student. There is no summer between 2nd and 3rd year in order to match you up with the calendar of the residents coming in. As a 3rd year medical student, there is a different type of learning as you learn on your feet opposed to being in a classroom. It's a transition into the clinical environment full time. One more thing, remember that you're not alone. Realize you're going to have a team of residents and resident physicians backing you. Here are the highlights of the conversation with Ryan and Allison: Things to expect when you start on the wards: Starts early with rounding which refers to a discussion of the admitted patients (sick rounds, walk rounds, pre-rounds) Be ready to wake up at 5 am or earlier. Built-in, dedicated lectures and didactics Morning reports Academic conferences Chief's rounds Pimping - Medical students will be asked by residents and attending physicians but don't be scared if you don't know the answer Doing pre-rounds: Collecting your vitals and seeing patients for the first time that day because you should already have the information to present once you discuss it with your senior people and discuss the plan for the day. Talking to the patient and doing an exam by yourself Checking with the nurse and checking the chart for earlier notes Checking in with the person who's on-call overnight What your clinical grade is made up of: Presentation with your attending physician Empathy and bedside manner Formulation of your assessment Your treatment plans Various exams you will be taking: Step 2 CK exams based off your Shelf Exams or Levels Shelf exams - for each required rotation, you will have an exam given at the end of the rotation covering the entire topic like internal medicine or surgery Associated oral examination Tips to do well in the Shelf Exams: Don't save studying for the end. Read every night when you go home. Show the people you're working with that you're actively learning and picking up knowledge. Read as you go. When you admit a patient with a particular disease, read about it so it will stick with you and you're able to integrate everything together. What's the difference in the life of a surgical rotation: Being able to go to the OR and start getting the experience in the OR Find out the surgeries for the next day. Figure out which operation to see and learn about that operation. Scrubbing (respect the scrub nurse) Possible questions that the attending might ask you: What you need to look out for? What nerves and arteries are in the way? What things may cause a problem during the surgery? Some more pieces of advice for new 3rd year medical students: Don't be a gunner. Remember medicine is a team sport. Be a helpful member of the team. Take on any task to help out your team. But say "NO" to SCUT work (ex. when people ask you to bring coffee or anything that has no educational value) Polish your presentations. Practice at home. Don't fall asleep during rounds. Watch how often you use your devices. Pay attention. If they send you home, leave together with other medical students as a team. You don't have to stay. Have something to read with you on the wards (pocket guides for different specialties) Always bring a snack with you. Get as much sleep as you can. Links and Other Resources: USMLE Step Exams COMLEX Levels Shelf Exams If you need any help with the medical school interview, go to medschoolinterviewbook.com. Sign up and you will receive parts of the book so you can help shape the future of the book. This book will include over 500 questions that may be asked during interview day as well as real-life questions, answers, and feedback from all of the mock interviews Ryan has been doing with students. Are you a nontraditional student? Go
Released:
Aug 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Premed Years is an extension of MedicalSchoolHQ.net. Started by Ryan Gray and his wife Allison who are both physicians, it is another means of bringing valuable information to pre med students and medical students. With interviews with deans of medical schools, chats with trusted, valuable advisors and up-to-date news, The Premed Years and MedicalSchoolHQ.net are the goto resources for all things related to the path to medical school. We are here to help you figure out the medical school requirements. We will show you how to answer the hard questions during your medical school interviews. What is a good MCAT Score? What is the best MCAT Prep? What the heck is the AMCAS? What is the best undergraduate program? What is medical school like? What so you do to volunteer and shadow? Get your questions answered here.