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Medicine 2022 - The final furlong
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Monkey2001 · 06/06/2022 19:11
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sydenhamhiller ·
09/06/2022 10:07
NoNotHimTheOtherOne · 07/06/2022 12:23
My medical school definitely doesn't provide reading lists. In fact, if students ask we explicitly tell them not to buy any books until they have started the course and can work out whether they actually need them. Most of what they need to learn is covered in books that are available free online through the university library, and it is often better for them to watch some videos on the web before they start trying to understand detailed explanations in textbooks.
Some subjects - especially anatomy - will have web or other electronic resources that are highly recommended, and some universities will have produced their own. For some subjects - most notably physiology - different books suit different students' learning styles and it doesn't make sense to buy a book you're going to struggle to understand if there's another one that suits you much better. When I ask students which textbook they use for physiology, those who use textbooks at all usually say Guyton & Hall. Personally, I find this book completely unreadable but many other people find it the best available.
If a student waiting to start a medicine course asks me for recommended reading, I will always tell them to read stuff like the NHS Constitution, the GMC's Duties of a Doctor and Good Medical Practice, as well as the specific guidance for medical students. Also, students who have never studied psychology or sociology are likely to find it very useful to read some introductory stuff on these subjects, as medical students are often taken by surprise at how much behavioural & social science they have to learn (even though it should be obvious you need to learn these to be a doctor). And anyone who deliberately avoided maths-heavy A-Levels should be brushing up their calculation skills. The numeracy standard of many medical students is shocking.
Bimkom ·
10/06/2022 13:34
kackle · 10/06/2022 12:37
We had a call from Newcastle this morning and an offer of a place.
Over the moon happy
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