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Med school life discussion thread
Shenz0r:
Speaking of anatomy, we had our first dissections this week. They got us to try "drain" the pleura and then open up the cadaver and see if we did it correctly.
With our table being all dissection newbies we had no idea what to do. Instead of cutting a window and then putting a tube in that, we pushed the trunk with the bluntish ends straight into the body instead. Ended up going right through a rib and puncturing the lung. Lol.
Then we cut a window to drain it laterally and ended up going through a rib again. lol
Stick:
I was just wondering what your thoughts would be about having to go rural to study medicine if you are assigned to that zone. With Melbourne assigning zones at random it has become a possibility for me and while I still think I'd take it, I'd probably struggle without having my family and support network around me (although one may argue that may be constructive experience which may make me a better doctor). Nonetheless, it is a factor in my decision. Is it as much of a sacrifice and bad as it seems, or is it actually quite manageable?
pi:
I have friends who got sent (ie. they preferenced metro... but too bad!) rural for a year, and they had good things to say about it. I guess the important thing in the clinical years, especially the first couple for Monash/UoM students, is to get a good grasp of the basics and what is common. You don't really need (despite how interesting it may be) to see that case of a syndrome seen in 1/1000000 people until later in your training, so rural is more than ok to get what you need. Furthermore, I know at Monash the median exam scores and whatnot for rural vs metro kids seem to have no difference, so that's good. Granted, I haven't done much time rurally so I'm not speaking from experience.
Regarding your family supports etc, I guess you're going to have to move away from them geographically at some point eventually? 4-5 years post-VCE sounds like an ideal time to start building that new level of independence for yourself. Better make that move during uni where you have a bit more free time and your only responsibility is to pass, than during work where you've got a whole lot of real responsibilities. Food for thought I guess.
heart:
Anyone wanna share there mbbs year 1/2 notes will pay in rare pepes.
pi:
--- Quote from: heart on April 13, 2016, 09:21:00 pm ---Anyone wanna share there mbbs year 1/2 notes will pay in rare pepes.
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There are heeeeaaaaaaaps of notes on the MUMUS website :) You'll need an account of course https://www.mumus.org/resources
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