Tuesday-Thursday
Since there usually is no class before our 10am lecture from Tuesday-Thursday, we usually have the mornings free. I try to wake up early and go to the gym during those days. In the afternoon, we have labs that start at 1pm. These labs, which include histology/pathology, anatomy, doctoring, and clinical skills, can last anywhere from 2 to 3.5 hours. Our class of about 180 students is divided into 3 sub-groups that rotate labs throughout the week.
Our total time in class is about 23 hours a week. I typically spend 3-5 hours a day studying, including weekends. Because our grading system is pass/no pass, we study as much as we need to. There is a non-graded online quiz at the end of the week so we (and medical school administrators) can keep track of our progress. The David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA is divided up into 9 blocks for first two preclinical years and each block lasts about 8 weeks. There are no exams except the final block exams, which include an exam on lecture material, anatomy, and clinical skills or doctoring.
While I am sure that there is some variability in the amount of study time amongst my classmates, many of us study diligently. Some like to procrastinate but most people study consistently every day. One thing that I quickly realized was that I would be pretty miserable if I did not enjoy learning. Most medical students spend 6-12 hours every day either in class or studying, so if you do not enjoy learning, you should think carefully about going to medical school.
Nevertheless, even though I spend a lot of time studying, there is still some time to have fun and relax, especially because I think UCLA has one of the more relaxed schedules amongst US medical schools. There are many times when I can take Saturday off so that I can go to a UCLA football game. I try to study as much as possible throughout the week so I can spend some time during the weekend to relax.
There is really no place that I would rather be than at DGSOM. It is really rewarding to be exhausted at the end of each day, knowing that I am working to be the best doctor I can possibly be.
I hope that you got a good picture of what a typical week in medical school is like. If you are planning to apply to medical school, get ready to work hard and learn a lot.
Monday, 20 January 2014 18:10
Written by Edward Chang
Text vocabulary
- UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Калифорнийский университет в Лос-Анджелесе — публичный университет, расположенный в городе Лос-Анджелес в штате Калифорния, США. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Медицинская Школа Дэвида Геффена при Калифорнийском университете в Лос-Анджелесе shares – делится (информацией, впечатлениями) consolidate – суммировать hypothetical – предполагаемый feel like – ощущать себя pretty much – практически relevant to – имеющий отношение к is not packed with – не заполнен rotate – чередовать pass/no pass – зачтено/ не зачтено non-graded online quiz – несортированный онлайн тест keep track of our progress – следить за своей успеваемостью
- diligently – прилежно procrastinate – откладывать со дня на день miserable – несчастный really rewarding – действительно стоит того exhausted – измученный, истощенный
III. Answer the questions.
1) What educational establishment does Edward Chang study at?
2) What year is he in?
3) Is his student life easy?
4) How many days a week does he study?
5) Does he have similar classes every day?
6) What classes does Edward Chang have on Mondays and Fridays?
7) When do these classes begin?
8) What does Problem-Based Learning imply?
9) What does playing doctor include?
10) Are there any lectures in the schedule?
11) Do student have to attend all the lectures?
12) Why does Edward Chang prefer attending lectures to watching them on-line?
13) When do Edward Chang’s classes end on Mondays and Fridays?
14) How does Edward Chang spend the rest of these days?
15) When do the classes start on other days of the week?
16) What does Edward Chang do in the morning on Tuesday-Tursday?
17) Does he have any labs? How long do they last?
18) How much time does Edward Chang spend studying every day?
19) Does he study at the week-ends?
20) Does Edward Chang enjoy his studies?
21) What does he advise to applicants of a medical school?
IV. Speak about your typical day. Use the following plan:
1. your university (faculty, year of studies)
2. number of working days
3. schedule (subjects, types of classes)
4. rules and regulations (attendance, make-ups)
5. extracurricular activities
6. free time
7. problems and difficulties
8. your recommendations to other students.
V. Study some tips for medical students concerning studies. Continue the list of good recommendations.
Study tips for medical students
Study Tip 1 – Keep organized. Medicine is a high-volume course that progresses and builds on complex concepts. However, many areas of study can be broken down and grouped to help you organize and easily recall the steps.
Study Tip 2 – Know the terminology and nomenclature well.
Study Tip 3 – Compare and contrast. Every time you are studying something, ask yourself “How is this different from. . . and how is this similar to. . . ?”
Study Tip 4 – Study every single day – being a good student requires developing good study habits.
Study Tip 5 – When in doubt, ask – simple advice, but sometimes, we are all averse to asking questions for fear of looking dumb.
Study Tip 6 – Translate the notes you receive into your own condensed, easy-to-read version. This helps you internalize the knowledge in a way you can easily access.
Study Tip 7 – Enjoy what you are doing – if you find yourself getting bored while you study, stop.
PART I
VOCABULARY |
I. Remember the following words and phrases and use them as much as possible in your topics.
Active Vocabulary | |
Структура университета, общие условия – Structure of the University, General Terms | |
· заочная форма обучения | · correspondence form of studies |
· кафедра (фармакологии) | · Department (of Pharmacology) |
· лечебный факультет (на факультете...) | · Faculty of General Medicine (at the Faculty...) |
· медико-диагностический факультет | · Faculty of Medical Diagnostics |
· медико-психологический факультет | · Faculty of Mental Health Medicine |
· отделение медсестер с высшим образованием | · Department of Graduated Nurses |
· очная форма обучения | · full-time form of studies |
· педиатрический факультет | · Faculty of Pediatrics |
· факультет иностранных учащихся | · Faculty of International Students |
Aдминистрация – Administration | |
· декан | · dean |
· заведующий кафедрой (иностранных языков) | · Head of the Department (of Foreign Languages) |
· заместитель декана | · assistant dean / deputy dean / vice dean / |
· отвечать за что-либо | · to be responsible for |
· проректор (по учебно-воспитательной работе) | · pro-rector / vice-rector (for academic affairs and education) |
· ректор | · rector |
· секретарь деканата | · secretary of the dean’s office |
· · Учебные заведения – Educational Institutions | |
· абитуриент | · applicant |
· выпускник | · graduate |
· высшее учебное заведение | · higher educational institution / establishment |
· готовить врачей | · to train physicians |
· Гродненский государственный медицинский университет | · Grodno State Medical University |
· Гродненское медицинское училище | Grodno Medical College |
· диплом (диплом с отличием) | · Diploma (Honours Diploma) |
· закончить с отличием | · to graduate with honours |
· направление на работу | · appointment to work |
· окончить ВУЗ | · to graduate from |
· получить специальность врача | · to be qualified as physician |
· поступать в университет | to apply to the University |
· поступить в университет, быть принятым в университет | · to enter the University / to get in / to be admitted to |
Преподавательский состав – Academic Staff | |
· ассистент (кафедры физиологии) | · assistant lecturer (of the Department of Physiology) |
· доцент | · assistant professor (должность) / associate professor (звание) |
· клиническая ординатура · | · Clinical Residency |
· клинический ординатор кафедры хирургии | · resident (physician) of the Department of Surgery |
· куратор | · tutor / advisor |
· преподаватель университета (вуза) | · university teacher / lecturer/ instructor |
· преподаватель (биохмии) | · lecturer / instructor (in Biochemistry) |
· профессор | · professor |
· профессорско-преподавательский состав | · academic staff / teaching staff |
· старший преподаватель | · senior lecturer / senior instructor |
· · Учебные корпуса и их оснащение – Buildings and Facilities | |
· актовый зал | · assembly hall |
· библиотека | · library |
· вестибюль | · entrance hall |
· главный корпус университета | · Administration Building of the University |
· деканат | · dean’s office |
· лаборатория | · laboratory |
· лекционная аудитория | · lecture hall |
· оборудование | · equipment |
· общежитие | · hostel / hall of residence (Br.) / dormitory (Am.) |
· ректорат | · rector’s office |
· преподавательская | · staff room |
· спортзал | · gymnasium |
· спортивная площадка | · sports field / sports ground |
· столовая | · canteen / refectory |
· учебная аудитория | · classroom |
· · Студенты – Students | |
· группа | · group |
· младшие курсы / старшие курсы | · junior students / senior students |
· стипендия | · scholarship / grants |
· студент-медик | · medical student |
· первокурсник | · a first-year student |
· учиться на первом (втором, шестом) курсе | · to be in the first (second, sixth) year |
· · Учебный год – Academic Year | |
· внеучебная деятельность | · extra-curricular activities |
· каникулы, зимние каникулы | · vacation (ед. ч.) (в школе - holidays), winter vacation |
· перерыв, перемена | · break |
· расписание (в расписании) | · timetable (on the timetable) |
· семестр | · semester / term |
· учебный план | · curriculum |
· syllabus | |
· · Занятия – Classes | |
· дифференцированный зачёт | · mixed-grading / mixed-marking / graded test |
· зачет | · test / final test / preliminary test / credit |
· зачетка | · (student’s) record book |
· зимняя сессия | · winter examinations |
· конспектировать лекцию (на слух) | · to take notes |
· (written) test | |
· летняя сессия | · summer examinations |
· отметка | · mark / grade (Am.) |
· отработка (консультация) | · make-up class |
· писать письменную контрольную работу | · to do a test |
· посещать занятия | · to attend classes |
· поставить зачет (ант. не поставить зачёт) | · to give smb. a pass / to pass smb. (Ant. to fail smb.) |
· практическое занятие | · class / lesson |
· пропустить лекцию | · to miss a lecture |
· проставить студенту зачёт в зачётную книжку | · to sign the student’s record book |
· сдавать экзамен | · to take an examination |
· сдать зачет (ант. не сдать зачет) | · to pass a test (Ant. to fail a test) |
· ставить оценки (ант. получать оценки) | · to give marks /grades (Ant. to receive marks / grades) |
· факультатив по английскому языку | · optional course in English |
· читать лекцию (по) | · to give a lecture (офиц.: to deliver a lecture) / to lecture on |
· экзаменатор | · examiner |
· экзаменационная комиссия | · examining board |
· · Производственная практика – clinical training | |
· выстукивать, перкутировать | · to percuss |
· делать инъекцию | · to give injection |
· измерять кровяное давление | · to take blood pressure |
· пальпировать | · to palpate |
· приобретать основные навыки | · to gain basic skills |
· прощупывать пульс | · to feel pulse |
· работать у постели больного | · to work at the patient’s bedside |
· распознавать и лечить заболевания | · to recognize and cure diseases |
· · Научно-исследовательская деятельность – Research | |
· аспирант (первого года обучения) | · postgraduate (of the first year) |
· аспирантура | · postgraduate doctoral course |
· научная конференция | · scientific conference |
· научный руководитель | · supervisor / research advisor |
· научно-исследовательская работа (НИР) | · research work |
· обучаться в аспирантуре | · to take up postgraduate doctoral course |
· проводить научные исследования | · to carry out / do research |
· студенческое научное общество | · student scientific society |
· ученый | · scholar, scientist |
Reference Vocabulary | |
· · Учебные предметы – Subjects | |
· анатомия | · Anatomy |
· Obstetrics | |
· биохимия | · Biochemistry |
· Gynecology | |
· Histology | |
· Humanities | |
· информатика | · Computer sciences |
· педиатрия | · Pediatrics |
· Forensic medicine | |
· терапия | · Internal medicine |
· фармакология. | · Pharmacology |
· физика | · Physics |
· физиология | · Physiology |
· химия | · Chemistry |
· хирургия | · Surgery |
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