nmrm3 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I'm just wanting feedback on these courses (the workload and how the exams are). Thanks. Anatomy and Cell Biology 4461B - Translational Models of Cancer Anatomy and Cell Biology 4451F/G - Integrative Neuroscience Pharm 3620 Physiology 3120 + 3140 Biochemistry 3385 Can you guys also suggest some 3rd or 4th year classes to take as course registration is starting soon. I've already taken ACB 3309 + 3319 and also Immunology 3300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchToast Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'm just wanting feedback on these courses (the workload and how the exams are). Thanks. Anatomy and Cell Biology 4461B - Translational Models of Cancer Anatomy and Cell Biology 4451F/G - Integrative Neuroscience Pharm 3620 Physiology 3120 + 3140 Biochemistry 3385 Can you guys also suggest some 3rd or 4th year classes to take as course registration is starting soon. I've already taken ACB 3309 + 3319 and also Immunology 3300. Pharm 3620 isn't time consuming, but it's conceptually difficult. It was my lowest mark in all my years at UWO. Some of the profs are amazing and ask fair questions, while others are poor lecturers who ask ambiguous MCQs. The final is full-year cumulative, which does take a while to study for. Overall, though, it is a very interesting course. I'd recommend it. Phys 3120 is very interesting, as well. Most of the profs are excellent and fair. It's not a lot of work throughout the semester, but there is a lot to study for the exams. The final is full-year cumulative (like pharm), so it naturally requires a lot of study time. There is a lot less to memorize than in pharm, though. Phys 3140 is okay. It teaches you the little details that are often key parts of broader physiological mechanisms. As far as taking it for interest's sake, I would probably only take it if you are in phys and/or just really like cell signalling pathways, GPCRs, the physics of ion conduction, etc. Again, some of the profs are good, some not so much. The final was pretty hard, but not too bad. Even a good chunk of the questions that weren't multiple-multiples (I think maybe 50% were multiple-multiples, roughly... just know that it's a lot, as is 3120) had options like "A and D" and "none of the above". I would recommend biochem 3386B. The course content is fairly interesting. There are two MCQ exams, each worth 50%. They are non-cumulative. Also, get this - no multiple multiples!!! Yep. Not gonna lie, though, the lectures are dull and the profs aren't the best lecturers. This course isn't a lot of work and is pretty easy to do well in, provided you can memorize lots of minutia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmrm3 Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Pharm 3620 isn't time consuming, but it's conceptually difficult. It was my lowest mark in all my years at UWO. Some of the profs are amazing and ask fair questions, while others are poor lecturers who ask ambiguous MCQs. The final is full-year cumulative, which does take a while to study for. Overall, though, it is a very interesting course. I'd recommend it. Phys 3120 is very interesting, as well. Most of the profs are excellent and fair. It's not a lot of work throughout the semester, but there is a lot to study for the exams. The final is full-year cumulative (like pharm), so it naturally requires a lot of study time. There is a lot less to memorize than in pharm, though. Phys 3140 is okay. It teaches you the little details that are often key parts of broader physiological mechanisms. As far as taking it for interest's sake, I would probably only take it if you are in phys and/or just really like cell signalling pathways, GPCRs, the physics of ion conduction, etc. Again, some of the profs are good, some not so much. The final was pretty hard, but not too bad. Even a good chunk of the questions that weren't multiple-multiples (I think maybe 50% were multiple-multiples, roughly... just know that it's a lot, as is 3120) had options like "A and D" and "none of the above". I would recommend biochem 3386B. The course content is fairly interesting. There are two MCQ exams, each worth 50%. They are non-cumulative. Also, get this - no multiple multiples!!! Yep. Not gonna lie, though, the lectures are dull and the profs aren't the best lecturers. This course isn't a lot of work and is pretty easy to do well in, provided you can memorize lots of minutia. I'm def talking biochem 3386B this year as well as physio 3120 and biochem 3385A. I'm just wondering if the profs of pharm 3620 provide sample exam questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedSci-PhysMajor Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 I'm def talking biochem 3386B this year as well as physio 3120 and biochem 3385A. I'm just wondering if the profs of pharm 3620 provide sample exam questions. No they do not provide sample questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest levski21 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I'm def talking biochem 3386B this year as well as physio 3120 and biochem 3385A. I'm just wondering if the profs of pharm 3620 provide sample exam questions. i took clinical biochem and it was my lowest mark... by far. and I had a 92% average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aravis Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm just wanting feedback on these courses (the workload and how the exams are). Thanks. Anatomy and Cell Biology 4461B - Translational Models of Cancer I took this course a few years back so I'm not sure if it changed since then. The workload when I took it was actually heavier than I expected. There was quite a bit of writing, group work and presentations. The profs expect you to show up to ever class because part of your grade is participation. It's very research focused but gave really great foundation knowledge about cancer. I don't recall there being a midterm (but you'll be busy enough with projects and reading papers) and the final exam was mostly written (based on tutorial and lecture sessions). Overall a pretty interesting course but I think I just found it hard balance its projects with everything else going on in the winter semester of fourth year cause when I took it, the classes were on Mondays and Fridays and it was pretty inconvenient having mandatory classes on those days when I had to be out of town for interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmrm3 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Pharm 3620 isn't time consuming, but it's conceptually difficult. It was my lowest mark in all my years at UWO. Some of the profs are amazing and ask fair questions, while others are poor lecturers who ask ambiguous MCQs. The final is full-year cumulative, which does take a while to study for. Overall, though, it is a very interesting course. I'd recommend it. Phys 3120 is very interesting, as well. Most of the profs are excellent and fair. It's not a lot of work throughout the semester, but there is a lot to study for the exams. The final is full-year cumulative (like pharm), so it naturally requires a lot of study time. There is a lot less to memorize than in pharm, though. Phys 3140 is okay. It teaches you the little details that are often key parts of broader physiological mechanisms. As far as taking it for interest's sake, I would probably only take it if you are in phys and/or just really like cell signalling pathways, GPCRs, the physics of ion conduction, etc. Again, some of the profs are good, some not so much. The final was pretty hard, but not too bad. Even a good chunk of the questions that weren't multiple-multiples (I think maybe 50% were multiple-multiples, roughly... just know that it's a lot, as is 3120) had options like "A and D" and "none of the above". I would recommend biochem 3386B. The course content is fairly interesting. There are two MCQ exams, each worth 50%. They are non-cumulative. Also, get this - no multiple multiples!!! Yep. Not gonna lie, though, the lectures are dull and the profs aren't the best lecturers. This course isn't a lot of work and is pretty easy to do well in, provided you can memorize lots of minutia. Thanks for the feedback. I noticed a lot of 4th year phys courses that I'm interested in require phys 3140a which is why I might consider taking it although I heard that the class is a gpa killer and my first 2 years aren't really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedSci-PhysMajor Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Thanks for the feedback. I noticed a lot of 4th year phys courses that I'm interested in require phys 3140a which is why I might consider taking it although I heard that the class is a gpa killer and my first 2 years aren't really good. Before you think of taking 3140 just for 4000-level courses, note the priorities/restrictions on these courses. Depending on your major, you may not stand much of a chance at even getting into those courses and then taking 3140 would be a total waste. Check out: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/bmsc/courses-access for this year's priorities (should be similar next year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchToast Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Thanks for the feedback. I noticed a lot of 4th year phys courses that I'm interested in require phys 3140a which is why I might consider taking it although I heard that the class is a gpa killer and my first 2 years aren't really good. I've heard of people in general Med Sci getting around the 3140A/3130Y prerequisites issue simply by emailing the profs. Before you think of taking 3140 just for 4000-level courses, note the priorities/restrictions on these courses. Depending on your major, you may not stand much of a chance at even getting into those courses and then taking 3140 would be a total waste. Check out: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/bmsc/courses-access for this year's priorities (should be similar next year). It depends on the course. It's helpful to look at what filled up right away this year on the timetable. E.g. I'm not going back to UWO , but 3/4 of the 4th year Phys courses I was planning on taking are listed as "Not Full". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varunjain Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hey, I'm thinking of taking 3620 because it will open doors to other good pharm courses in 4th year. Is that a good enough reason to take it? I hear that it is a hard course, so I'm just wondering whether this reason is enough. I dont want my GPA to take a huge hit because of this course. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmrm3 Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hey, I'm thinking of taking 3620 because it will open doors to other good pharm courses in 4th year. Is that a good enough reason to take it? I hear that it is a hard course, so I'm just wondering whether this reason is enough. I dont want my GPA to take a huge hit because of this course. Thanks. I'm also wondering about this. Also how much of a disadvantage would I be if I didn't take phys 3120 before or during the time I take this course? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futbol99 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Also, what do most people who don't have 2 "good" years interms of gpa, and are desperate to succeed in the last 2 recommend for basic med sci courses to open up 4th year? Its a scare picking courses because my second year gpa was destroyed by biostats alone! So Im kind of scarred picking courses, especially if there are ways around them. I was personally thinking taking phys 3120/3140 to open up my doors 4th year, but I heard horror things about phys 3140 which is signalling big red flags to me! Are there any other ways to open up 4th year with fair courses in 3rd year without the risk of bombing my gpa again? What do u recommend the best courses to take? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyleh Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I found third year anatomy courses (systemic and histology) very straight forward and fair. Not sure what fourth year anatomy courses are like though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmrm3 Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I found third year anatomy courses (systemic and histology) very straight forward and fair. Not sure what fourth year anatomy courses are like though. I second this. I also hear biophysics 3503G is good. Check this out: http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63398 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedSci-PhysMajor Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Also, what do most people who don't have 2 "good" years interms of gpa, and are desperate to succeed in the last 2 recommend for basic med sci courses to open up 4th year? Its a scare picking courses because my second year gpa was destroyed by biostats alone! So Im kind of scarred picking courses, especially if there are ways around them. I was personally thinking taking phys 3120/3140 to open up my doors 4th year, but I heard horror things about phys 3140 which is signalling big red flags to me! Are there any other ways to open up 4th year with fair courses in 3rd year without the risk of bombing my gpa again? What do u recommend the best courses to take? Thanks. There are plenty of upper year phys courses that don't need 3140a so if you want to boost GPA and have good options I would say you will be fine without it. 3120 is not easy but it is interesting and opens a lot of doors. Would recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futbol99 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 There are plenty of upper year phys courses that don't need 3140a so if you want to boost GPA and have good options I would say you will be fine without it. 3120 is not easy but it is interesting and opens a lot of doors. Would recommend it. that sounds really encouraging, but, I really thought that ud need 3140 with 3120 to open up any phys courses in 4th. Would those 4th year courses that only 3120 open be enough to full fill the discipline? Regarding phys 3120 difficulty - I can understand why its not easy due to many factors of this course. But would you say an 80+ is really doable by lots of time put into this course? Like how would u recommend going about this course making phys manageable and at least 80+? thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmrm3 Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 that sounds really encouraging, but, I really thought that ud need 3140 with 3120 to open up any phys courses in 4th. Would those 4th year courses that only 3120 open be enough to full fill the discipline? Regarding phys 3120 difficulty - I can understand why its not easy due to many factors of this course. But would you say an 80+ is really doable by lots of time put into this course? Like how would u recommend going about this course making phys manageable and at least 80+? thank you I'm also wondering about this as well. Also what 4th year phys courses would you recommend taking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocMC Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I'm also wondering about this as well. Also what 4th year phys courses would you recommend taking? 80+ is definitely do-able. As is 90+, if you put the time into the course. People complain about it, but it is not bad if you study... A good upper-year phys course is stem cell bio/regenerative medicine. Fair course and VERY interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hey guys, Has anyone taken Medical Biophysics 3505F, 3507G, 3330F/G? Can you give me some feedback on these courses? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_robin Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I'm also wondering about this. Also how much of a disadvantage would I be if I didn't take phys 3120 before or during the time I take this course? Thanks. I actually found that the professors tended to explain to you the physiology that you needed to know. That being said, I took Phys 3120 concurrently so it would be hard to say what would happen if I didn't. I found Pharm 3620 to be an AMAZING course - the professors are all well known in their fields, they were all good instructors, and the exams were straightforward and fair (as long as you knew your stuff). It's also an incredibly useful course for medical school; I still reference their slides on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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