Premedwithadream Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 So my school is a 3-year program, and it seems like there's no actual anatomy class ...just weekly Q&A sessions. I came in to med school with no anatomy background so I definitely feel a bit overwhelmed. I would hate to have to rule out anatomy heavy specialties (I think surgery, radiology, PM&R are the main ones?) just due to a lack of background. So is it actually possible for me to teach myself anatomy from the ground up? I do have a physiology background so I'm not completely clueless, but I'm not exactly sure where to start. We're on the respirology subunit so I've been trying to learn the relevant anatomy as it comes up, but I don't know how deep to actually go. So yeah would love any tips or recommendations for online resources/books that I can stick to. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoardManGetsPaid Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Are you a first year? Know the basics for now and build as you progress through med school. The anatomy knowledge will come as you know more medicine. Definitely don’t rule out those specialties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artier Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 You certainly can. My school had an anatomy course but I still mostly learned it myself through Netter's and online apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Yes. I'm assuming Mac so just go to the lab once a week and ask to look at stuff and review texts, etc. There are good 3D apps as well which are even better than anatomy lab IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premedwithadream Posted September 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 I appreciate all the responses, reassuring to hear. And yes, I am a first year. Would allocating something like an hour a day to learning anatomy be a good use of time? Or is that overkill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemPetE Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 An hour at a time for a week or two? Fine. All year? Overkill In my anatomy-heavy specialty, there is a national anatomy review course with cadavers, radiology review, etc that residents can attend that is very helpful. Also went to 3 year school with an engineering background (ie no anatomy before med), the anatomy from my UME training wasn’t an issue. LostLamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottas Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Is there a particular book (or website or iPad app) that people would recommend for self studying anatomy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premedwithadream Posted September 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 8 hours ago, ChemPetE said: An hour at a time for a week or two? Fine. All year? Overkill In my anatomy-heavy specialty, there is a national anatomy review course with cadavers, radiology review, etc that residents can attend that is very helpful. Also went to 3 year school with an engineering background (ie no anatomy before med), the anatomy from my UME training wasn’t an issue. Can I ask what you did for anatomy in med school? Did you just learn through the course offered at the school or kind of learn on your own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedmedstudent2022 Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 10:36 PM, Premedwithadream said: Can I ask what you did for anatomy in med school? Did you just learn through the course offered at the school or kind of learn on your own? I find that you learn and retain a lot more when you're reading around cases, instead of randomly trying to remember this nerve innervates that muscle, etc, etc. There's no shortage of online resources (The Noted Anatomist is a good place to start I found). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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