Learn material before 1st yr?

[Mayan]

Just accepted to Med. Lot of material to cover and things to memorize in Med school. Is there a point in getting a jump start on things? Any particular subjects? Or is this the time to savor my last few months of freedom?

 

Cheers.

[PhoenixFlare500]

Definitely savor your freedom...

[coastalslacker]

Savour it.

[Lactic Folly]

Studying will be low yield at this point. If you haven't already though, I'd suggest reading up on the different specialties so you can make the most of shadowing opportunities when you start med school.

[apache]

unless you can get access to podcasts or notes from someone the year above you there's no point, most of what you study won't be testable material anyways

[thehumanmacbook]

Then how do they test you?

[Guest copacetic]

dont waste your time. just enjoy your summer, youll be in the thick of it soon enough.

[Vdoon]

Studying will be low yield at this point. If you haven't already though, I'd suggest reading up on the different specialties so you can make the most of shadowing opportunities when you start med school.

 

Where is the best place to research this?

[Lactic Folly]

Forums, books, websites. Talking to people in medicine if you know any.

[KennethToronto]

Please Enjoy Your Summer. Not Many Of Those Left

[EBDOC15]

I'm also feeling like I should be getting studying in before I start. Its more based on a strong desire to get started and not wanting to wait another 4 months though.

[shikimate]

I would recommend a quick look at these two books, both useful for biostat/epi:

 

Primer of Biostatistics, by S. Glantz

 

Clinical Epidemiology, by Fletcher and Fletcher

[bloh]

Yes! Go and buy Harrisons right away and start reading!! Hopefully you can read it front to back at least several times before school starts

 

 

 

 

 

/troll off

[medtech]

I'm auditing french this summer... much smarter choice than trying to study med I think. Did my undergrad in pathology though so I guess I'm bias due to the science background.

 

Since I'm going to NOSM, french will be very useful, not to mention it's an advantage for most jobs in Canada. So I'd recommend you learn some french or Chinese (since your at UBC, no offense, just high Chinese population there) which will help you practice medicine in the future.

[thehumanmacbook]

^+1 with the french. Actually regret not continuing it in lieu of other science courses.

[NLengr]

Do nothing. It's a free summer to enjoy yourself worry free.

[Doctor_Strangelove]

Just accepted to Med. Lot of material to cover and things to memorize in Med school. Is there a point in getting a jump start on things? Any particular subjects? Or is this the time to savor my last few months of freedom?

 

Cheers.

 

That's the craziest thing I've heard all day... Ludicrous!

[astrogirl]

I am actually quite excited about the idea of taking the summer off since I've been in school every summer since 2002!

[PhoenixFlare500]

I am actually quite excited about the idea of taking the summer off since I've been in school every summer since 2002!

 

That's the spirit!

[mattg]

no point whatsoever

[naspec]

Yes! Go and buy Harrisons right away and start reading!! Hopefully you can read it front to back at least several times before school starts

 

 

 

 

 

/troll off

 

Robbins pathology as well, don't forget to memorize the entire book before you start. Or at least the first 10 chapters.

[Flow Cytometry]

Best thing to do is to get your desk clean, and get your shelf empty for books.

 

Pay attention to second hand books that people tend to sell before the end of summer.

 

Just get your spirit ready...

[apache]

my spring studying is the psychology of self estrangement and self deception , summer semester is the psychology of aesthetics and beauty i believe, hehe

 

if you wanted to take anything in summer, take LATIN, GREEK, OR FRENCH, that'll probably help with medicine... i wish i knew latin, then a lot of medicine would be like reading english, i might actually take it in summer semester

 

no point whatsoever

[idiopathic]

Where is the best place to research this?

 

If you're dead set on being keen, I agree reading up on specialties is a good idea. RBC has some good information: http://www.medical-residency.ca/ Perhaps an interesting read if you nothing better to do one evening this summer.

[Wachaa]

Guys... this is slightly ridiculous. So instead of studying for something a summer's length away you are asking the OP to look into residencies which are years away. And also especially since people's ideas of what they want to do will likely change 5+ times throughout the course of med school.

Your school will likely give you a lot of exposure to specialists (they will likely teach your lectures), or certain student-run groups will hold events that allow you to talk to specialists, listen to them talk about their work/life/job...