DN002 - Med

college2008

Hi,

just a few questions:

what are good electives to choose alongside Med..... is it better to go broader or deeper.

any specific laptop if i'm buying one next week?

What does a pre Med timetable look like

what is parking around that building like

thanks very much

Breezer

Whatever you like, most people do Forensic Anthropology in premed and love it. I didn't, I did Teanga na Gaeilge because I loved Irish, and I don't really think I lost out.

Buy a MacBook. That's my personal bias talking though. So in other words no, buy whatever type you like, be aware that the UCD Student Laptop offer isn't the best deal in town. Also be aware that a laptop is definitely not necessary in premed (not really necessary at all, although handy).

A premed timetable consists of about 20 hours a week of ridiculously easy lectures, tutorials and labs. Although be prepared to be freaked out by physics if you haven't done it before. Everyone is. You'll all live. Welcome to the best year of your life

Parking is crap everywhere in UCD. That side of the building is only accessible from the Clonskeagh entrance in the morning. If you really must drive, get in early (i.e. before 9.30) and be prepared for driving laps of the college looking for a space, taking a long walk to your building, or both.

There were threads in previous years about Med in UCD so do a search, you'll probably find all the answers you want there. If not, come back here and we'll do our best

Stepherunie

Breezer wrote: »

A premed timetable consists of about 20 hours a week of ridiculously easy lectures, tutorials and labs. Although be prepared to be freaked out by physics if you haven't done it before. Everyone is. You'll all live. Welcome to the best year of your life

Premed is 20 hours now???????????

Back when the premeds took physics with us rads it was 8 hours a week.....

You've been robbed!

Breezer

I know, you lot were the last year of that. It's still ridiculously easy.

P.S. You're old!

rainbow kirby

/me hands Steph a pipe and slippers

/me realises that I'm probably older

/me shuffles away on zimmerframe

Stepherunie

Breezer you're so getting slapped next time I see you.

Danke Kirby, now where's my cocoa? I'm an old one, I need my creature comforts. Bring me Cocoa, bring me prune juice!


*bows and apologises to mods for being woefully off topic*

rainbow kirby

Cocoa? Nuts to that, where's the Horlicks?

Malmedicine

Stepherunie wrote: »

Premed is 20 hours now???????????

Back when the premeds took physics with us rads it was 8 hours a week.....

You've been robbed!

Jeez Steph remember those good old days eh (you know when you were nice to me and didn't require a zimmer for mere ambles to centra)! In fact after easter it went down to 6 a week!!

****in hell that was a while ago now i'm feeling all sad and **** .

As regards electives, the 1 mediciny one, 1 non medicine one is a pretty good way to go. Let me recommend ' Theory of coaching' under Business with J. Shuttleworth (legend), Teratology, Introduction to Massage . Found Polish and Roman Hx something to be so so

Stepherunie

Ah I don't think I was ever nice to meds....

And the zimmer frame is a suped up alloy with 3 7" LCD screens (I got westwood on the job).

Intro to massage is notoriously difficult to get into - it was something like 12 times over subscribed last year.

Don't know if you're already doing this module but Healthcare Imaging and Information Systems looks good. Mark is a great lecturer and it's an improved Healthcare Informatics in that you might actually learn something in it this year....

me2gud4u

welcome to ucd!!

hmm having just finished pre med I think i could give ya a few tips!

timetable is not heavy at all........so you'll have plenty of time for socialising!
OK so you will have healthcare informatics every fri for two hours where everyone sits in a computer lab "learning" how to use excel and make a powerpoint presentation on random topics that are there to justify the module....topcs like PKE and whatever felle throws at ye!
Word of warning, do attend!It may seem that attendance etc is not being monitored but they are sneakily keeping an eye out on everyone and he may pick a random day and start pouncing on unsuspecting pre meds....be good, even if it means turning up and after doing ur assignment going on bebo (i didn't say that). Also don't plagiarise........he'll pull you up on that!!Otherwise if you're anyway computer illiterate you'll fly!

physics.........need i say anymore. The bane of every pre meds' lives. Do your lab book well and by that I mean join in on one of those last minute library "unofficial pre med copying of the lab books" meetings held about half an hour before your lab book is due in the lurvely rooms off the library!Some physicsy boy will know what he is doing!

chemistry......ahh do your tutorial homework....interesting chemsitry lecturers, to say the least!


zoology.....watch the MCQS in these..everyone thinks they have done well until the results come out!if ur into monkeys and bipedalism and stuff...enjoy!the worms etc are fun....especially when it comes to drawing them!

cell biology-prob the most relevant module and interesting even if it is the most taxing.Brill lecturers with watson, taylor, baugh.

Second semester....
more relevant with medical genetics=REALLY REALLY GOOD....it feels like medicine. Mcq is really hard at the end of semester...KEEP UP TO DATE!
Science med and soc=the who's who of their field comes and gives us a talk....can be very interesting and the exams are soooo easy!
physics-way easier than the first semester
organic chem=when o' shea says print the notes on day one do it cos he adds in all the arrows for mechanisms of reaction and way easier this way.....if you don't attend his lectures u'll be screwed come exam time!
Inoganic chem=piss take......the exam is basically the same EVERY yr!!

academically that's it............now socially....
attend medsoc wine and cheese night....inaugural medsoc night and u will look back with fond memories on ur first pre med wine and cheese!(even if it was messy!)
Med day=savage
Start saving for skiing trip after christmas
Pre meds always go on trips...devil makes work for idle minds....!!
Enjoy and don't take things too seriously.....allow yourself to recover after the onslaught of the leaving cert!
Have fun!

Breezer

me2gud4u wrote: »

chemistry......ahh do your tutorial homework....interesting chemsitry lecturers, to say the least!

Out of interest, do young ladies still get thrown out of windows by Brad Pitt in these? :pac:

me2gud4u wrote: »

OK so you will have healthcare informatics every fri for two hours where everyone sits in a computer lab "learning" how to use excel and make a powerpoint presentation on random topics that are there to justify the module....topcs like PKE and whatever felle throws at ye!

You think you lot had this bad!? In my day we all had to troop into the Terrace for those, and had to use ridiculously old Macs running OS 9 that crashed if someone so much as looked at them! And then we were all sent to clean chimneys and mine coal.*

Oh and you haven't escaped Healthcare Informatics yet by the way... Muhahaha etc.

*Certain elements of this post may not be true.

Malmedicine

Cosy up to the physics tutorial guys, if Sean is still around he was a ledge. Try and get your notebooks done during the tutorials it will save you a hell of a lot of grief later on.

Enjoy! Go to the Wine and cheese night (i have never seen any cheese???!!!!), go to med ball. If you play rugby join one of the teams. Abuse the rads especially Steph (shes post grad officer this year I think) and remember A1's were for the leaving cert the important mark is D3

Stepherunie

Oi! You're so banned from any radsoc events from now on!


Aww I remember Séan an entire year of the same yellow shirt and green jumper! Never had to know his name to hand in log books, you just said 'the guy with the yellow shirt and green jumper' and they knew who you were talking about!

And Breezer they've overhauled Healthcare Info, seems to be a new course that the rads are running now. No more Macs! And to think you did it 3 times......

Breezer

Stepherunie wrote: »

And Breezer they've overhauled Healthcare Info, seems to be a new course that the rads are running now. No more Macs! And to think you did it 3 times......

Yeah I remember you mentioning something about that. The Macs are long gone, they went even before the Terrace did, I'd say it broke PF's heart to see them go. A little bit of Med nostalgia gone forever

Ah well, it's all still good as long as Chemistry still involves Brad Pitt throwing young ladies out windows and whatever girl happens to be sitting beside me breaking up with me for Brad Pitt every god damn lecture!

Malmedicine

Stepherunie wrote: »

Oi! You're so banned from any radsoc events from now on!


And Breezer they've overhauled Healthcare Info, seems to be a new course that the rads are running now. No more Macs! And to think you did it 3 times......

Radsoc, because radiators don't turn themselves off!!!!!! You guys have events oh I see [LINK]http://www.digitalbeginners.ie/courses/beginners_weekend.htm[/LINK]

Ah PF nothing funnier than No Show Joe Falling asleep during his lecture, the man nearly popped . The macs were savage if you knew which ones to get they had iTunes with thousands of songs just waiting to be ripped.