UCC Medicine

rgnmb

Hi would anyone have a sample timetable for 1st year med in UCC?

What are the hours like in general?

And if you would have the assessment structure for 1st yr too, that would be great thanks!

rgnmb

bleg

look up the book of modules on the ucc website. it'll have all the details you require. the timetable could be found on the site too.

yerayeah

That timetable can be pretty hard to figure out if you're not used to it...

What you'd be looking at is around 20 hours or so a week between lectures, labs (not many of these), tutorials, clinical sessions and dissection sessions. There are 5 medical modules and there is some form of continuous assessment for all of these. For the FM modules you do an exam consisting of MCQs and essays worth 50% of each module a few weeks after finishing covering the material in lectures etc. For CP you might have a small essay or MCQ but when I was in first year we had 2 OSCEs (don't ask me what it stands for - basically you'll be taking histories, being examined on surface anatomy, taking BP, pulses, heart and chest sounds etc.). For BH then you have to do learning logs but these are a bit pointless and are a formality.

Then in summer you have a written exam in every subject...

Oh yeah... Last year the first years had spot exams for anatomy but I don't think this years first years will...

PeterMC

Check out:

http://www.ucc.ie/medstud/

It has loads of information and gives the inside track in studying med at UCC. Written for students, by students! 'Tis well handy!

rgnmb

Thanks for all the replies!

Carsinian Thau

yerayeah wrote: »

OSCEs (don't ask me what it stands for

Objective Structured Clinical Examination

PhysiologyRocks

Oh make sure you understand the physiology very well. Demonstrate this in your answers. Even practice writing answers before the exam that demonstrate your understanding.

Don't regurgitate the textbook. This is not well received. And don't make the answers too long. Or too short. And don't BS.

That said, the course is brilliant. I honestly find it hard to imagine anyone not loving it!:) But I'm a little biased. It's hard graft but it's great.

Best of luck with CAO day!

Same As

First Med Timetable up here,

To figure it out subject-wise go here.

Hope this helps.

rgnmb

Thats great! Thanks!

rgnmb

Hardest subject in first year med?

PhysiologyRocks

I'd say physiology. It's easy to understand and learn, but it's hard to do well in the written questions. MCQs aren't too bad, though and on the plus side, it's fascinating.

Biochemistry seems harder but people seem to do very well in it.

Social science is a thorn in our sides but it doesn't require much effort.

Anatomy and clinical are brilliant!!!

If you have any questions or need any help in first med feel free to PM me.

rgnmb

Thanks for that!

PeterMC

rgnmb wrote: »

Hardest subject in first year med?

For definite physiology, I just think there is so much of it to try and get through!

Although I did find anatomy painfully boring...which made studying it hard but the subject itself is alright!

yerayeah

There is more physiology than anything else which is what makes it the most challenging to revise for, it is very interesting though:)

rgnmb

Hey if there is any mature students starting medicine in UCC in Sept gimme a pm! Cheers! :pac:

pharmer08

question for anyone whos done 1st med in UCC, hopin to go skiin the first week in january wit friends,:cool: been scrimpin and savin for twelve months to finance it, but have found out that were back to college the 4th o january, conundrum!:eek::eek:
Is it advisable/possible/acceptable/practical in any way, shape or form to miss the first week back after christmas of 1st med???

rgnmb

you only live once...

we'll save the notes for you :pac:

Any other 2009 meds out there?!

GingerNut!

Yeah i am! Can't wait...though i'm a bit nervous, it all sounds very hardcore!:o

UCCmed09

pharmer08 wrote: »

question for anyone whos done 1st med in UCC, hopin to go skiin the first week in january wit friends,:cool: been scrimpin and savin for twelve months to finance it, but have found out that were back to college the 4th o january, conundrum!:eek::eek:
Is it advisable/possible/acceptable/practical in any way, shape or form to miss the first week back after christmas of 1st med???

ah yeah id say so "pharmer08" lol....sure we knew em last year...they didnt have any exams straight after xmas anyway..dont think they were on again til the monday of freshers wk....defo went out alot the first week back anyway!though how would u get out of DR and that?i presume attendance is compulsory like our labs were....cud pull a sicky though i guess....;)it goes without saying id give you the notes after haha...pharmacy 2012 and all that:)

UCCmed09

GingerNut! wrote: »

Yeah i am! Can't wait...though i'm a bit nervous, it all sounds very hardcore!:o

same here gingernut..where are you from?

GingerNut!

UCCmed09 wrote: »

same here gingernut..where are you from?

Limerick! I'm really looking forward to Cork...i love the city! How about yourself?

UCCmed09

GingerNut! wrote: »

Limerick! I'm really looking forward to Cork...i love the city! How about yourself?

haha again same here...Limerick lol!from what i have heard there are plenty of limerick medheads this year!whereabouts in lim are you from?private mail for that one i guess!

raver22

question for anyone whos done 1st med in UCC, hopin to go skiin the first week in january wit friends, been scrimpin and savin for twelve months to finance it, but have found out that were back to college the 4th o january, conundrum!
Is it advisable/possible/acceptable/practical in any way, shape or form to miss the first week back after christmas of 1st med???

Definitely go skiing, you'll only miss like two DR sessions and possibly a clinical tutorial so its no big deal, its only if you were missing alot of the time that the med school would contact you afaik, work wise you not going to miss much, but thats just my 2cents, so go enjoy yourself !

blankblank

UCCmed09 wrote: »

ah yeah id say so "pharmer08" lol....sure we knew em last year...they didnt have any exams straight after xmas anyway..dont think they were on again til the monday of freshers wk....defo went out alot the first week back anyway!though how would u get out of DR and that?i presume attendance is compulsory like our labs were....cud pull a sicky though i guess....;)it goes without saying id give you the notes after haha...pharmacy 2012 and all that:)

Am i to believe theres some of the 2012 class after changing to med then ??? Just a passing interest of course :pac::pac:
Yell come crawling back to pharmacy practice in the end!!!

Fuascailt

Question for you med heads: Would you guys have interest in joining a political society? We'll be at some orientation days, but generally we'd stick to the "target audience" of Arts/Comm/Law etc... What do you think take up would be like if we hit the sciencey courses?

UCCmed09

Fuascailt wrote: »

Question for you med heads: Would you guys have interest in joining a political society? We'll be at some orientation days, but generally we'd stick to the "target audience" of Arts/Comm/Law etc... What do you think take up would be like if we hit the sciencey courses?

im not into politics myself but id imagine the class itself could be worth a shot!

GruesomeTwosome

Does anyone know what date we start and/or got anything from UCC yet?

Same As

Lectures generally begin the 21st September, Orientation and Registration for 1st years normally in the two weeks prior to that.

GruesomeTwosome

Thank you kindly:)

yerayeah

One week I think it is. For medicine anyway...

JSK 252

Fuascailt wrote: »

Question for you med heads: Would you guys have interest in joining a political society? We'll be at some orientation days, but generally we'd stick to the "target audience" of Arts/Comm/Law etc... What do you think take up would be like if we hit the sciencey courses?

HAHA I'll covert half of pharmacy 1st years to FG!;)

Fuascailt

JSK 252 wrote: »

HAHA I'll covert half of pharmacy 1st years to FG!;)

We'll take that!!

pharmer08

any one got any thoughts on the optional module for first year?? anyting horribly complicated or boring that should be avoided??

PhysiologyRocks

pharmer08 wrote: »

any one got any thoughts on the optional module for first year?? anyting horribly complicated or boring that should be avoided??

Spanish is very, very easy. Studied the night before and got 90%. Gives you lots of time to work hard for the ones that matter.

wireless101

pharmer08 wrote: »

any one got any thoughts on the optional module for first year?? anyting horribly complicated or boring that should be avoided??

Optional module for first med? there is none

PhysiologyRocks

wireless101 wrote: »

Optional module for first med? there is none

There is, just did it last year.:)

http://www.ucc.ie/en/DepartmentsCentresandUnits/SchoolofMedicine/CurrentStudents/CourseInformation/ssm/

wireless101

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

There is, just did it last year.:)

http://www.ucc.ie/en/DepartmentsCentresandUnits/SchoolofMedicine/CurrentStudents/CourseInformation/ssm/

When do we choose?

PhysiologyRocks

You'll choose some time in the first week. If you want to know anything you can PM me.:D

wireless101

K, thanks

rgnmb

anything to avoid??

GingerNut!

I'm very confused....just finished registering but i'm not sure when i should pick the optional module...and also WHICH ONE?

PhysiologyRocks

rgnmb wrote: »

anything to avoid??

Some people really hated epidemiology. Most seemed happy, or at least said theirs was okay.

Science in society's very popular, no lectures first term, all at 6 o'clock in the second.

Some found stats intimidating, but I hear nursing courses contain quite a bit of those, so you might find that really easy.

PhysiologyRocks

GingerNut! wrote: »

I'm very confused....just finished registering but i'm not sure when i should pick the optional module...and also WHICH ONE?

They give you a talk about that first week. I'd pick one you'll find easy, to give yourself time to concentrate on the core subjects.

GingerNut!

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

They give you a talk about that first week. I'd pick one you'll find easy, to give yourself time to concentrate on the core subjects.

Okay thank you so much! I was worried for a second! Can't wait now!

PhysiologyRocks

GingerNut! wrote: »

Okay thank you so much! I was worried for a second! Can't wait now!

It's BRILLIANT!

Well I love it anyway. You most likely will, too.

ahwellokay

Does anyone know what happens when there's a clash on the timetable?
eg. the tuesday there seems to be a lecture starting halfway through another lecture

PhysiologyRocks

It's probably wrong, or else it's done by group.

If you haven't had orientation yet, someone can tell you there.

Good luck!:)

ahwellokay

Thanks!

All excited now, can't wait to hear about the optional modules, thinking of doing irish... not sure though.

PhysiologyRocks

ahwellokay wrote: »

Thanks!

All excited now, can't wait to hear about the optional modules, thinking of doing irish... not sure though.

Apparently Irish was good. I think they went to the gaeltacht for a weekend last year.

Med's the best thing ever. You'll wonder what you ever did before. You will drive all your non-med friends mad with it. You'll frustrate yourself, be too hard on yourself, but it's so, so very rewarding.

I know I'm just spouting parenting cliches, now, but it's true!

ahwellokay

Yeah, keep having non-med friends gasp and sigh at the amount of hours I'll have ''oh you'll have no free time, oh you'll have to work soooo hard'' etc...

And I really don't care!

It's obviously going to be a challenge, I'm sure it'll be worth it though. Lol, I can see them imploding in horror at the thought of me taking Irish as an optional module... May as well embrace the nerdiness!

rgnmb

Was the library project around as a module last year? Any thoughts? Seems to be mostly self directed?