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  • #212
    theowen
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    bythewoods wrote: »
    Bloomfield was very very helpful, I emailed him some answers I wrote up and he corrected them until they were honours-answers.

    Any of the other biochem lecturers up for correcting essays?


  • #213
    A Neurotic
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    Oh lawdy, we're heading into week 6 already? Time to get my sh*t together... have barely looked at Neuroscience.


  • #214
    WhosUpDocs
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    theowen wrote: »
    Any of the other biochem lecturers up for correcting essays?

    Most are quite willing to correct essays for you yeah.


  • #215
    theowen
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    WhosUpDocs wrote: »
    Most are quite willing to correct essays for you yeah.
    That's grand. Don't suppose anyone can reccomend some reading for selective toxicity in relation to folate? It's been Scott's exam question the last 3 years in a row, yet it's the only part of his topic he doesn't give reading for...(such a nerd).


  • #216
    bythewoods
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    theowen wrote: »
    That's grand. Don't suppose anyone can reccomend some reading for selective toxicity in relation to folate? It's been Scott's exam question the last 3 years in a row, yet it's the only part of his topic he doesn't give reading for...(such a nerd).

    ... wikipedia?


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  • #217
    A Neurotic
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    Just came across this thread in the Health Science Education forum. Out of vague interest/desire to procrastinate from study, is there a similar system to this in TCD? I've never heard of anyone applying for hospitals but then I don't know that many older meds.


  • #218
    Kwekubo
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    You don't need to apply, everyone does stints in James's, Tallaght and ancillary places.


  • #219
    starry nights
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    Kwekubo wrote: »
    You don't need to apply, everyone does stints in James's, Tallaght and ancillary places.

    what year do we properly start placements? (i'm 1st year)


  • #220
    theowen
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    Kwekubo wrote: »
    You don't need to apply, everyone does stints in James's, Tallaght and ancillary places.
    I love intern talk...

    Does it depend on grades to where you end up? Or do they randomly shunt some people off to Tallagh, others to James' etc?


  • #221
    A Neurotic
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    theowen wrote: »
    I love intern talk...

    Does it depend on grades to where you end up? Or do they randomly shunt some people off to Tallagh, others to James' etc?

    This is third year talk. For internships, up until last year people went to their college's associated teaching hospitals, but AFAIK now there's a nationwide application system where you apply to wherever you want. I think people are chosen based on percentile rank in their class? Could be wrong on all that. It's all very far away...


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  • #222
    theowen
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    A Neurotic wrote: »
    This is third year talk. For internships, up until last year people went to their college's associated teaching hospitals, but AFAIK now there's a nationwide application system where you apply to wherever you want. I think people are chosen based on percentile rank in their class? Could be wrong on all that. It's all very far away...
    Ohhh exciting. I live 3 minutes from Beaumont...


  • #223
    flerb22
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    A Neurotic wrote: »
    This is third year talk. For internships, up until last year people went to their college's associated teaching hospitals, but AFAIK now there's a nationwide application system where you apply to wherever you want. I think people are chosen based on percentile rank in their class? Could be wrong on all that. It's all very far away...

    yeah we pick the top 25 intern rotations (they come in blocks of 4), and you get sorted via a centile and compared with everyone in all the other med schools. fecking complicated, and doesnt make much sense, as final med exams arent standardized across the different medical schools.

    trinity college medical school (and now the hse); giving final year medical students cervical dystonia with associated nociceptive sensation since 1711


  • #224
    A Neurotic
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    What's the scoop on the mechanisms of disease module? A couple of 3rd years have led me to believe the exam is pretty easy, and the class average was 68% last year. Is it really that simple? Bearing in mind that the 3rd years tend to be filthy nerds and we never stop hearing lecturers gushing praise on them... :p


  • #225
    mardybumbum
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    A Neurotic wrote: »
    What's the scoop on the mechanisms of disease module? A couple of 3rd years have led me to believe the exam is pretty easy, and the class average was 68% last year. Is it really that simple? Bearing in mind that the 3rd years tend to be filthy nerds and we never stop hearing lecturers gushing praise on them... :p

    It was actually a piece of piss. Get your hands on some of the past papers and you're sorted.


  • #226
    Brods
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    A Neurotic wrote: »
    What's the scoop on the mechanisms of disease module? A couple of 3rd years have led me to believe the exam is pretty easy, and the class average was 68% last year. Is it really that simple? Bearing in mind that the 3rd years tend to be filthy nerds and we never stop hearing lecturers gushing praise on them... :p

    Past papers are the only way to go (for pretty much every exam in trinity it would seem?) It's a piece of piss and a gift for compensating real path/micro marks in 3rd yr.

    Lol @ 3rd meds getting a name from other years and lecturers- Lets hope the hpat does away with all that nonsense! :p


  • #227
    A Neurotic
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    Oh Neuroscience, you're such a fat bastard of a course...


  • #228
    A Neurotic
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    On a related note, any tips for neuroanatomy practical? We have 3 spot stations and one viva. Glacken told us to learn only the very basics of Weigert stains but there's a lot more stuff labelled on the ones in the DR...


  • #229
    Larianne
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    A Neurotic wrote: »
    On a related note, any tips for neuroanatomy practical? We have 3 spot stations and one viva. Glacken told us to learn only the very basics of Weigert stains but there's a lot more stuff labelled on the ones in the DR...

    Physios got asked the Upper Medulla in the stains. And had to point out what most of the stuff was. -Pointed to hypoglossal nucleus, What sensory fibres travels through the medial lemniscus, what does the olive do? etc. So got asked pretty much everything that was labelled on them in the DR.

    But could be different for Med..


  • #230
    bythewoods
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    Fucking cerebellum. NO ONE EVEN LIKES YOU.


  • #231
    Feu
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    some very tense/intense looking med students in the stearne today and yesterday :D

    just one more final for me. good luck to everyone doing exams at the minute


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  • #232
    A Neurotic
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    bythewoods wrote: »
    Fucking cerebellum. NO ONE EVEN LIKES YOU.

    F*CK YOU ABI!


  • #233
    bythewoods
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    Neuro-bleh-o-chem...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAyMpUFboA4


  • #234
    starry nights
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    So, I failed jf med biochem, yipee. :(

    But I'm confused about the repeats... Porter said that the supplements could have anything from the entire year so I should study the first and second semester...

    But looking at the past papers, it's a rare year that semester one comes up in more than one question...

    SO, I don't know if I should go with the past papers or study the whole course again...

    Could anyone help me? Or if someone has repeated jf med biochem, give me advice?


  • #235
    blubloblu
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    starry nights wrote: »
    So, I failed jf med biochem, yipee. :(

    But I'm confused about the repeats... Porter said that the supplements could have anything from the entire year so I should study the first and second semester...

    But looking at the past papers, it's a rare year that semester one comes up in more than one question...

    SO, I don't know if I should go with the past papers or study the whole course again...

    Could anyone help me? Or if someone has repeated jf med biochem, give me advice?

    Everytime I think I've figured out who you are, it turns out to be wrong. You're an elusive one, Starry Nights.


  • #236
    AndrewJD
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    I think I know. A lovely person I believe. Sorry to hear you failed :(

    I reckon you go with precedent. You've got the summer to go over everything, so I wouldn't skip semester 1 stuff because it's rare but I'd probably put emphasis on semester 2. The only person who really knows though I guess is R-Ports.


  • #237
    A Neurotic
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    Pharmacology pass/fail on Friday morning. Thought I'd definitely failed, so this is bittersweet stress...


  • #238
    starry nights
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    To Blubloblu and Andrew JD... Ehm... Thanks for the complements i think?? :P
    I think I know who Andrew JD is... not a clue about Blubloblu! :P

    Yeah, I think i'll cover the major stuff from semester one like Glycolysis, cell cycle etc... And do everything from semester two.


  • #239
    bythewoods
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    starry nights wrote: »
    So, I failed jf med biochem, yipee. :(

    But I'm confused about the repeats... Porter said that the supplements could have anything from the entire year so I should study the first and second semester...

    But looking at the past papers, it's a rare year that semester one comes up in more than one question...

    SO, I don't know if I should go with the past papers or study the whole course again...

    Could anyone help me? Or if someone has repeated jf med biochem, give me advice?

    I passed Biochem last year but I know everyone thought the paper was a bitch for the supp. Don't count on any questions coming up cos they can throw anything at you.

    However, the supps are GENERALLY easier than the original papers. This was according to PT, who explained that the original papers are aimed at weeding out the honours students, whereas the supps are only aimed at leaving the very weakest behind. They do want you to pass!

    My advice- Take at least a month off before you even contemplate studying for it. Minimum.

    I have 2 supps (I missed 2 of my xmas exams as I was sick...) and don't plan on touching them until August.
    A Neurotic wrote: »
    Pharmacology pass/fail on Friday morning. Thought I'd definitely failed, so this is bittersweet stress...

    You can do it put yo' ass into it. Ass into it. Ass into it.


  • #240
    A Neurotic
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    bythewoods wrote: »
    You can do it put yo' ass into it. Ass into it. Ass into it.

    Yeah I can. Living with the top student in 2nd year may once again save me. Bless him.

    Any older types have any tips for Pharm vivas? I know for Biochem last year we just went through my exam script and focused on stuff I hadn't answered well on. Is this the general format for all pass/fails or could they ask anything?


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  • #241
    theowen
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    Yo, do they round up in college? Got xx.66%...


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