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superashdoc · Credits: 25954 My Scrapbook My Reading List 56 Books

Hi there all you first MBBS freshers.I hope you are really enjoying yourselves.

If you need any help do not hesitate to ask.I am here to help you out.

regards
superashdoc

superashdoc · Credits: 25954 My Scrapbook My Reading List 56 Books

I remember the day I got into MBBS.And then the day I passed out of it.What transpired in between the two days changed my life just as it changed the lives of the innumerable doctors that you see around you.This article is not about boring philosophies or emotional anecdotes -it is about the stark reality.

Getting into MBBS through a state or national level entrance examination is a great achievement.Give yourself a pat on the back.Have a party or a short picnic if you like.Then......just snap out of it!

Death is no laughing matter.And that's what you are going to be up against first-dead bodies!'Cadavers', if you please.For a full year ahead ,you are going to take them apart piece by piece,till you have the Anatomy by heart.

All that you have learnt before MBBS is toast,my dears.Nothing is going to help you hence forth!(including old merit ranks and medals)
Wipe your mind clean and start afresh.

English language begins with A,B,C.MBBS begins with:-B,A,P.
B=Biochemistry
A=Anatomy
P=Physiology

I wrote Biochem first because you may find it familiar.Your Botany metabolic cycles will appear here albeit in a more detailed form.
Standard books are Rana-Shinde and Harper.But my personal favourite is the lucid and attractive Satyanarayan.Try it.It gave me a 'D'(distinction).

Next comes Anatomy -your first close encounter with the Human Body.'Cunningham'is your dissection partner-keep him near.Also refer the 'McMinn's' atlas to identify the various structures easily.

Don't hurry with your dissection.Show some patience and some finesse-go layer by layer.Use blunt dissection rather than having a field day with the scalpel.Wear gloves.Fingers are the best tools of blunt dissection .Do not hesitate to use them.

Chaurasia is irreplacable.Don't be distracted by names like Snell,Last and Gray's.Snell has good diagrams.Last is a good revision book(to be done last).Gray is huge and a reference book(strains your gray cells).Embryology is best learnt from Keith Moore.(IBSingh is an exam book.CVS and Pharyngeal arches given well)
Bhatnagar is the best for genetics.Halim das for surface anat.Chaurasia for General anat.Histology-de-fiore for journal and IBSingh for theory.

Last but not the least is Physiology .Interesting and addictive,this is your foundation for medicine.So,NO SHORT CUTS.Tide over your exams with Vijaya Joshi and Deepak Bhadra but master your concepts and systems from GUYTON.

Do not forget to buy the Question Bank from Bhalani/National of previous papers.Start at least 1 month before prelims.After clarifying concepts for 9 months,this is the easy mugging part.

Do all the questions,short notes and MCQs (use standard MCQ books)at least 2-3 times till your final exam.

Try to pass all the internal exams but dont get disheartened if you do fail in one or two.This is a learning curve.Discuss with your seniors and find the right balance.Be smart and confident in vivas.Try not to bluff but keep your wits about you.

Reserve your biggest effort for the finals.He laughs best who laughs last.

Make a small group of like minded students and learn group study.It will help a lot in the long run.

This in short is a guide to your first year in Medicine.Work hard,play hard.Enjoy this new phase of life.

Good bye and God bless.

superashdoc · Credits: 25954 My Scrapbook My Reading List 56 Books

Hi guys.I saw this very pertinant question in one of the threads.Satya or Harper for Biochem?

Well,let me tell you that for 1st MBBS it is mandatory for us to master the basics of Biochemistry .Secondly as we have very less time,Harper could be a tough and lengthy book.

This is what you must do.Our primary aim is to learn all long ans and short ans by heart.For that buy the Qbank and start Question wise.Take Satya as your primary book.Some Questions may not be given justice in Satya.Only for these,you must refer either Rana Shinde or Lippincott or Harper.Write down those ans in a notebook for easy reference.(you dont have to refer that book again now)

MCQs given at the end of each chapter in Lippincott are very imp.Do them well.Also do the MCQs in a PG prep MCQ book -like Salgunan /PG plus.Usually the mcqs in your papers are picked up from there.

Harper is good for the recombinant DNA and genetics related chapters.Do read them.For the rest stick to Satya.

Rana Shinde is a terrific book from the academic point of view.But I feel it is too much too soon for you people.So go slow.

Revise at least 3 times all answers .Make the flowcharts of all metabolic processes and stick them on the walls or place them under a glass on your desk.Revise 2 or 3 of them everyday before you sleep.Biochem is volatile!!So be regular .Don't keep a gap of more than 3 days between any 2 sittings of Biochem.

Success will be yours.

regards
superashdoc

PS:I had 163/200 in Biochem.So I succeeded in this pattern.

superashdoc · Credits: 25954 My Scrapbook My Reading List 56 Books

Why does the glucose level of a diabetic patient elevate on gettin fever or sickness?
This was a question asked in one of the threads by Fiery flawless.The answer is that whenever the body is under any stress eg:fever or sickness ,corticosteroids are released .Corticosteroids are responsible for relative insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance.

superashdoc · Credits: 25954 My Scrapbook My Reading List 56 Books

Not really.But Ganong is too concentrated and difficult to grasp in first year.
Stick to Guyton.It is very simple to understand and explanations are lucid and interesting.Go slow and enjoy it.Soon you will pick up awesome speed-even 100 pages a day.Read for the fun of it and automatically you will be an expert.In Physiology ,concepts are everything.

Then near the exam switch over to Vijaya Joshi and Deepak Bhadra for tailormade answers.Add on the extra info you have gathered from Guyton.

Ganong is a recommended PG entrance text but hey guys don't worry.In my coaching class tests for PG ,I used to be consistently in top five inspite of reading Guyton.Just relax and take life as it comes.

regards
superashdoc

THEROCK · Credits: 1490 My Scrapbook

hi superashdoc.can u tell me anything about USMLE prep

super7 · Credits: 2017 My Scrapbook

ya, even i wanna know more abt do's & don'ts in first yr for USMLE .
Is parallel preparation possible?

superashdoc · Credits: 25954 My Scrapbook My Reading List 56 Books

Well guys let me tell you that USMLE is a totally different kettle of fish from your routine stuff.I would suggest that in first year don't think about it.
Why not?

First because your scores in each step matter a lot .If you pass in a particular step say step 1 and get only say 75 percentile,that score will stick for life.It will; then diminish your chances of getting a decent branch in the US.So remember that give each step only after a proper prep.

Kaplan's notes,pretests,first-aids and swansons are some of the key books for MLE.I would suggest to give your step one in third part1.By that time you would have completed all your basic sciences as part of your syllabus.Remember ,you also need some of your textbooks like pharmac and patho for your prep.So go slow.Do your subjects thoroughly from texts.Simultaneously cover the MLE books in the vacation after the finals.Dedicate the first 6 months of your 3rd part 1 to the step1 exam.After the exam,just concentrate on your final MBBS.After your MBBS use the 1 year of your internship for your step 2 preparation.

If you proceed in this way ,you will be able to do justice on both counts.

Skate · Credits: 133 My Scrapbook

Hey superashdoc
Should I add a "sir"

Well I wanted to tell you that ur article was very helpful. I was feeling kind of down and confused and ur article really put me on the move. And if u dont mind I need some more help. I have posted a message under the subject "New and in need of help". Can u pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaase answer it. I will be so the thankful. It is in the "I MBBS" Section

Thank you once again

aryarajendran · Credits: 410 My Scrapbook

Hi
I am going to start first year this August.
So can anybody tell me what I am in for ?
Whats the study style, basically what is MBBS all about from a students perspective.

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