year 1 mbbs msu

assalamualaikum w.b.t...

now baru sempat nak update blog about year 1 :D lama betul tak update blog :D

 -Ardent Fortis-

before that, these are from my previous experience..everyone ada pengalaman masing2 :)
lets back to topic..

so, awal2 masuk we need to choose a name for our batch..and my batch end up to be named as Ardent Fortis :*

in my class total 44students..6students are internationals..1 Australian, 1 Saudi, 4 from maldives <3

a very happy go lucky batch :D i love all my classmates sebab walaupun awal masuk tu the youngest was 19years old and the eldest was 29years old, tapi kitorg macam sama umur je :D

as for those yang come from foundation/matriculation/form6, advantage untuk mereka sebenarnya i think..sebab all the basic things still lagi fresh..for us yang come from other degree previously, i think its kinda like kena tengok balik all the basics sebab dah lama tinggal..for me la..orang lain me tak tahu :D in previous degree dah focus more to diseases, management, treatments, interaction with pt etc tiba2 kena ulang balik tengok Kreb cycle :p

but takdela cakap susah sangat nak adapt..when there's a will there's a way kan..lagipun dah pernah study all those things takkan tak ingat langsung kann..

tiring?more to depends on how you manage the time..if salah manage penat sikit la kot..but don't worry, you will get the pace soon..

being year one student tak kisahla you from which education background pun, you all the same je..jangan nak rasa rendah diri or tinggi diri sangat..semua dalam perahu yang sama..so sama-sama la kayuh untuk sampai destinasi :*

waktu me in first year, suka betul join any additional workshop (mostly anatomy)..other than sebab nak cukupkan gems, it is sebab me memang suka anything related to anatomy :D

two of the best workshop that i involved was Dissecting Workshop and Brain Dissection Workshop..
- yang first tu workshop tu untuk open up cadaver's body..so they taught how to open up and asingkan each parts of human body for study purpose..waktu tu memang ada cadaver baru sampai..so we use those untuk open dari awal sampai habis..
- the 2nd one we learnt how to open skull to take the brain as specimens..

banyak actually interesting activities..antara nak dengan tidak..or ada masa or not je :)

for year 1, year 2 banyak kena lukis2..akan ada 1 logbook in which kena lukis for each module..

-one of the drawings for CVS module-

moving to most commonly asked Q,

1)silibus?

- year one ada few modules [MSU pakai system modules :)]

SEM1:

-->Fundamental

-->Musculoskeletal (MSK)

-->Hemopoietic (Hemo)

-->Cardiovascular (CVS)

-->Respiratory (Respi)

SEM2:

-->Gastrointestinal (GIT)

-->Renal

-->Reproductive

-->Neuro (CNS)

-->Endocrine

-each modules will be divided into 3 subjects..

-each subjects will containt few topics and subtopics..

2)what's the subjects?

 -in year 1 MBBS, akan ada division subject to Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry..

Anatomy - all about body parts and structures..dari sekecil2 stapes sampaila sebesar2 skin..smua kena tahu in details (but believe me xdenye nk ingat seketul2 nanti :p) 

 

Physiology - all about body's function..how urine made pn kena tahu even if we all wanna pee without knowing how its made :D

Biochemistry - all about chemical balance in the body..

-all the 3 subjects will be divided into plus minus 200 topics/subtopics..sounds je macam banyak..tapi sebenarnya memang banyak pun :'D

3)how about the classes/lab/etc?

- classes will be conducted in classroom or lecture theater (depends your batch ramai ke tak..macam batch yanie, ktorg conduct in classroom je..sbb tak ramai)

- for lab, will be conducted in different lab for different subject

- anatomy and physiology subject banyak kat dissection hall (bilik mayat)

- other than that some will be held in anatomy museum

-->how the dissection hall?

-not that scary macam yg most ppl cakap..dissection hall kt sini okay je..cuma bau formalin tu menarik sikit la for those yang tak pernah bau..

-during the sessions dalam dissection hall dont ask why tiba2 kawan sebelah menangis..tu semua sebab formalin..kena soal dengan Drs pun boleh nangis even jawapan betul :D

4)how the Drs?

- during my time Drs semua baik2! alhamdulillah..

- Drs actually sangat2 membantu..cuma kita (me actually) as student je kadang2 tak tahu how to help our own self..so Drs pn tak boleh nak help much macamtu..we dont know what we dont know :D

5)how about exams?

- in year 1, akan ada 5 exams..

 -->Progress Test 1

-->Semester 1

-->Progress Test 2

-->Semester 2

-->Professional Exam 1 (final & major one)

- each exam will be divided into few parts

- will be conducted in 2days only (except Professional Exam - 3days)

roughly,

MCQ - 60minutes

MEQ1 - 20minutes

MEQ2 - 20minutes

SEQ - 20minutes

OSCE - 1-2hours

**but for Pro Exam SEQ ada dua :)

-->OSCE?

-OSCE tu macam practical exam..or more to macam labtest i think..akan ada about 20stations..each station 3minutes given to answer for 3questions..for anatomy Drs will put specimens or organs or body parts..for physiology pun lebih kurang..or Drs just ask with diagram etc..for biochem usually diagram..sometimes Drs put reaction result n we need to interpret :)

6)orang cakap MBBS senang fail..is it?

-in here (during my time), C- dah dikira tak lepas..

-and for this one if u ask me, actually depends luck jugak la kot..eheh..why?sebab i think for example everyone dah baca all the loadsss topics..but ada satu topic yang mungkin kurang hadam..then suddenly eh yang tu yang keluar exam..and might not able to answer properly sebab nervous etc..so yeah..

-but maybe if you ask any other person jawapan mungkin jadi lain..'you medstudent kot, patutnya dah alert yang kena tahu semua benda'..'you takboleh bagi excuse macamtu..all you need to do is study'..dan sebagainyaa :) so again, depends on perspektif masing2 :)

-after all, why should worry utk benda yang tak jadi lagi kan?just focus on what you need to do which is to study hard and smart :) if things gonna happen, it will happen..but nauzubillahminalik la kan :)

-pray hard, study harder, do your very best insyaAllah He will always be there to help you :)

7)how about sports/other activities/certificate?

-as MSU students we need to fill up our gems point..gems point ni macam certificate for each activities yang kita join la..cumanya MSU make it easier..so takdela nak kena simpan satu2 sijil dalam file..everything computerized..tinggal print one paper je bila dah habis study..**you will understand better once u become msurians

-for IMS students, akan ada IMS Sports Fiesta - this one is sports competition between batch..so each batch will send wakil untuk each sports..

 

8)how to divide masa?study je ke?

- no la..mbbs student pun boleh je enjoy dengan hidup :D takdela 24/7 dengan buku..maybe 5-6hours sehari cukup je kot :) make sure study tu berkualiti :)

- kitorang pun ada je waktu2 kitorang spend time together, keluar tengok wayang, keluar tengok dunia luar, pegi get together to eratkan silaturahim between us etc..just jangan terlampau leka sampai lupa study je :D

- find your own schedule..jangan follow orang :D

9)holiday macamana? 

- cuti ada, but don't put high hope :p sebab cuti lain dari orang lain..

- cuti usually one week after semester exam, and 3weeks after Pro Exam..the real cuti is after Pro Exam..sebab waktu tu memang tak payah fikir next sem :D

***

tu jela dulu kot setakat ni..if ada anything to add nanti yanie tambah..any soalan boleh komen kat bawah :*

Tips:

1) Make sure you know what you don't know

2) Prepare at least 1 question to be asked for next class

3) Ask, ask, ask . even if rasa macam tahpape je soalan tu..kadang ramai yang taknak tanya sebab rasa macam soalan tu tahpape..padahal most of classmates pn tak tahu..ending dia smua tak tahu sebab tak berani tanya (i've feel that)

4) Put 'why' in front of anything you learnt..and make sure boleh jawab 'why' tu..

5) Don't try to memorize everything deeply..know which part you need to focus more..[remember: the deeper u go, u might be drowned :)]

xoxo,

yanie