Jul

29

MED 3 Block 4 [re-cap]

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16 days till med 3 is over

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this block was rough. it was a brutal combination of forcing myself to study when i REALLY didn’t feel like it and ending up being disappointed by a mediocre performance i can’t blame on anyone but myself.

ugh. is it August 15th yet??

genetics
- hemoglobinopathies
- cell cycle control
- apoptosis
- cancer genetics
- cancer
- more cancer
- another 25 diseases (symptoms and mode of inheritance)

most interesting thing learned: cancer is COMPLICATED.

neuroscience
- neurotransmitters
- neuroimaging
- pain
- learning and memory
- autonomic nervous system
- EEGs and sleep
- intro to the neurological exam

most interesting thing learned: brains are sooo AWESOME.

microbiology
- viral pathogenesis
- host defenses against viruses
- antiviral drugs
- herpes and poxvirus
- human papilloma and adenovirus
- parvovirus B19
- paramyxo and orthomyxovirus
- bunya and arenavirus
- rhabdo, filo and bornavirus
- flavi and togavirus
- reovirus
- picorna, corona, and norovirus
- slow viruses and prions
- HIV and AIDS
- fungal pathogenesis
- antifungal agents
- lab diagnosis of fungal infections
- superficial and cutaneous mycoses
- subcutaneous mycoses
- systemic/opportunistic mycoses
- parasitic pathogenesis
- antiparasitic agents
- lab diagnosis of parasite infections
- Toxoplasma, Trypanosoma, Leishmania
- Plasmodium
- cestodes
- trematodes
- nematodes

most interesting thing learned: worms are frigging EW.

epidemiology
- screening
- sensitivity, specificity, etc
- health in developed vs. developing countries
- US Public Health provision

>> most interesting thing learned: the US public health system is CONFUSING.

and that’s it! doesn’t sound like i learned much (interesting) this block? doesn’t feel like it either. : ))

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Comments

2 Comments so far

  1. BCWB on July 29, 2008 4:59 pm

    I have to tend to agree with you on this one. The block was brutal. More studying for this block!! Best of luck on the shelf exams I know you will smoke it!! : )

  2. Emily on July 30, 2008 3:47 pm

    I’m about as far away from science as you can get, but I’ve always enjoyed reading your “most interesting thing learned” parts. This time around, they just made me laugh! Definitely shows your enthusiasm for the semester to be over. :)

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