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M.U.S.H. MEDICALSTUDENT UNAUTHORIZED SURVIVAL HANDBOOK
WrittenandUpdatedforStudentsbyStudentsUniversityofLouisvilleSchoolofMedicine2016-2017
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TableofContentsRevisions 3
Preface 4I. GettingStarted
- CampusMap 5- MovingtoLouisville 7- SchoolRequirements(nonacademic) 8- Parking,Community,andSafety 11- ComputersandTechnology 13- KornhauserLibrary 17- PeopleYouShouldKnow 18
II. FirstYearCourses-Fall - BooksandSupplies 19- Tipsforsuccess 21- CADE:GrossAnatomy 25- CADE:Embryology 27- CADE:PhysicalExam/ICM 27- SmallGroups:CADEandICC 28- Foundations:Histology 28- Foundations:GMM(Biochem/Genetics) 29- Foundations:Physiology 30
III. FirstYearCourses-Spring - NBS1-Cardiovascular,Renal,Respiratory,Acid-Base 31- NBS2-GI,Endocrine,Reproductive,Metabolism 31- NBS3-Neuroanatomy 32- WhenYou’reStruggling 34
IV. SurvivingMedSchool- Gettingofftoagoodstart 35- WheretoStudy 37- EatingaroundCampus 38- Keepingupyourspirit 39- Marriage,Family,andSignificantOthers 41- PlacesofWorship 42
V. RecreationalTime 43- Athletics 44- EntertainmentSports 46- CulturalOpportunities 47- Movies 47- BestRestaurants 48- Libations 49- CoffeeShops 48- Louisvillecommercialscene 50- The50List 52
VI. TheNextFourYears- CareerPlanningandYourLastSummerBreak 53- LeadershipOpportunities 54- TheBoards 56- ClinicalYears 58- FourYears:ATimeline 59
VII. ClubsandOrganizations2016-2017 63
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REVISIONSBY:34thEdition2016-17,DivyanshSharma–Class0f2019
33rdEdition:2015-16,AngelaCao,RhiannonLedgerwood,NickLink,MaryJaneSchumacher,JohnStrickley–Classof2018
32ndEdition:2014-2015,StudentSenate-Classof2017
31stEdition:2016-2017,StudentSenate-Classof2016
30thEdition:2012-2013,StevenHumphrey,ChadLampl–Classof2015
29THEdition:2011-2012,VirginiaBush,AakritiMehta,VandraHarris—Classof2014,LauraCornwell—Classof2013
28thEdition:2010-2011.LauraCornwell,CandiceNalley,RebeccaHayes,ChristineMollineaux,andclassmates–Classof2013,ElizabethRistagno–Classof2011
27thEdition:2009-2010.PaulMick—Classof2012
26thEdition:2008-2009.JenniferWrubel-Classof2011
25thEdition:2007-2008.DianaGolub—Classof2010
24thEdition:2006-2007.JennCriscola,EileenDuggan,LaurenJackson–Classof2009
23rdEdition:2005-2006.JenHughes,MattSatterly,NatalieSwansen–Classof2008
22ndEdition:2004-2005.KatieLindle,ChrisJanowiecki,AvantiBaruah,KristinMajors,J.RyanWilliams,andclassmates–Classof2007
21stEdition:2003-2004.KristiMcCauleyandclassmates--Classof2006
20thEdition:2002-2003.PatrickKlapheke,ScottHickey-Classof2004,ChadPatton-Classof2005
19thEdition:2000-2001.TomHarper--Classof2003
18thEdition:1999-2000.TomStites--Classof2002
17thEdition:1998-99.CharlieMooreandJenniJenks--Classof2001
16thEdition:1997-98.JohnRoach--Classof2000
15thEdition:1996-97.IanJohnson--Classof1999
13thEdition:1995-96.JenniferDeMossSimoneaux--Classof1998
12thEdition:1994-95.ScottE.Robertson--Classof1997
11thEdition:1993-94.LeahJ.Dickstein,M.D.--Classof1970andCarolynChildress
10thEdition:KittieHinesandMarkSiefring--Classof1995
9thEdition:KenMookandWilliam(Bucky)Gaunt--Classof1994
8thEdition:RobbieMedberyandHeathBrown--Classof1993
7thEdition:DarrylKaelin--Classof1991
6thEdition:SherylSprawls--Classof1990
5thEdition:PhillipBressoudandClaytonBallantine--Classof1989
4thEdition:ChrisGlaserandTimHeine--Classof1988
3rdEdition:JoniWooldridgeandDebbieZukof--Classof1985
2ndEdition:KenDennison,LoriRust,BobRechtin,NealSharpe,MontWood--Classof1984
1stEdition:HalBaumann,RobMorrell,LynnSpeevack--Classof1983
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PREFACE ThishandbookwasoriginallywrittenbythreemembersoftheClassof’83,withrevisionsalmosteveryyear.Asof2016,thepre-clinicalPresidentoftheSenateholdsthiseditingresponsibility.Thefirsteditionwascompletedwithvaryingdegreesofdistinction.Thesuggestionsandopinionsherewereforthemostpartwrittenfromthestandpointofthe“average”student.Wewrotethishandbooktogiveyoutheadvantageofourexperienceinthehopethatitwilleaseyourpassagethroughthefirstyear. Thetipsonacademicperformance,exams,etc.,thoughapplicablethroughtheentireyear,werewrittenprimarilywiththefirstsemesterinmind.Importanttipsforsecondsemesterclassesarethoroughlyincluded,though.Bywinterbreak,youwillbeoldhands.Althoughyourcurriculumwillnotbeidenticaltothepreviousyears,theadvicehereissufficientlygeneralthatitwillbeapplicabletoyoursituation. Wewanttomakeitclearthattheauthorsofthishandbookaresolelyresponsibleforitscontent.Thisisnotanauthorizedorientationpublication,andtheopinionsexpressedherearenotnecessarilythoseoftheadministration,faculty,andmembersoftheabove-mentionedclassesortheirofficers. Werealizethatthisbookletissimplyoneofalargenumberofpublicationsyou’llreceivethisyear,butWEFEELTHATTHETIMEYOUSPENDREADINGTHISWILLBETIMEWELLSPENT.Keepthisbookcloseby.Itshouldprovetobeaveryvaluableresource.Thestatementsinallcapitalletters,bold,oritalicsaretipsthatwefeelwillbeparticularlyhelpfulandworthwhilereviewingasthe1stsemesterpasses.Goodluckinyouryearahead! Editor’sNote2016-2017:Congratulationsonmakingittomedicalschool!Allthoseyearsofhardworkhavepaidoffandyouarefinallygoingtoofficiallystartyourjourneytowardbecomingaphysician.I’msurethatyouarebothexcitedandabitapprehensivetostartthisjourney.Hopefully,thishandbookwillalleviatesomeofyourworriesandintroduceyoutomanyofthedifferentaspectsofbeingamedicalstudentandlivinginLouisville,Kentucky.Irecognizethatthishandbookisextremelylargeandthattheamountofinformationmightbeoverwhelming.Iencourageyoutouseitasareferenceguide.Readitfromcovertocoverifyouwouldlike,orjustskimthroughcertainpassages–whateveryouseefit.Thereisalotofvaluableinformationwithinthesepages,andIhopethatyoufindabeneficialwaytousethisguideinpreparationforyourfirstyear.Congratulationsoncemoreonyouracceptanceintomedicalschool!Rememberthatyouhaveallbeenselectedtoattendhereforareasonandbesuretohavefunalongtheway.-StudentSenatorsULSOMClassof2019
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I.GettingStarted
CampusMapTakealookatthemaponthenextpageofthisbookletorgoheretopullituponline:http://louisville.edu/medschool/docs/hsc_map.pdfThemainbuildingsyouwillgotoeverydayaresetuparoundaconcretecourtyard.Ifyoucomeintothecourtyardatitsmainentrypoint,PrestonSt,youwillbefacingalargetower–thisistheMedical-DentalResearchBuilding(alsocalledthe“ABuilding”).The2ndfloorofthisbuildingalsohousestheMedicalStudentAffairsoffices.Ifyouarestillfacingthetower,toyourrightistheMedicalSchoolInstructionalBuilding(alsocalledthe“BBuilding”).Thisiswhereallofyourclasseswillbeheld.Finally,toyourleftistheKornhauserLibraryBuilding,whichalsohousestheKornhauserAuditorium,whereyouwilltakeexams.Exceptforthelibrary,thebuildingsarelockedandareaccessibleonlybyIDorbyenteringthecodeinthekeypad:1379.DuringOrientationWeek,youwillgettoknowtheselocationsquitewell.
InstructionalBuilding(IB):(1)Thisbuildingiswhereallofyourclasseswilltakeplace.ItislocatedonthewestsideofPrestonStreetbetweenMuhammadAliandChestnutSt.KornhauserLibrary:(K)LocatedacrossthecourtyardfromtheIBonthesecondfloor.CopyCenter:(2)FoundinthebasementoftheDentalSchoolacrossPrestonSt.Thisiswhereyoucanpurchasenotesandlabmanuals.GrossAnatomyLab:(1)OnthethirdflooroftheIB.Youwillspendmanyhoursinthisroom–startingonday1!Therearelockerroomsdownthehallwhereyoucankeepyourlabclothes.MedCenterOne:(15)TheofficesoftheICMfacultyarelocatedinthisbuildingat501E.Broadway.SIMCenter:(1)AlsoonthethirdflooroftheIB.Therearealsomanypatientsimulationlabsthataredonehere.StandardizedPatientLab:(1)NexttotheSIMCenter,thisisamock-clinicalsettingwhereyouwillmeetStandardizedPatients(SPs).StudentAffairsOffice:(3)InSuite210onthesecondflooroftheAbuilding,whichisthebuildingthatconnectstheIBwiththelibrarybuilding.Youwillgoheretohavejustaboutanyquestionanswered,oratleasttheycandirectyoutowhereyouneedtogo.FinancialAidOffice:(1)AlsoonthesecondflooroftheIB,downthehalltowardthewalkwayoverPrestontotheDentalSchool.CampusHealthServices:(8)Suite110oftheOutpatientCareCenteratthecornerofPrestonandChestnut.Thisiswhereyouwilltakeyourvaccinationrecords,getanyvaccinesyouneed,andscheduleadoctor’svisitwhennecessary.AbellBuilding:(5)Admissionsandadministrativeoffices,onChestnutStbetweenFloydandPreston.HSCBookStore:(4)intheKBuilding(NursingSchool)at555S.FloydSt.
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Gray’sBookStore:(14)656S.SecondSt,justNorthofBroadway.Gym:(14)IntheparkinggaragestructureontheSouthsideofChestnutSt,betweenPrestonandJackson.ParkingOffice:(14)inthesameparkinggarageasthegym,at414E.ChestnutSt.
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MovingtoLouisvilleUtilities:GasandelectricityarecontrolledbythesamecompanyinLouisville(LG&E),whichmeansonebillfortwoservices! LG&E Customerservice:502-589-1444(M-F,7a-7p) Online:http://www.lge-ku.com/CableandInternet:Ifyou’relookingforthebestdealoncableTV,saveyourtimeandenergybecausethere’sonlyonecableproviderinthearea!Insight(nowTimeWarnerCable)alsoprovidesbroadbandinternetandphoneservicesandcanbundleeverythingintoonebill. Insight 502-357-4400(24hrs.) Onlinebillpay:http://myinsight.com/buy/buylanding.aspx?nc=1& Ifyou’reonlyinterestedingettingtheinternetandnotcable:dependingonyourexactlocation,youmaybeabletogetDSLhigh-speedinternetfromAT&T,withorwithoutaphoneline.Thebestwaytolookintothisisontheirwebsite:www.att.comWater&Sewer:WaterandsewerchargesappearonthesamebillfromLouisvilleWaterCompany,andyoucancallthewatercompanytosetupbothoftheseservices.Somelandlordsintheareapaythewatercompany;othersdonot.Makesureyouknowwhetherornotyouneedtosetuptheseservicesatyourresidence. LouisvilleWaterCompany502-583-6610,M-F,8a-7p,Online:www.louisvillewater.com YoucanalsopayyourbillatanyFifthThirdBank.
Ifyouhaveasewer-relatedcomplaint/issue,thephonenumberis:MetropolitanSewerDistrict,502-587-0603(24hrs.)
LouisvilleMetroPoliceDept.:Non-emergency502-574-7111toreportillegallyparkedcars,trafficissues,brokentraincrossings,etc.MetroCall:dial311toaskabouttrashpick-uptimes,reportpotholes,othercityrelatedissues.BanksandATMs:whenmakingyourchoice,youmaywanttoconsiderproximityofbanks/ATMsBanks/CreditUnions: Locationsclosetoschool: ChaseBank Branch/ATMatChestnut&Floyd(AlsohasanATMineverySpeedwaygas
station!)FifthThirdBank ATM:Preston&Main
Nearestbranch:309WMarket(between3rd&4th) USBank ATMinKornhauserbuilding,outsideCityCafé
Nearestbranch:4th&MarketRepublicBank ATMsinUniversityHospital,theAmbulatoryCareBuilding(ACB),andabranch
inJewishHospitalPNCBank(akaNationalCityBank) ATMinKornhauserbuilding,outsideCityCafe
NearestbranchesatBroadway&Hancockand4th&MuhammadAli
L&NFederalCreditUnion ATMs:CanuseanyofthefollowingATMssurcharge-free:L&N,RepublicBank,PNC,BankofKentucky,CommunityTrust,AllianceOneNearestBranch:200W.Chestnut(Chestnut&2nd)
ParkCommunityFederalCreditUnion ATMs:CanuseanyofthefollowingATMssurcharge-freeRepublicBank,AllianceOneorMoneyPass
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NearestBranch:515W.Market(Market&5th)LouisvilleMedicalCenterFederalCU LocatedinMedicalTowersSouth,234E.GrayStreet
Note:theUSBankATMinKornhauseralsoallowsyoutobuystamps(w/afeeof$1.08per18stamps)andtorechargepre-paidwirelessphones.
AcoupleofnoteworthytidbitsonbankinginLouisville(learnedthehardwayJ):1) ThereareZEROBankofAmericabanksorATMsinLouisville;thereisoneATMinClarksville,Indiana,butitdoes
notacceptdeposits.2) Ifyouraccountisoverdrawn,youcouldbechargedadailyfeeandafeepertransaction.Makesureyour
accounthastheprotectionsputinplacebythegovernmentin2010thatpreventsthisfromhappening.
Schoolrequirements(non-academic)TheHigherOneCard: Therearetwooptionsforreceivingyourloanmoney:Option1:“3rdPartyACHtransfer”toyourbank(PREFERREDBYMOSTSTUDENTS)Option2:(thedefaultoption):“EasyRefund”credittoyourHigherOne“OneAccount” Sometimeduringthesummerbeforeyourstartmedicalschool,youwillreceivethismysteriouscardinthemail.DONOTshreditormisplaceit.Youwillneedthatcardpriortoreceivingyourloandisbursement.ThereisanATMintheKornhauserlobby,outsideofCityCafé,forusingtheUofLHigherOneCard. Thisoptionmightbegreatforundergrads,butit’snotsogreatforprofessionalstudents!Ifyouletyourloanmoneydefaulttothisaccount,youcanusetheHigherOnecardlikeacreditcard,butwhenyouneedtopaybills,etc.fromanactualbankaccount,youwillneedtowithdrawthemoneyattheATMinKornhauseranddeposititatyourbank...annoying! InordertoswitchtoOption1,youwillneedtogotothefollowingwebsite:www.uoflonecard.com,enteryourcardnumber,goto“FinancialRefunds”,then“refundPreferences.”Itwilltakeacoupleofdaystoprocessthisrequest(andthereisaformyouhavetomailin),somakesuretodothisatleasttwoweeksBEFOREorientationweekwhenthefirstloandisbursementcomesin!
HealthInsurance: EverymedicalstudentMUSThavehealthinsurance.TheuniversitysponsorsinsurancethroughAcademicHealthPlans(seethispagetoseewhatthisplanentails):https://www.academichealthplans.com/louisville/2016-2017/UofLautomaticallyincludesthisinsurancewithyourtuitionbilleachsemester(seetheFAQpageformoreinformation:https://louisville.edu/campushealth/faq/Insurance%20Plan%20Questions#anchor-2) Onethingtonoteaboutthestudenthealthinsuranceplan:youMUSTGETAREFERRALfromadoctoratStudentHealthServicesbeforegoingtoadoctorofyourchoice,evenifthatdoctoriscoveredbytheplan.(EmergencyRoomvisitsaretheexceptiontothisrule.) Ifyouhaveanotherformofinsurance(e.g.,you’restillonyourparents’plan;you’reonaspouse’splan;you’refiercelyindependentandhaveshoppedaroundandfoundsomeotherplan),thenyoucanwaivetheinsurancefeewithproofofinsurance.Todothis,gotothiswebsite:https://louisville.edu/campushealth/hsc-students/waive-university-sponsored-health-insurance.html Ifyouchoosetowaivethehealthinsurancefee,youmustdosobySeptember15thfortheFall,andFebruary1stfortheSpring.Otherwise,youWILLbechargedforthestudenthealthinsurance. AllhealthprofessionalstudentsmustalsopayaHealthProfessionalHealthFeeof$52.50persemester.THISFEECANNOTBEWAIVED.TheHealthProfessionalHealthFeeprovides:●Unlimitedroutineofficevisitsforhealthmaintenance,physicals,bloodpressurechecks
●Gynecologicalexams(doesnotcoveroutsidelaboratorycharges)
●Medicalofficevisitsforillnesses
●Allergyinjections
●Phlebotomyservices(labandx-rayfeesarepaidbypatientorpatientinsurance)
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●In-officelabtestssuchasstrep,flu,pregnancy,urinalysis
●AnnualsurveillanceTBskintestingandinfluenzaimmunizations
●Lowcostgenericmedicationsdispensedoutofthehealthoffice
●Lowcostbirthcontrolpills
●Post-exposureevaluation,andtestingforexposurestoblood-bornepathogenssuchasHIV,HepatitisBandHepatitisCincludingprophylacticmedicationswhenprescribedbythehealthserviceforuptothirtydays
Seethispageformoreinformationaboutit:https://louisville.edu/campushealth/insurance/hsc-health-professional-students-fee.html So,tosumup:theinsurancefeecanbewaived(withproofofanotherformofinsurance);theHealthProfessionalHealthFeecannot. Ifyouhavelookedatallofthisinfoandstillhavequestionsaboutwhatthestudenthealthinsuranceplancovers,callAcademicHealthPlansat(888)308-7320.Ifyouhaveotherquestionsfor/aboutHealthServicesorthestudentinsuranceplan,call/e-mail:Appointments&GeneralInfo: (502)852-6446StudentHealthInsuranceadvocate:(502)852-6519StudentHealthServicesstudentrep(a2ndyearstudent):RyanEidEmail:[email protected]:CampusHealthServices,UniversityofLouisvilleOutpatientCenter,andPrimaryCareislocatedatthecornerofPrestonandChestnutStreetsindowntownLouisville(401EastChestnut). TheirhoursareMonday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Friday8:30a-4:30p,Thursday10:00a-4:30p.Formoreinformation,ortoscheduleanappointment,call502-813-6500.BelknapcampusalsohasCampusHealthServicesatCardinalStation,(nexttostadium).ThevariouspreventiveandacutecareservicesfromCampusHealthServicesprovidedtostudentsareasfollows:
- Women’shealthservices- Psychiatricservices,includingmedicalmanagement- Travelmedicine- Freeflushot- Immunizations- Allergyshots- Specialistreferrals&coordinationofcarewithoff-sitespecialists- Studenthealthinsuranceprogram- Healthinsurancebillingandadvocacy
Immunizations: Awordaboutimmunizations:youhaveprobablyalreadybeengivenalistofrequiredimmunizationsandhavebeenfeelingthepressuretogetthemdone/sendinthedocumentationbeforeschool.Whileit’sGREATtohavethemdonebeforeschoolstarts(nowaitinginlonglinesduringorientationweekwhen,frankly,youhavebetterthingstodo),don’tfreakoutifyouhaven’treceivedallthenecessaryimmunizationsbeforeschoolstarts,anddon’tpaygreatgobsofmoneytogettheimmunizationsduringthesummerifyou’reuninsured.ThereistimetogetthemdoneduringorientationweekandevenduringthefirstcoupleweeksofclassANDtheyarecoveredbythestudenthealthfee.(Note:youwillgete-mailsaboutit,buttheactualrepercussion-inducingdeadlineisonemonthafterenrollment.)Listofrequiredimmunizations:
- Tetanus-Diptheria(Td)ORTetanus-DiptheriaAcellularPertussis(Tdap)(Note:ifyourTdisolderthan2years,youhavetogettheTdap)
- Measles-Mumps-Rubella(MMR)(2dosesofvaccineORpositivetiter)
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- HepatitisBVaccine(HepB)(3dosesofvaccine+positivetiter;Note:ifyou’vereceivedthe3dosesandhavedocumentationofthembutnotiter,youcanjustgetthetiteratHealthServices;ifyoudon’thavedocumentationofyour3doses,youmuststartwithdose#1)
- Varicella(Chickenpox)Vaccine(2dosesofvaccineORpositivetiter)- TuberculosisScreening(PPDtesting)–2skintestsmorethan2weeksapart;2ndtestmustbew/in60daysof
startingschool(ifyou’vehadoneinthepast12months,youonlyneedonemore;ifnotyouneed2)FluVaccine:TheUniversityofLouisvilleoffersflushotsfreeofchargetostaffandstudents.Itishighlyadvisedforyoutogettheflushotforyourownhealthandyourfellowstudents.InordertocompletesomeofyourpreceptorshiprequirementsforICMyouWILLneedtogetyourflushot.Thevaccinationschedulecanbefoundatthefollowingwebsite:http://louisville.edu/campushealth/services/flu-care-shots/flu-shot-scheduleFollowMyHealth:TheUniversityofLouisvilleoffersaconvenientwayforyoutoscheduleappointments,seeprevioushealthrecords,communicatewithcampushealthproviders,andjournalyourhealthexperience.Itisasecure,onlineenvironmentavailable24hoursaday/7daysaweek.Manystudentsfoundthistobebeneficialwhenmanagingtheirhealthwhilebalancingthedauntingdemandsofafirstyearworkload.Youcancreateanaccounthere:https://uoflphysicians.followmyhealth.com/Login/App/PatientAccess#/RegisterForquestions,contact:MissyWrightat(502)852-2708
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Parking,CommutingandSafety
Parking: Forstudentswhocommutetoschool,youhaveseveraloptions:parkinginthegarage,streetparking,takingthebus,biking,orsomecombinationofthese.
Theparkinggarageforstudentsislocatedat620MuhammadAliBlvd.(thecornerofMuhammadAliandClayStreet,entranceonMuhammadAli),adjacenttothenewClinicalandTranslationalResearchBuilding.Thisisabout3blocksfromthemainmedschoolbuilding.ClayStreetistwo-ways,butMuhammadAliisone-way(eastbound).
StudentswishingtouseUniversityparkingmustbuyaMagentaparkingpassfor$379/year.Youmayfindanoldmapthatsuggeststhattherearegreenspotsstillavailable(whichusedtobecheaper),butthegarageisthemainUofLHSCparkingoptionasof2011.Thispassisoneofthemostexpensive,butcanreallysavetimewhenyou’rerunninglateanddon’thavetimetofindstreetparking. AMagentapassalsoallowsyoutoparkintheChestnutStreetGarage(onChestnutbetweenJacksonandPreston)after5pmandonweekendsandholidays.ItisalsovalidonBelknapCampusforparkinginBlue,Green,andPurplespotsandafter5pminRedspots(NEVERforYellowspots).Formoreinformation,theParkingOfficeislocatedintheChestnutStreetGarage(414E.ChestnutSt),openM-F8am-1pm;2pm-4pm.Phonenumber:852-5112. Otherlots:JewishHospitalGarage:theUniversitygets237spotsintheJewishHospitalGarage.Thisgarageisalittleclosertoschoolandhasbetteraccesstohospitals.Theygenerallygotofacultyandstaff,butyoucancalltheParkingOfficetoinquireaboutthisoptionand/ortogetonthewaitinglist.Otherlotstoprice-checkmightbetheNortonHospitallotandtheKosairChildren’sHospitallot. Shuttle:Astheparkinggarageis3decentlylongblocksaway(whichisabouta10minutewalk),thereisashuttleavailablefrom6amto11pmforyourconvenience.Theshuttleissupposedtorunevery4minutes,makingstopsatthegarage,PrestonStreet,andChestnutStreet.Youmaynotalwaysbeabletocatchtheshuttle(soleaveyourselfenoughtimetowalktoclassifneedbe),butitisagoodoptionincasesofbadweatherorifyoustayatschoollateatnight. Meters:Forquickstopsatschool,itisoftenmoreconvenienttousethemeters.Floyd,Preston,MuhammadAli,andChestnutallhavemeteredspots.YoucanalsogetthePassportParkingapptopayforthemeteronyourphone.Justmakesuretokeepyourmeterfedbefore6ponweekdays!Theyarecheckedoften,andthefineforanexpiredmeteris$15.
Freestreetparking:Freeparkingisactuallynotthatfarfromcampus,butitisveryheavilyusedalready,andwiththenewhighermagentaparkingprice,itwilllikelybeharderthanevertogetadecentspotinaquickamountoftime.FreeparkingisonGraySt,JacksonStnorthofMuhammadAli,andallalongLibertyStinthehousingneighborhoods.Simpleenough,theearlier(think8-9AM),thebetterforfindingaspot.Becarefulnottoleavevaluablesinsightinyourcar,however,asthisparkingisnotinthesafestneighborhood.Biking Manystudentsridebicyclestoschool.Ifyoudo,pleasewearahelmet,uselights,andlockitupatthebikeracksnearthewestdoors(insidethecourtyard,hiddeninanookofconcrete).Ridedefensively;manylocalmotoristsarenotusedtolookingoutforcyclists.And,thinkaboutnotridingyour$700roadbike,ifyouhavealessvaluableoption.ThereisalsoabikerepairpostontheHSCrightinfrontofKornhauserLibrary.TransitAuthorityofRiverCity(TARC)Buses Manystudentsalsoridethecitybuses(TARC),whichisfreewithyourstudentID.Servicedowntownisusuallyexcellentbutcandropoffafterrushhourintheouterpartsofthecity.Ifyouthinkyoulivetoofarawayfromschooltotakeabus(ifyoudon’twanttowaitanhourandhalfand120stopstogettoorfromschool)don’truleouttheTARC.TARCrunsExpressRoutesduringthemorningandafternoonrush
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hours,makingitpossibletogettoschooljustasfastasifyouweredriving.SochecktheTARCwebsitetomapyourroute:http://www.ridetarc.org/orGooglesearchtheroutefromyourresidencetoschoolandtapthePublicTransitbutton.Youcanalsocall502-585-1234foranautomatedlistofbustimesbyroute.TherearealsoTARCschedulesavailableinthelobbyoutsideKornhauserAuditorium.BadWeatherPolicyforRegularClasses/Clerkships Iftheweatherisbad,checkUofL’swebsiteforinformation.Ifclassesarecanceled,checkyouremailandblackboardfornotificationsfromtheprofessorsaboutmakinguplosttime.WhentheUniversitycancelsclassesbecauseofsevereweather,classesforthefirstandsecondyearstudentswillbecanceled.Thirdandfourthyearstudentsareencouragedtofollowtheirregularschedulesifpossible,butnotputthemselvesinanygreatrisk. UofLalsohasanemergencyalertsystemthatwillalertyoubytextand/ore-mailifclassesarecanceledduetoweatherorifthereisamajoremergency/safetyissueoncampus.Gotohttp://louisville.edu/alerts/tosignupforthisservice.
Safety Whilewedon’twanttoalarmanyone,thehealthsciencescampusislocatedinadenseurbanarea,inwhich(asinALLdenseurbanareas),itisimportanttoexercisesomecautionandstreetsmartstokeepyourselfsafe.Thesefewgroundrulesshouldhelp:
1) ThisisthenumberforCampusPublicSafety:502-852-6111.PUTTHISNUMBERINYOURPHONE!Anddonothesitatetocallifyoufeelatallunsafe,orifthereisanissue/strangepersonyouwouldliketoreport.
2) Lockyourcar,anddon’tleaveanythingvaluableinsight.Thisiscommonsense.3) Ifyou’reatschoollateatnight,walktoyourcarwithafriendorcallthepublicsafetynumberaboveforafree
escort.Also,ifyouknowyou’regoingtobeatschoollate,moveyourcartoaspotclosetothebuilding.Allmetersarefreeafter6PMontheweekdaysandSaturday,andalldayonSunday.
4) Don’tletanyoneinthebuildingunlessyouknowthem.Ifsomeoneinsists,callpublicsafetyanddon’tconfrontthemyourself.
5) Donotleaveanythingvaluableintheopen.Lockitinyourlockerordesk.TherehavebeenseveraltheftsfrominsidetheHSCbuildinginthepastyear.Besuretokeepvaluablesandbelongingslockedawaywhenyouarenotnearthem.Deskkeysareprovidedbystudentaffairsforlockingyourdeskandyoucanbringacombinationlockforyourlockerinthehallway.Mosttheftsoccurredduringtimeswhenmoststudentswereawayfromthehallway(duringexams,grossanatomylab).StudentaffairsiscurrentlyworkingonincreasingsecurityaroundtheHSCbuildings,butyoucankeepyouritemssafebybeingcarefulandkeepingyourbelongingssafe!
6) Donotgivepanhandlersanychange.Thebestpolicyistoavertyoureyesandmoveonorpolitelysayyoudon’thaveanychange.It’snotmean–it’sasafetyissue.
7) IfsomeoneconcerningisstandingbyanentrancetoaUniversitybuildingortheparkinggarage,campussecuritywouldpreferthatyoucallandgivethemaheadsupabouttheissue(afteryou’resafelyinside).
TherewillbeasafetypresentationbyCampusPublicSafetyduringorientationweek.Similarinformationwillbegivenduringthispresentation.
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Computers/Technology
Computers
Foryourclass,thereisaniPadaswellasalaptoprequirement.Therequiredspecificationsarepostedhere:https://louisville.edu/medicine/tech/technology-requirements-for-the-incoming-class-of-2014
Thelaptopsarenecessaryforuseoftheschool’scomputerizedtestingsystem,ExamSoft.Youwillbecome
verycomfortablewithExamSoftbytheendoffirstyear.Thewholepurposeofthissystemistofamiliarizestudentswithanonlinetestingapplicationthatissimilartowhatwewillseeforboards.
Therewillbeatechnologysessionduringorientationweekforstudentstovoicequestionsandhelpgetappsandsoftwaredownloadedbeforeschoolstarts.Theschoolismovingtowardspaper-freeclassroomssotherewillbealotofsuggestappstohelpsupplementtextbooksandpaperstudyguides.
MacsandPCsarebothequallywellcoveredbytechsupport.
RedMed/Calendar RedMedisthewebsiterunningUofL’sversionofLCMS+.Itisanevent-basedcalendarthatorganizesclassmeetingtimes,location,lecturenotes,andlecturerecordings.YouwilluseRedMeddailytograbnotes,watchTegritylectures,andsometimessubmitassignments.UofLiscurrentlyintheprocessofphasingoutBlackboard,strivingtoutilizeRedMedexclusively.Thatbeingsaid,Blackboardisstilltheofficialtoolusedforpostinggradesthroughouttheyear. AnextensiveorientationtoRedMedwillbegivenbytheOfficeofAcademicTechnologyduringyourorientationweek.Adetaileduserguide(listedas“studentmanual”)canbefoundhere:https://lcmsplus.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page RedMeddoesnotcurrentlyhaveappsforAndroidoriOS,butthewebsiteitselfisviewableinmobilebrowsers.ThecalendarinRedMedmaybeexportedasaPDForasaniCal.IfyouchoosetoexportthecalendarasiCal,bewaretheexportedcalendarwillnotupdateautomatically.Thus,ifchangesaremadetothecalendar,youmustexporttheiCalagain.Tegrity
Tegrityisthesoftwareusedtorecordnearlyeverysinglelectureyouwillbegiven.LinkstotherecordingsareimmediatelydisplayedinBlackboard(Lookfor“TegrityRecordings”inthemenuafterselectingacoursefromBlackboardmainpage).LinkstotherecordingsarealsomanuallypostedintotheRedMedcalendar,usuallywithin24hours.
Macsunfortunatelydonotnativelysupportthe“speedup”functionforTegrity.Thoughthereisaworkaround:(seenextpage)
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==========Speeding upTegritylecturesonaMac===========OneoftheprimarybenefitsofTegrity,otherthanbeingabletowatchlecturesmorethanonceandatalatertime,istheabilitytostudylecturesatdoublespeed.Userscanadjusttheplaybackspeedtotheirpreferenceandlistenthroughlecturesinhalfthetime,whichisespeciallybeneficialwhenreviewingforexams.ThenativeTegrityplayerforWindowsPCshasabuttonthatallowsuserstodothisdirectlyfromthewebsite,butthenativeplayerforApplecomputersdoesnot.IfyouareaMacuserandwouldliketolearnhowtospeedupyourTegritylectures,thereisasimpleworkaroundtomakethishappen,andthisguidedescribeshowtodoit.Thisshouldtakenolongerthanfiveminutes.1. LogintoTegrityviaBlackboard.Clickononeofyourcourses.Inthebottomrightcornerof
thescreen,clicktheiconthatlookslikeaniPodtosubscribetothiscourseasapodcastiniTunes.IfiTunesisnotalreadyopen,clickingthisiconwillautomaticallyopenitforyou.
2. IniTunesPodcasts,openthecoursepodcasttowhichyoujustsubscribed.At
thebottomneartheleft,click“Settings,”andmakesurethatyousetittoscanfornewlectureseveryhour,thatitdownloadsallofthem,andthatallofthemarekeptandnotdeleted.GobacktothenativeTegrityplayeronline,andrepeatthisprocessforyourremainingcourses.
3. TostudyTegritylecturesatdoublespeedonaMac,youmustuseQuickTime
7.ThisdoesnotcomepreinstalledonMacs,sodownloaditfromtheAppleStoreusingthelinkabove.Followtheon-screeninstructionsforinstallingitonyourcomputer.
4. GobacktoiTunesPodcasts,andright-clickonanyofthe
lecturesonanyofyourclasses;itdoesnotmatterwhichone.Click“ShowinFinder.”InFindernow,right-clickonanyofthelecturesyousee,andclickGetInfo.Towardthebottomofthemenuthatappears,clickthe“OpenWith”drop-downmenu,andbesuretoselectQuickTime7,notQuickTimePlayer.Finally,justbelowthisdrop-downmenu,clickthe“ChangeAll”button,andconfirmyourselectionwhenthepop-upappears.
5. GobacktoFinder,whereyoueditedtheGetInfosettingsforyourlectures.
GoonefolderupbypressingCommand+Uptoviewtheparentfolder.Youwillseealloftheclasstowhichyouhavesubscribed.Clickanddrageachoneontothedocknextto—butnotinto—theTrashicon.Thiswillcreateastack,orshortcut,foreachclass.Right-clickingonthestackgivesyoutheoptiontoviewitasalist,whichmakesitaloteasiertoreadthefilename.Allofyourlectureswillnowautomaticallyappearinthesestackswithinanhourafterclass.
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6. Clickonalectureinanystack,andQuickTime7willopensincewesetittodoso.Ifthe“A/VControls”menuhasnotautomaticallyappearedalongwithyourTegritylecture,thenclickCommand+Ktoopenit.Inthebottomrightcornerofthismenu,thereisasliderthatallowsyoutoadjusttheplaybackspeed.MoststudentsseemtopreferlisteningtoTegritylecturesbetween1.5xand2x.Someinstructors,likeDr.SteveEllis,speakwithacadencethatisperfectforlisteningat2x,butyouwillfindwhatiscomfortableforyourself.
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ComputersandInternetonCampus
Thehealthsciencecampusiswireless(accessibleusingyourULink/Blackboardloginandpassword),sohaving
theeaseofinternetaccesseverywhereyougoisapowerfulmotivatorforgettingalaptop,butdoknowthatifyoupreferthepower,bigscreen,etc.ofhavingadesktopcomputerathome,thelibraryrentslaptops(foruseONLYinthelibrary)forfree. Also,eachunitlab(kindoflike“homeroom”)has3smallstudyrooms(calledPBLs)thateachhaveafancy,powerfultouch-screencomputerinthem. So,thereisgenerallyplentyofeasyaccesstocomputersatschool.Notes&PrintingAllnoteswillbeprovidedtoyouelectronicallyviaWord/PowerPoint/PDF.Someclassesofferacolorprintedbookletversionofthenotes.Otherwise,youareallocated500blackandwhiteprintsviatheprinterlocatedinthestudentloungeonthefirstfloor.Printingoptionsareasfollows:
LibraryPrinting:thereisamachineinthelibrarythatallowsyoutoputmoney(inwholedollaramountsonly)ontoyourIDcard. Whenyouwanttoprintadocumentfromalibrarycomputer,youcreateanIDandpasswordforthatprint“job”,sendittotheprintserver,swipeyourIDattheprintserver,selectyourprintjob,andenteryourpasswordtoprint.Wirelessprintingfromyourlaptop:samechargesasaboveapply,butyoucandownloadawirelessprintingclient,whichwillallowyoutoprinttoanyUofL“UniPrint”printer,solongasyouareconnectedtothenetwork. Downloadtheclientatthefollowingsite(note:mustloginusingUlink/BlackboardID&password):https://apps.louisville.edu/softwareresales/customer/free.php?free_cat=6
StudentLoungeprinting:TherearetwocomputersintheStudentLoungeandablackandwhiteprinter. Printingto
thestudentloungeprintersisalsoavailablefromthecomputersinthePBLswithineachUnitlab.Asofspringsemester2014,printingfromthestudentloungewasfreeandunlimited.
EmailTheUniversityusesCardmail,aserviceofMicrosoftoutlook(accessiblefrommacsandPCs.)YoucanalsoforwardCardmailintoothermailclients,suchasGmail. GotoCardmail àOptionsàSeeAllOptionsàOrganizeE-mailDocumentsàCreateanewruleàWhenthemessagearrivesàApplytoallàDothefollowingàRedirectmessagetoàTypetheemailyouwishtoforwardto.Note:StudentswhohaveworkedforUofLasanemployeeinthepasthaveexperienceddifficultysettinguptheirnewe-mailwiththeschool.Makesuretobeproactiveandvisitthetechguysifyouthinkyouhaveaproblemsoyoudon’tmissoutonanye-mailsatthestartofclasses.Faxing&Scanning
Ifyouneedtofaxand/orscansomething,askattheStudentAffairsofficeandbereallyniceaboutit.JOtherwise,you’llhavetogotoKinko’sandpaybecausethereisnowhereelseoncampusforstudentstofax.L
ImportantWebsitesRedMed:http://redmed.louisville.eduBlackboard:http://Blackboard.louisville.edu
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Ulink:https://paprod.louisville.edu/psp/paprod/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=PAPP_GUESTLibrary:http://louisville.edu/library/kornhauser/Tegrity:http://tegrity.louisville.edu/StudentAffairs:http://medicalstudentaffairs.louisville.eduAlsonote:Websitesofinterestwillbenotedundereachcourse’sheadinginthismanualSoftwareDiscounted/FreeSoftwarethroughUofL
TheUniversityoffersseveralsoftwareprogramsatheavilydiscountedrates(e.g.,OfficeSuite,AdobeAcrobatProfessional,etc.)Seethefollowingwebsitetoseewhat’savailable:http://louisville.edu/it/compsoftware/available/freeversionsofMicrosoftOffice)TheUniversityalsoofferssomefreesoftwaredownloads,inlcudingfreeantivirussoftware.Checkoutthefollowingsiteforthosedownloads:https://apps.louisville.edu/softwareresales/customer/free.php
HistologyThevirtualslidesusedinHistologymustbeviewedwithImageScope,apieceofsoftwarefromAperio.Theprogram,alongwithoperatinginstructionscanbefoundhere:http://www.aperio.com/HistotimeisapopularprogramforHistologythatmanypeoplefoundhelpful.Askaroundyourclassmates,asthisprogrammadetheroundslastyear. Ifyoucan’tfindaclassmatewhohasit,finda2ndyear!
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KornhauserLibrary
ThelibraryislocatedonthesecondandthirdfloorsoftheKornhauserbuilding,directlyacrossthecourtyardfromthemedschoolinstructionalbuilding. Naturally,thelibraryisapopularstudyspot.Thelargeskylightoverthethirdfloorgivesthestudyspaceabrighterfeelthanonewouldexpect,andalmosteverytablehasaccesstoanoutlet,soyoucanconserveorrechargeyourlaptopbattery.Therearealsosomeprivateroomsthatcanbereservedforgroupstudying.
Website:http://louisville.edu/library/kornhauser/Thisisasitetobookmark.Ofparticularinterestarethe“clinicalresources”likeStatRef,UpToDate,andMDConsultwhicharehelpfulforICCpresentationsandBiochemistrywikis(seeinfooncourses).Thesesitescanbeaccessedfromthelibrarysiteandfromhome.(Note:fromhome,youwillfirstberedirectedtologinbeforeyoucanaccessthesesites).ToperformliteraturesearcheswithfullaccesstoUofL’sjournalsubscriptions,usethisPubMedlink:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?otool=kyuloulib
Hours:http://louisville.edu/library/kornhauser/info/hours.htmlLaptoprental:ThelibraryrentslaptopsforuseONLYinthelibrary. Torentalaptop,gotothefrontdeskwithyourID.Thelaptopwillbecheckedouttoyoufor4hours.Contactpersonforresearchtips:ElizabethSmigielski-elizabeth.smigielski@louisville.eduCellPhonePlansandSmartphones Manystudentsrelyoncellphonesexclusivelyandforegohavingalandlineattheirresidence.WhiletheUniversitynolongerhasacontractwithanyspecificcellproviderforspecialmedstudentrates,Verizon,AT&T,andSprintgenerallyofferUofLdiscounts.Checkwithalocalstore,ratherthancallingatoll-freenumber,though,asthenationalcallcentersusuallyaren’tawareofthesespecialdiscounts. Awordaboutsmartphones:whilemanyofyourclassmateswillhavethem,theyarenotrequired.Theyarereallynicetohaveduringthefirsttwoyears(largelyforwhenaclubsendsoutane-mailrequiringtofirst50toRSVPforafreelunchJ),butaren’tnecessary.Duringtheclinicalyears,youmayfindtheirusefulnesstosuddenlyincreaseexponentially,though. ThisismainlybecausetheUniversityoffersandsupportsanumberoffreemobilesoftwaredownloadsformedstudents,suchasEpocratesRx,Unbound(iPhone/iPodTouch/iPadonly),Diagnosaurus,MedicalEponyms,andOBWheel.Moreinfoat:http://pda.louisville.edu/.Ifyouneedhelpconfiguringyoursmartphonetosetupyouremailaccountorgettinganyoftheseprogramstoworkonyourphone,seethemedschoolITguys,KentandBrent,onthethirdfloorforhelpwiththisorwithanycomputersoftware(contactinfobelowin“PeopleYouShouldKnowsection).
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Peopleyoushouldknow: ManyofthefolksbelowaremembersoftheStudentAffairsstaffandhaveofficesintheStudentAffairssuite,room210,“ABuilding”/ResearchTower.ForacompletelistofStudentAffairsstaffanddescriptionoftheirroles,see:http://medicalstudentaffairs.louisville.edu/staff-contactsDr.GanzelDr.ToniGanzel,therecentlyappointedDeanoftheMedicalEducation,isthefashionable,yetsweet“mom”ofULSOM.Sheisalwayssmiling,enthusiastic,andwillingtoengagestudentsinconversation.Dr.Ganzel’smaingoalistoseeallofussucceedinmedicalschool,andsheistheretohelpensurethatwedo.BeawarethatDr.Ganzelsplitshertimebetweenanumberofduties,includingsurgicaldutiesasanENT,sodoberespectfulofhertime(e.g.,don’tgotoherwithaquestionyoucouldeasilyasksomeoneintheofficestaff;dogotoherifyouhaveauniqueissue/concern,questionsaboutcareerpaths,etc.).Dr.GanzelhasanofficeintheAbellAdministrationBuildingandcanbereachedbye-mailat:toni.ganzel@louisville.edu.GailHaynesGailHaynestheDirectorofAcademicSupport,andhence,sheisthepersonyouwillwanttogoseeifyouwouldlikethenameandcontactinformationforavailablestudenttutorsorifyouwantsomeassistancewithstudystrategies.Ms.HayneshasanofficeintheStudentAffairssuiteandcanbereachedbyphoneat:502-852-3268orbye-mailat:gail.haynes@louisville.eduKentKentGardneristheITguywhorunsthemedschool’sOfficeofAcademicTechnology.Hecanbeaninvaluableresourceswhenitcomestoallthingstechnology-related.If/whenyougetanewcomputer,goseeKentifyouneedhelpsettingitup,gettingthesoftwarethatUofLoffers,etc.Ifyourlaptopsuddenlycrashesandyouhavenoideawhy,runitupstairstoKent–he’llcalmyoudownandfigureoutwhat’sgoingon.Ifthingsaren’tworkingproperlywiththePBLcomputersortheclassroomcomputer,callinKent.They’llevenhelpgetyourSmartphonesetupandlinkedintothewirelessnetworkandtellyouaboutcoolthingsyoudidn’tevenknowexisted(likeEpocrates!).Kent’sofficeislocatedonthe3rdflooroftheinstructionalbuilding,room311E.Hoursare8:30a-5p,M-F,withlunchfrom2-3p.ContactKentat852-2778orkent.gardner@lousville.edu.QuinnChipleyDr.QuinnChipleyistheDirectorofStudentHealthCounselingServices.Assuch,henotonlyprovidescounselingtostudents,butalsomakesreferralstopsychiatrists,handlesreferralsfordisabilitytesting,anddoesskillscoachingforresidencyinterviews.Althoughyoumaybeapprehensiveaboutusingcounselingservices,don’tbe!Dr.Chipleyisveryapproachable,andtheseareservicesareavailable(paidforbyyourstudentfees!)andunderused.Dr.Chipley’sofficeislocatedintheStudentAffairsSuite,room210J;Phone:852-0996.LeslieKaelinMs.Kaelinisthemedschoolfinancialaidguru.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutyourfinancialaid,don’tgoontheUofLfinancialaidwebsiteandcallthegeneralnumber,astheadviceyou’llgetwillbetailoredtoundergrads;goseeMs.Tipton!Ms.Kaelinofficeislocatedonthe2ndfloorinthe“bridge”betweenthemedschoolinstructionalbuildingandthedentalschool(room230).Phone:852-5187
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II.FirstYearCourses-FALL
BooksandSupplies
Theimageofamedicalstudentladendownwithtextbooksisafamiliarone,butit’sonethatischanginganddependsonthestudentinquestion.Althougheachprofessorwilllist“required”textbooksfortheirclasses,thisisreallydonesothatthosestudentsonscholarshipsofsomesort(e.g.militaryscholarships)cangettheirbookspaidforbythescholarship!Inreality,booksareonlysuggested;mostprofessorswilltellyoutheydon’tcarewhatversionorevenwhattextyouhave.WiththeiPadrecommendedforfirstyearsitwillbeeveneasiertoaccessonlineresourcesandtextbooks.Youwillreceiveadigitalcopyofallrequiredtextsfromyourupperclassmen.
Finaldecisionsarecompletelyleftuptothestudents’preference.Somepeoplelikehavingtextbookstheretoreference;somereadthemfromcovertocover;othersdojustfinerelyingsolelyontheprofessors’notes.Thatsaid,howdoyouchoosewhichbookstobuy?
Therearemultiplesourcesthatyoucanusetogetbooks.Thebestwaytostartisprobablytotalktoyourpersonalmentorinyourunitlabtoseeiftheyhaveanytheyarecomfortablepartingwith.Theywillalsomostlikelyhavepersonaladviceastowhichonesarethemostuseful.Amazon.comandHalf.comareanothersourceforusedbooksornewbooksatless-than-bookstoreprices.Andspeakingofbookstores,therearetwonearschool:thelargerGray’sCollegeBookstoreon2ndStreet,northofBroadway;andtheHealthSciencesBookstore(affiliatedwiththeuniversityANDwithBarnes&Noble–henceB&Ngiftcardscanbeusedthere!)onFloydStreetnearChestnut.Bothplacesalsooffertheoptiontorenttextbooksatpricesofhalfofformorefromtheretailprice.Rentedtextbooksaredue10daysafterthelastclassday.Ingeneral,herearethebooksmostpeopleboughtfor1stsemester:
- Histologyo Ross&Pawlina:Histology:ATextandAtlas
- GrossAnatomy
o Anatlas:Netter’sAtlasofHumanAnatomyandGray’sAtlasofAnatomyarethetwomostpopular,withNetter’sbeingthemostpopular.
o AnextraNetter’s/Gray’sforyourdissectionteam–thisonestaysinthegrosslabandgets,well,GROSS!Youshouldtalktoyourdissectionteamduringorientationweek(theteamsareformedalphabeticallyandwillbelisted)andtrytopickupacheapcopyatthebooksaleoronAmazonandsplitthecostamongthe4or5ofyou.(Usually,thereareplentyleftoverfromthepreviousyearthatstayinthelabforyoutouse.)
o Moore:EssentialClinicalAnatomy.Thisbookteachesanatomyfromaclinicalfocus.Itcanbeveryhelpfulpreparingforexamsandfeaturesmanylessonsthatwillbeusedasquestionsontheexam.Somepeoplechosetouseitastheirprimarystudymaterial.
o Grant’sDissector:YouwillneedGrant’sDissectortoworkthroughthedissectionsandpre-labquizzes.
- Embryology
o Moore:TheDevelopingHumanOR
o Langman’sMedicalEmbryology(morecondensed,betterpictures,morepopular)o Thesecanbeusefultoforgoingbackoverafewofthemoredifficulttopictureconceptsof
developmentsuchasbodyfoldingandorgandevelopment.
- Neuroanatomy(thereisactuallynoofficialtextbook)
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o Sidman’sNeuroanatomy:thisisaworkbookthatisrequired,asthefirsttwoweeksofclassareaself-instructionalusingthis“fill-in-the-blank”methodoflearningtheanatomyofthebrainandspinalcord.Oneoftheeditorsofthisbookwillalsobeaninstructorduringanatomyandembryologycourses.
Supplies:Whileyoucouldprobablyfindawaytomoochcertainthingsoffoffriends,thefollowingsuppliesarefairlyessential:
- 2locks–oneforyourgrosslockerandoneforyourassignedlocker(bringonthe1stdayofclass!)- Clothing,socks,andclosed-toeshoestowearinthegrosslab.Mostpeoplewearscrubs.Yourgrosslab
clotheswillbekeptinyourlockerandwillgettobedisgusting.Youmayneedtoreplaceyourclothesseveraltimes,andyouwilldefinitelythrowthemawayattheendofthesemester.TherearemanyplacesinLouisvilletofindcheapscrubs(i.e.GardenRidge,Goodwill,etc)
- Dissectionkit–Thesewillbeprovidedinthelab.However,youwillneedtobuyscalpelblades.Ifeachpersoninadissectiongroupbuysahandful,therewillbeenoughtogoaround.Youwillalsoneedtobuyglovestowearwhiledissecting.
- Stethoscope[notneededuntiltheIntrotoClinicalMedicine(ICM)labwhereyoulearntotakevitalsigns]StethoscopeswillbesoldbyPhiDEduringorientationweek.Youcanalsobuythematthebookstoreoronline.YouwillmostlikelyfindthebestpricesatasitelikeAmazon.
Optional,buthelpful:
- ToolsforICM/practiceathome:Penlight,reflexhammer,bloodpressurecuff,ophthalmoscope/otoscope(warning:expensiveandHIGHLYoptional,thoughacheaperplasticversionwillworkforathomepractice).
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TipsforSuccessOrganization
Thisisabsolutelyvital.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatsystemyouuse,butyoushouldabsolutelyfindonethatworksfor
youearlyonintheyear.Somepeopleusethree-ringbinders,someusefilingcabinets,andsomeusefolders.LaptopusersmayfindthatusingOneNoteishelpfulfororganizing,andallowsthemtogopaper-freebyprintingthematerialtotheircomputers.Developasystem,improveasyougo,anddon’tprocrastinate.You’llbemuchhappierontestday.Feelfreetotalktoyoursecondyeartoseewhatworkedforthem,aswellascommunicatingwithyourpeersabouttheirsystems.
Cooperation
Ifyou’vecometomedicalschoolwithdeceitinyourheartandplantoclaw,scrape,andfightyourwaytothetopoftheclass,thenyou’llneedtochangeyourattituderightnowbeforeanyonefindsout.Thesurestwaytomakefriendsandinfluencepeople(andgetgoodgrades)isthroughcooperation.We’reallheretobecompassionatephysicians,right?
Believeitornot,medicalschoolisateamsport.Exceptforduringtests.Butseriously,thebestwaytoremembersomethingyou’velearnedistoteachittoaclassmate.Don’tbeafraidtoletthemteachyou,too.Havingaconversationaboutkidneyfunctionmaybemuchmorememorableontestdaythanthehundredsofpagesyou’vecovered.
StartwithyourGrossAnatomylabpartners.You’llbespendingmoretimewiththemfirstsemesterthanwithanyoneelseyouknow,soyoumightaswellbecomefriends.Aslongaseveryoneputsforthastrongeffortindissection,theworkloadissignificantlylightened.Makeyourconversationsinthelababoutwhatyou’redissectingthatday,andyou’llwalkawaywithatleastagoodtwohoursofsolidstudytimelogged.Ifyouhavetobeinthelab,youmightaswellmakethattimeproductive.Youwillgiveyourlabgroupteamworkgradestwicethroughoutthesemester,sobesuretobeateamplayer!
Learnabouteachother.Chancesare,youwillhaveatleastafewclassmateswithvariousadvanceddegrees.Anumberofpeoplegettheirmastersordoctoratesinamedicallyrelevantsubject(suchasanatomy,biochemistry,physiology,etc.)beforecomingtomedicalschool.Theymayleadstudygroupsbothtohelpyouunderstandthematerial,andensurethattheyhaven’toverlookedanydetails.
Sharethewealth.Ifyoursecondyearmentorhadalargefileofoldexams,youshouldsharethemwiththeclass,notjustyourpals.Ifyou’vemadeausefulstudyguidethatsomeoneelsemightappreciate,shareit.Shareandotherswillsharewithyou!PastyearsclasseshavesharedresourcesthroughDropbox,GoogledriveandFacebookgroups.Helpeachotherout,youarecolleagues,notjustclassmates.
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Schedules
Yourschedulewillchangeeverysingleday,socheckontheredmedcalendartokeepupdated.Manypeoplewillprintoutaschedulefortheweekandkeepitwiththem.Updatestotheschedulearemadeperiodically,sokeepthisinmindifprintinginadvance.Itisagoodideatokeepacalendarwithimportantexamdatesinit.Youshouldalwaysknowhowmuchtimeyouhaveremainingtostudy.
ThereisawaytodownloadthescheduletoyourphoneoriCal.SeethecomputersectionofthisMUSHfordetailedinstructions.Butagain,beawarethatitisasnapshotofthescheduleatthetimeyoudothis,andwillneedtobedoneperiodicallytogetanyupdatesatyourfingertips.
LectureAttendance
Inthefirstfewmonthsofmedicalschool,youwillfeelthatyoumustattendeachandeverylecture.Thatisusuallygoodadviceforthefirstsemester.However,thecourseloadgetsabitheavierinthesecondsemesterandpeoplewillprefertostudyathomeoratacoffeeshopwheretheyaremostcomfortable.Bymidsecondsemesteryouwillforgetwhathalftheclasslookslikeasmostofthemwillbein“TegrityLand”.Usetestdaysasareunionofsortsandcatchupwithpeopleasyoudecompressafterthebubble-fillingfrenzyofBlockexamday. Wedonotrecommendwholesaleskippingoflectures.Therewillbedayswhen,by3PMorso,you’llfeelthatyousimplycannotconcentrateanylonger.Atthatpoint,itisprobablyfruitlesstoforceyourselftositthroughanotherpairoflectures.Youmayaswellgohomeandtakeanap,playvolleyball,runorwhatever.Then,havingrechargedyourbatteriesabit,youmaybereadytobeginstudyingagainrightafterdinner.Likewise,noteveryoneisamorningperson.Ifyoudidn’tsleepwellthenightbeforeandhaveclassat8AM,yourdaywillprobablybemoreproductiveifyoucatchanextrahourorsoofsleepandsimplymakeuptheearliestlecturelaterthatafternoon.Justremember,themoreyoumissthefurtherbehindyouget!Usegoodjudgmentregardingclassattendanceandyouruseoftegrity.
Exams
Withtheexceptionofsomepracticalexams,allofyourfirstyeartestquestionsaremultiplechoice.
Thetypesofquestionsthatyouwereaccustomedtoinundergradarefewandfarbetweeninmedicalschool.Inthepast,you’veprobablybeenabletostudyenoughtogetabasicunderstandingofthematerialandthenuselogictofillinthegaps.Inmedicalschool,thequestionsaskedareaboutthegaps,andlogicwon’talwayshelpyou.
Itisnecessarytosetreasonablegoals.Althoughyoumayhavegottenabovea90%onmostofyourexamsinundergrad,thisisrareinmedicalschool.Youshouldgetusedtoalotmorescoresin70’sand80’sthaninthe90’s.Additionally,youshouldexpecttheprofessorstoslightlyalterthedifficultyoftestsbaseduponthepastperformanceofyourclass.Iftheaveragewasveryhighonthepreviousexam,expectthenextonetobemoredifficult.
Generallyspeaking,timelimitsarenotaproblem,exceptonpracticalexams.Onthewrittentestsyouwillhaveplentyoftimetogobackandcheckyouranswers,butyouwon’tonpracticalexamsbecauseyoucan’trevisitastationonceyou’veleftit.ThebestadviceIcangiveyouaboutpracticalsistostaycalm.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatastructureis,don’tpanicandputdownyourbestguessoracluethatmayjogyourmemorylater.Onceyouleavethatstation,putitoutofyourmindandfocusonthenewone.Atreststations,gobackandreviewyourcluestoseeifyoucanmakeaneducatedguess.
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Alsoinregardstopracticalexams,youshouldnevertrytoidentifyastructureassoonasyouseeit.Takeasecondtoorientyourselftoyoursurroundingsandthinkaboutwhatitcouldbe,andthenputdownyouranswer.Also,Iwouldstronglyadviseagainstchangingyouranswersonceyouleaveastation.
Keepupwithwhenyourexamsaresothatyoucantakeplentyoftimetoprepare.Duringfirstyearyouoftenwillhaveaweekendtoprepareformostexams.Thisisnotenoughtimetolearnthematerial.Youshouldspendsometimeeverydayoutsideofclassreviewingmaterial,pre-reading,and/ortakingnotes.Groupstudyonweekendscanbehelpfultosolidifytheweek’smaterial,orcatchupifyouhavefallenbehind.Butyoushouldtryyourbestnottoeverfallbehind!
Makeupexamshavebeenofferedinthepastforveryspecialcircumstances.Bottomline:ifyou’rehavingtrouble,talktoStudentAffairssooner,ratherthanlater.
LectureNotes,Handouts,andTegrityI’msuremostofyouareproficientatnote-takingatthispoint,butthematerialisgoingtocomeatyoufasternowthaneverbefore.Hereareafewtipstokeepinmind:
1) Handouts—ProfessorsposttheirnotesandusuallytheirpowerpointslidesonRedMed.YoucanprintthenotesorsavethemtoyouriPadandannotatewithanappsuchasiAnnotate.Pre-readingishelpful,asisbringingthenotestoclassforaddingclarification.
2) NoteTaking—SomepeoplebringlaptopsoriPadstoclass,whileothersjustusepenandpaper.Whichever
worksbestforyouwillbefine,butmanystudentsaretemptedtodawdleonthewebwhentheirhavetheirlaptops/iPads.Ifyoufindyourselfdistractedduringalecture,youmightwanttoleaveyourcomputerinyourlocker.Somehandoutsaremostlyoutlines,soyouwillfindthatnotetakinghelps,especiallysomediagrams.Iprintedthenotesandmadefurthernotesinthemarginsonthesamepagesoeverythingwouldbeinoneplace.Secondsemesterhandoutsareratherthorough,butsomeimportantinformationonlypresentedinlecturemayenduponanexam!ItmaybetoodistractingtotrytoreadalongduringtheNeurolectures,astheydonotalwaysfollowtheorderofthenotes(ifnotesaregiveninNeuro-theyweren’tfortheclassof2018).
3) Powerpoints—SomeprofessorswillposttheirPowerPointsonlineforyoutoprintoutandfollowduringclass.
Somestudentsprintthepowerpointslidesfornotetaking,whileothersfollowalongwiththehandoutsandreviewthePowerPointslater.
4) Tegrity—Mostprofessorsrecordtheirlectures(audio+ppt)onTegrity,whichyoucanaccessfromthecourse’s
BlackboardorRedmedpage.Somestudentsfindithelpfultowatchlecturesagainatleastoncebeforeatestandgoovernotesintheprocess.Othersuseitjusttoreviewdifficultconceptsorforclassestheymissed.YoucanalsodownloadlecturesasMP3sandsavethemtoyouriPodtolistentoasyoudrive,exercise,etc.ThankstoTegrityyoumayfindthatmostoftheclassdisappearsduringsecondsemester.Tegritymakeswatchinglecturesconvenientforyouandalsoallowsyoumoreflexibilityformanagingyourtime.Youcanwatchlecturesatupto2xspeedonpc’s.Justbecarefulthatyoudon’tgettoofarbehindbecauselecturescanpileupanddayscanbespentwatchinglectureswithoutbeingabletoreviewnotes.It’sallaboutbalanceandkeepingyourselfmotivatedandonaschedule.
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ThreadRepresentatives
Atthebeginningofanewclass,anystudentmayapplyforthepositionofThreadRepresentative.Thejobisgiventotheapplicantwiththemostconvincingparagraphdetailingtheirqualificationsorreasonswantingtobearepresentative.
TheThreadRepwillbethemaincommunicationconduitbetweenthestudentsandthefaculty.AgoodThreadRepwillattendallormostofthelectures,makenotesorreviewguidesavailableontheclassBlackboardsite,makepracticewrittenquestionsor“MockBlocks”,setupasystemforsharingLearningObjectiveanswers,remindstudentsofupcomingdeadlinesorassignments,andorganizestudygroupsortutorsessions.Theyarealsoresponsibleforsettinguppracticepracticalsandreviewsessionswithfaculty.Manypeopletendtomakestudyguidesandoutlinestheyaremorethanwillingtoshare.Afterall,medschoolisacollaborativeprocessandweshouldhelpeachotherout.FirstRuleofMedSchool:NoGunning!
Inthepast,manyThreadRepshavetakenthecoursepreviouslyasanundergradorgraduatestudent.Sincethey
willnotbelearningcompletelynewmaterial,thestudentshouldhavemoreflexibilityindoingthisextrawork.Ifyouhaveexperienceinasubject,pleaseconsidervolunteeringforthisimportantposition.AgoodThreadRepcanreallymakeaclassmucheasiertonavigate.Ifthisisnotthecase,pleaseensurethatyouarenotfallingbehind!
BeadvisedthatdependingonthethreadyoumayserveasaThreadrepfortenweekstoayear.GrossAnatomyandEmbryology(10-12weeks).ICM(wholeyearorsplitintosemesterswithanotherperson).GMM,Physiology,andHistology(NovemberthroughApril).Neuroanatomy(November-DecemberandApril-May).PreviousThreadRepresentativesoftheClassof2018Thesewerethethreadrepsforthepreviousyear.EmailthemifyouareaThreadrepandneedsomeadvice.
GrossAnatomy: JoeNashEmbryology: KristinaKapsalisICM: ThomasEms&JefferyRobertsGMM(Biochem): AnnieGellerHistology: BrittanyPattersonPhysiology: CoreyKetchumNeuroanatomy: LaureMoore
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FallFirstYearCourses Editor’sNote:TheacademiccurriculumatUofLSOMisconstantlychanginginapositiveway.TheuniversityadministratorsandstudentsarecontinuouslyatworktoimprovethemedicaleducationofferedatUofLandtokeepupwithdevelopingLCMEstandards.The2016-2017academicyearwillfeatureabrandnewcurriculumforMS1studentsthatoffera“systemsbased”approachtolearningmedicine.Theorganizationisdifferentfromthepastandischangingyeartoyeartobestsuitstudents.Thiswillbemuchmoreintegratedandhelpfulinlearningmedicine.Thefollowinginformationappliestothepreviousorganizationoftheacademiccurriculum.Itishardforustoknowwhatthenextyearwillbelikeacademically,somanyofthespecificsthatdetailtheorganizationofthecoursesmaynotapplytoyourfirst-yeareducation.AlltheinformationisstillincludedinthiseditionoftheMUSHbooksincemuchoftheadvicewillstillapply.Bestofluckandhavefunwiththenewcurriculum!
CADE-ClinicalAnatomyandDevelopmentalEmbryologyEachblockorfirstyearcourseismadeupof“threads”.ForinstancetheCADEcourseismadeupofGrossAnatomy,Embryology,andaspectsofIntroductionofClinicalMedicine.Theexamswillhavequestionsfromeachthreadandyouwillnothaveseparateexamsforthedifferentthreads(otherthanpracticals).Animportantnote:Ifyoufailyourfirstexam,DONOTPANIC.Forthemajorityoftheclassthefirsttestisarudeawakeningintotherigorsofmedicalschool.Manydopoorlyonthefirsttest,butre-adjusttheirstudymethodsanddobetteronfuturetests.GrossAnatomy
GrossAnatomyisthecornerstoneofthefirstsemester.Theclassisbrokenupinto6personlabteams,withhalfoftheteaminthe“A”groupandhalfinthe“B”group.Onedaythe“A”groupwilldissectfortheentirelabtime,thenspendthelast30minutesteachingthe“B”groupwhattheyfoundthatday.Therewillbeadissectionlistalongwitheachdayofnotes-thesearethestructuresyouaresupposedtofindduringthatday’sdissection.Practicalstructureswillbetakenexclusivelyfromthislist.Ifyoucannotfinditemsonthelist-asktheanatomyfacultyandTA’s-theyaretheretohelpyouidentifyallthestructures!Thenon-dissectinggroupcanusethetimetostudy,butbesuretogivethe“A”groupenoughtimecompletetheirdissection.Thenextlabday,thegroupsswitchand“B”dissectswhile“A”hasstudytime.Therewillbefourexamsthroughouttheyear,eachwithapracticalportionidentifyingstructuresinlab,andawrittenportion.Neverbeforehaveyoubeenexpectedtolearnsuchalargevolumeofinformationinsuchashortperiodoftime.Keepinmindthefollowingtips.
GetincontactwithLabPartnersduringorientationweekbeforeschoolstarts.YoushouldsharethecostofaNetter’sAtlas,DissectionManual,glovesandscalpelsandyoushouldbringthemallthefirstdayofschool.Don’tforgetasetofclothesortwothatyouwillthrowawayeventually,gloves,andalockforthelocker.Thereareusedatlasesandsuppliesfloatingaroundthegrosslabfrompreviousyearsaswellifyouwanttobeabitthriftier.
TherevampedGrossAnatomyclassfromthepastcoupleofyearsfocusedonclinicalstylequestions,muchmoresimilartothosethatyouwillbeaskedontheStep1Boardexams.Thesequestionsrequireapplicationofanatomyprinciples-sobesuretolearnthebasicswell!!GreatexamplesofquestionssimilartoexamonesarefromtheGrossAnatomyBoardReviewSeriesBookandtheUniversityofMichiganGrossAnatomyWrittenQuizQuestions(http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/m1/anatomy2010/html/courseinfo/mich_quiz_index.html)USETHESETOPRACTICEANDSTUDY!Ingeneral,ifyouareabletoanswertheBRSandMichiganquestions,youwillbefineforthewrittenportionoftheexam.
Dr.Bruecknerisanexcellentandapproachableteacher.Ifyouneedanyhelporguidancefeelfreetoaskherforadviceorclarification.Theanatomyfacultyrecognizethatthisclassisdifficultandareverywillingtohelpyousucceed.Manyofthemhaveofficesinthefirstyearhallway,don’tbeafraidtogotalktothem,goingearlyintheclassand
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consistentlycanhelpyoumastermaterialbeforetesttime.Yoursecondyearwouldalsobeaprettygoodresource–makethemdustoffthatsectionoftheirmind.Alloftheprofessorsareapproachableanddedicatedtoyourlearning!
Lookatotherbodies!Everyonelooksdifferentontheoutside,soitonlymakessensethatwedifferdrasticallyontheinsideaswell.Ifyouhaveagoodstructureonyourbody,showittoafewotherpeople.Ifyouhearaboutsomethinggoodatanotherbody,goandtakealook.Teachyourclassmateswhatyou’velearnedaboutthesestructures,becauseafteryou’vetaughtsomethingafewtimes,you’llhaveitmemorizedwell.Yourclassmaychoosetocreatea“perfectstructures”listespeciallyformoredifficulttoidentifystructures.
UseNetter’sAtlas.Iusedthisbookmorethananyotheroverthecourseofmyfirstyear,perhapsevenmorethanseveralotherbookscombined.Netter’sillustrationsmaybeidealized,butwhenitcomestimeforthepracticalthefacultywillalmostalwaystrytomakeallofthestructureslooklikeanidealexample.
Don’tforgettoreviewthex-raysandcross-sectionsonline.Therearealwaysa5ofeachoftheseontheexam,andaretypicallynottoodifficultifyouhavelookedatthemonceortwice.Theyareoftenimpossibletoguesscorrectlyifyouhavenotseenthematall.Getthoseeasypoints!
Dr.Acland(ofUofL)hascreatedanincrediblyusefulvideoatlasthatyoucanaccessthroughtheKornhauserlibrarywebsite.Thisisagoodwaytoseedifferentorgansandstructuresinrelationshiptoeachotheraswellasfromavarietyofangles.
Tutoringsessions:2ndyearstudentsmighthostsessionsontheweekendsthatyoucanattend.Thesearestudentswhoenjoyedanatomyandwanttobethere.Theycansharegoodwaystoremembersomeofthemorecomplicateddissections.Thesearereallyhelpfulforvisualizingstructuresthatyoumaynothavegottenachancetoseeinclass.Scheduleyourselftodotutoringevenduringtheeasyweeksrightafteranexam.Thisscheduledstudytimewillhelpmotivateyoutokeepgoing,evenwhenyou’retemptedtotakeabreak.Somegroupsusedtutoringonceeveryweekortwodependinguponthematerial,andthenrightbeforeatesttoquizeachother.Alternatively,usetheendsofthelabperiodsasareviewtimeandtoanswerquestionsinthedissector.Manyoftheprofessorsstaylate,andwillbemorethanwillingtoreviewwithyouandoffertipsonlearningthematerial.Ifyoustayontopofthematerialthroughouttheclass,youwillfindyourselfsuccessfulwhenitcomestimefortheexams.ThereisWAYtoomuchmaterialtocramrightbeforetheexam,evenifyouwereabletodothissuccessfullyforclassesduringundergrad.
Attendthepracticepractical.Thestudentswhosetitupusuallyuseoldpracticalstogetagoodideaofwhatwillbeasked,andthefacultywillcheckthebodiestomakesurethattheexamplesaregood.Comingtothisisextremelyimportant.Don’tbeupsetifyourpracticescoreislowerthanyouwouldlike.Mosteveryoneperformsmuchbetterontheactualpractical.Thisispractice!It’salsoagreatwaytocalmyournervesandidentifywhatyoushouldreviewmore.PopularGrossAnatomyResources:-AtlasofHumanAnatomybyDr.Netter-BRSGrossAnatomy-UniversityofMichiganGrossAnatomyWrittenQuizQuestions:http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/m1/anatomy2010/html/courseinfo/mich_quiz_index.html-HumanAnatomyOnline:http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/quiz.htm-EssentialAnatomy5app-Dr.Acland’sOnlineAnatomy-FirstAidforStep1Anatomysections
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Embryology
ThiscoursehasbeencompletelyrevampedunderthedirectionofDr.RodicaTurcu,aneonatologistatKosairChildren’sHospital.Thecoursenowisheavilyclinicallybased,withmuchoftheinstructiondonebythegrossanatomyfacultyandlotsofclinicalcorrelations.MostlikelywithGrossAnatomyyouwillspendmuchlesstimestudyingEmbryology,butdon’tfallbehindinthisclass.Thereisalotofinformationinthisthreadwhichcannotbememorizedthedaybeforeanexam.KeytotheclassaretheSoftChalkinstructionalmodules.LEARNTHEINFORMATIONFROMTHEMWELL.ThereareclinicalcorrelationpresentationsthroughouttheCADEcourse,theyaregenerallylowyieldandDr.Turcuwilltellyouwhattopicstofocuson.PopularEmbryologyResources:-BRSEmbryology-FirstAidforStep1Embryologysections
ICM(IntroductiontoClinicalMedicine)
ThepurposeofICMistointroduceyoutotopicsyouwillneedtoknowyourthirdandfourthyears,andbeyond.Itessentiallybecomesacatch-allcoursetocoverallthetopicsthatdon’tfitwellintothebasicscienceclasses.Theseincludethephysicalexam,culturaldiversity,nutrition,epidemiology,ethics,andmedicalinformatics.Thisclassisonlyworthafewhourspersemester,butyoushouldn’tneglectit.Youwon’talwayswanttoattendallofthelectures,butmostofthemareinterestingandrelevanttoyourfutureasaphysician.
Overthecourseofbothsemesters,youwilllearnphysicalexamskillsandpracticeonpeople(StandardizedPatients)fromthecommunitywhohavebeentaughttheexamstepsandprovideanexcellentperspectivefromthesideofthepatient.ThefirstfewencounterswithSPsmaybenerve-wracking,butremember,theyaretheretoteachyou,andhavelikelyseeneverymistakeinthebook.Whenyouarriveforyourscheduledtimeyouwillhaveabriefinginthehallwaybeforegoingtoyourassignedroom.Youwilltakeashortmultiple-choicequizthatcoverstherelevantlecturematerial.Youwillentertheroomandeitherbetaughtthenewexamsteps,orperformtheexpectedexam.Youwillhavetimetopracticeyournewskills.AttheendofthesessiontheSPwillofferfeedbacktoyou.Duringfirstsemester,youwilltaketheClinicalSkillsExam1,whichexpectsyoutoperformacompletephysicalexamonapatient.Youmustpassthisinordertopassthecourse.
Additionally,youwillbeparticipatinginthelongitudinalstandardizedpatientprogram,whereyouwillbeassignedanSPthatyoumeetwithoverthecourseofyourfirstandsecondyearofmedschool.Thiswassetuptoinstillasenseofcontinuityofcareandhelpyoulearnhowtodevelopgoodpatient-doctorrelationships.
Youwillalsoberesponsiblefor2preceptorshipsyourfirstyear.Apreceptorshipisjustanopportunitytoshadowaphysician.YouwillbeassignedanERpreceptorshipandwillalsoberesponsibleforsettingupanadditionaloneduringtheyearineitherPrimaryCareoraspecialtyofyourchoicefor16hours.ThephysicianmustbeUofLfacultyorgratisfaculty(justaskthem).ThereareshortevaluationformsforyouandthepreceptoringphysiciantocompleteandhandinatMedCenterOneorintheICMofficesonthethirdfloor.Whilethesemaytaketimeawayfromstudying,considertheexperienceaneededbreaktoremindyourselfwhyyouarehereinthefirstplace.
AnewercomponentofICMistheincorporationofapreviouslyseparatecourse,HistoryofMedicine.Thisisasurveyclassofsorts,whichprovidesaroughoutlineofhowmedicinehasprogressedsinceitsinceptionsinancientGreece.Therewillbemanyguestlecturerswhocometopresentaparticularaspectoreventinmedicinethathashadanimpactinitspracticeanddevelopment.PrevioustopicshaveincludeddiscussionsaboutVesalius,slaveryandracialideologiesinthepracticeofmedicine,andEdwardJenner.InthewordsofthevenerableDr.CharlesKodner:
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Thiscontentwillbestructuredaroundpeople,whosestoriesmakeuppartofthe“historyofmedicine.”Differentindividualshavebeenselectedwhoarethemostfamous,andwhosestoriesyoushouldknowinordertoappreciatethehistoryofyourprofession;othersareincludedwhosestoriesarealsoofcriticalimportanceinthehistoryofmedicineandmedicalscience.
Attheendofthecoursetherewillbeamultiplechoicequizoverthemajorpeopleandtopics.
Smallgroups:CADEandICC(InterdisciplinaryClinicalCases)
CADEsmallgroupsduringthe2016-2017yearinvolvedlotsofstudentpresentationsoninterestingcases.Thebestwaytodotheseistodivideandconquer.Meetwithyourgroupandassignsubsectionstoeachperson.Thereisnoneedtorehearsethesepresentations,norspendanexcessiveamountoftimeonthem.
ICCmeetsonceamonthduringbothyourfirstandsecondyearofmedicalschool.Groupsofabout12students
arepairedwithalocalphysicianwhoactsasbothamentorandteachertoexposestudentstoclinicallyrelevantcasesthatcorrespondtolecturematerial.ICCalsoemphasizesteambuilding,cooperation,andcommunication.Attendanceismandatory.ClinicalCasepacketsareavailableonBlackboard.Besuretopre-readthesecases,becausethereareoftenshortactivitiesthatyourgroupmustcompletepriortomeeting.Thematerialistypicallyinformationfromyourcurrentcoursesthatenableyoutoseetherelevanceinaclinicalsetting.Expecttheretobeafewpatientencountersandstudentpresentations.
Foundations
FoundationsstartsinthebeginningofNovember.Itisacombinationofmuscleandbloodphysiology,histology,genetics,earlyneurologyandearlybiochemistryconcepts.Allofthesethreads(Physiology,Histology,Neuroanatomy,andGMM-GeneticsandMolecularMedicine)willcontinueonpastFoundations,butasthisisyourfirstexposuretothesethreadstheintroductionsandresourceswillbeunderthiscourseheading.Histology
Ifyoupayattentionandunderstandthenotes,youshouldbefineonthewrittenexams.Allofwhatyouneedtoknowisinthelecturepacket.Trytopayattentiontodetails,butdon'tgetboggeddown.Dr.Colellaisalsoverywillingtogivereviewsessionsbeforeeverytestifyourclassasksher.Theseareveryhelpful,andyoushouldn’tmissthem–theyarenotusuallyrecorded.
TheHistologypracticalscanbedifficult.Bewarnedthatnotallprofessorswillasksimpleidentificationquestions,soyoureallyhavetoknowthematerialwelltoansweralongquestioninthe45secondsorsothatyouhave.Beabletoidentifythekeyfeaturesofallthetissuesamplesyoulookatinlab.
ThebestresourcetoaidinyourstudyingforthepracticalsaretheatlasesthatDr.ColellapostsonRedMedandtheElectronMicrographsfromthetextbookandthelecturepowerpoints.
Thelabsareagoodtimetoreviewthematerialaloneorwithagroup,andaskprofessorsclarifyingquestions.Theyarenotworthanypoints,thusarenotmandatory.
Ross’Histologytextbookisagreatreferencebook,butshouldnotbeviewedasmandatoryforsuccess.ImageScope
Asmentionedinthetechnologysection,HistologyusesdigitalslidesthatcanbeviewedwithImageScopesoftwarefromAperio.Therearemanymedicalschoolsthathaveusedthistechnologyforyearsandhaveslidespostedonline.Mostnotably,UniversityofMichiganhasanentirecoursecurriculumpostedonlineutilizingImageScopeslides.Linkstospecificlocationsonthedigitalslidesareinterspersedamongstthenotes.Thisisaveryvaluableresource.
YoucanannotatetheslidesandImageScopewillexporthi-resimageswith/withoutannotations.Thiscanbeagreattoolforstudying/testingifstudentswishtocollaborateandgrabgoodexamplesofcellsfromtheslides.
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Additionally,thesoftwaresupportsinternet-basedcollaborativeslideviewingwhereinasingleusercontrolstheslidesandpointer,andtheirscreenisbroadcastedtotheconnectedusers.YoucanalwaysstudyingroupsinthePBLsusingtheTVs.
ImageScope:http://www.aperio.com/UserManual:http://htrc.uchicago.edu/Downloads/HTRC_ImageScUG.pdf
SchoolsusingImageScopeSlides Michigan(Bestresource):http://histology.med.umich.edu/schedule/medical Uof:http://www.slidehosting.com/ Iowa:http://www.path.uiowa.edu/virtualslidebox/ Indiana:http://medsci.indiana.edu/c602web/602/c602web/virtual_nrml/nrml_lst.htm PopularHistologyResources:-BRSCellBiologyandHistology-YaleHistology:http://medcell.med.yale.edu/histology/histology.php
GMM–GeneticsandMolecularMedicine(Biochemistry)
BeginninginNovember,lectureswillalternatebetweenbiochemistryandgeneticsandcorrelationsaredrawnwhenappropriate.Thecoursepacketsareverythoroughandaregreatresourcestostudyfrom.Eachlecturecomeswithobjectivesthathelpguideyourstudyingandeventuallyserveasstudyguides,soitishighlyrecommendedthatyoutrytoanswertheseforeachlecture.Dr.Ellisandhisteamarequitetechsavvyandlovetoprovideonlineresources.Theseinclude“SoftChalks”,interactivequizzesthathelpyoureinforceatopic.Thesesoftchalksaresometimesusedasa“flippedclassroom”topreparestudentsfor“LearningExercises”whichare1-1.5pointquizzesdoneoni-clickers.Theselearningexercisesareeachsmall,butaddedupcontributetodecentportionofyouroverallgrade.PatientInterviewsarealsoapartofthiscourse,whereindividualsaffectedbyvariousdiseasesanddisorderscoveredintheclasswillcomeinandsharetheirexperienceswiththeirillnessandthemedicalfield.Thesearegradedonanattendancebasisbutyouwillreallywanttoattendtheseregardlessastheyareverymemorableandmoving.Theprofessorsalsooffertocomeinonaweekendtohelpstudentsreviewandkeepupwiththematerial,whichtendstocomequitequickly.
TheTBL(teambasedlearning)quizzesareathorninthesideofanyfirstyearmedicalstudent.TheformatoftheTBLshaschangedoftenoverthepastfewyearsandislikelytochangewhatevenwhatwasdonelastyear.InthepastyeartheTBLsconsistedofthreeparts.Thefirstpartwasaclosedbookeddifficultquizyoutakebyyourself.Thesecondpartisdoneinagroupofaround10.Together,usingnotesandeachother,youguessthecorrectanswerstothefirstdifficultquiz.Thelastpartisanotherquizyoutakebyyourself.ThegoaloftheTBListhatyoulearnsomethingfromyourgroupandscorebetteronthelastquiz.Besureinyourgroupstoteacheachotherattheendtomakesureyoudon’tmisstheconceptsemphasizedasquestionslikethesewillappearontheblockexams.Thereareseveraloftheseduringthesemester,andtheyareagreatwaytosolidifyyourknowledgeoftheclinicallyrelevantmaterial.
TBLscovermaterialfromallthreadsinFoundationsandNBS1,2,and3.TherearenoTBLsintheCADEcoursecurrently.PopularBiochemistryResources:-BRSBiochemistry-FirstAidforStep1Biochemistrysections
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Physiology
PhysiologyisalsotaughtstartinginNovember,andisoneofthemostimportantandmostdifficultsubjectsinyourmedicaleducation.Thiscoursehaslotsoflecturehoursandthereisalotofmaterialtolearn.Itcanbeoverwhelming,somakesuretokeepuponthematerial.Groupstudyisveryhelpfulformanystudentsinthiscourse,andthereviewquestionsgivenbyeachlecturerareagreatresource.Oldexamsanddescriptorsarealsoveryuseful.Forthepastfewyears,thefacultyhavetakenanumberofquestionsfromolderexamsandmodifiedthemabitbeforereusingthemonthecurrentfinal–afterall,thereareonlysomanywaystoaskthesamequestions.
ProblemBasedLearningexercises(PBLs)occurfourtimesduringthespringsemester.Adetailedclinicalcaseispresented,andwiththehelpofafacultymember,yourgroupwilldecidethediagnosisandtreatmentforthepatient.Thisdiagnosiswillbefurtherexplainedbypresentationsyouandotherstudentsprepare.ThepurposeofPBLsistoallowyoutointegratethematerialyouhavelearned,andtoworkthroughdifferentialdiagnosis.PopularPhysiologyResources:-BRSPhysiology-FirstAidforStep1Physiologysections-RapidInterpretationofEKGs(NBS1-Cardiac)
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IV.FirstYearCourses:SPRING
NBS-1andNBS-2:
NormalBodySystems1and2ThesetofthreeNBScoursesbeginsafterwinterbreak.NBS1and2combinesthreadsofhistology,physiology
andbiochemistry.What’sniceaboutthenewintegrativecurriculumisthatstudyinglecturesforoneclassislikereviewingmaterialforanotherclass--justfromadifferentperspective.
NBS-1focusesontheCardiovascular,Respiratory,Renal,andAcid-basesystems.Tounderstandthesesystems,youwilllearnthephysiology,histology,andbiochemistrythatpertaintothem.Thecourseexplorestheunderlyingmechanismsinvolvedinthemaintenanceofacid/basebalanceandhomeostasis.Coreinstructorsforthisblockinclude:Drs.DaleSchuske,PatrickHarris,SteveEllis,RitaColella,RichardRink,DavidWeigman,andJeffFalcone.EmbeddedwithinNBS1are“simlabs”whichgiveyouanopportunitytoapplyclassknowledgeinclinicalscenarioswithphysicians.Makesureyoudotheprepforsimlabs.Attendingswillcallonyoutoanswerquestionsandit’sagoodpracticethinkingonyourfeet.
TipsforNBS1:
1) Drs.Schuske,Harris,Weigman,andFalconeallprovidepracticequestions.Makesuretodothese,asthesameconcepts(ifnot,questionstoo!)appearonTBLsandexams.
2) Theprofessorsalsoprovidereviewsessionstogooverthepracticequestions.Fromlastyear’sexperience,weadvisegoingtothem,oratleastcatchingthemonTegrity.Whiletheexactquestionsmaynotappearverbatimonexam,thesamelogicofthinkingshowsuponTBLandexam.Soifyoucanfollowhowtheywantyouto(andhowyoushouldreasonthroughthequestions),youwillbesuccessfulduringexamtime.
3) BeawarethatTBLsoftendonotgowell.Sodonotfret!TBLsarescheduledtypicallyafewdaysbeforeanexam.It’salittleunreasonabletohaveTBLstestyouoverallthematerialanexamrequires,butthegoodthingisthattheyforceyoutostartstudyingearly.SowhileyoumightnotdowellonaTBL,thepointisthatyoustartedstudyingandthattheTBLwillrevealtoyouwhereyourweakspotsare.Thepointis,useTBLsasatooltohelpyoudowellonanexam.Donotgetdownifyoudopoorlyonthem!
4) Don’tputofftheHistologysoftchalks!Thesecanbeeasypointsifyouremembertodedicatesometimetothem.Wordofadvice:histologyfortheurinarysystemisabitannoyingbecauseallthedifferenttubuleslookthesame!Studyearlyandtakenoteofthenuances!
NBS-2focusesonGastrointestinal,Endocrine,andReproductivesystems.Thisparticularcourseisheavyonthebiochemistryandwillrequirethememorizationofallthosemetabolismcyclesyouthoughtyouhadescaped(rememberglycolysis?TCAcycle?).Coreinstructorsforthisblockinclude:BarbaraClark,CarolynKlinge,SteveEllis,JeffFalcone,IrvingJoshua,RitaColella,RichardRink.Dr.FalconeteachestheGIsystemwithgreatdepth.Makesuretodohispracticequestions.Agoodnumberofexamquestionsweresimilarorjustaslightvariationofthem.Dr.Joshuateachestheendocrinesystemprettystraight-forwardly.Drs.Ellis,Klinge,andClarktakecareofthebiochemistryofthissection.Drs.CollelaandRinksharethehistologyportion.
Themajorfocusofthiscourseistheimportanceofnutritiontohumanhealth.Thecourseisaninterdisciplinaryeffortcombiningbiochemistry,genetics,cell&tissuehistology,physiology,endocrinologyandclinicalnutritiontoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofvariousfactorsinfluencinghowthehumanbodytakesin,utilizesandstoresnutrients.Thegastrointestinalsystemwillbeexaminedfrombothcellular&physiologicalperspectives.Thecoursewillalsoaddressaspectsofintermediarymetabolismincludinginbornerrorsofmetabolismandthehormonalregulationofmetabolicprocessesacrossmultipleorgans&tissues.Additionalelementsoftheendocrinesystem,particularlythe
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adrenalsystemandsexorgans,willalsobecoveredinthecourse.Finally,thecoursewillexaminepressingissuesinhumannutritionincludingtheimpactoftheobesityepidemiconhumanhealth&themedicalestablishment.ThemajorgoalofNBS2istoincreasestudent'sawarenessoftheimportanceofnutritiontohumanhealth.
TipsforNBS2:
1) Rememberthattimeislimited,andpartofyoursuccessinmedicalschoolisbeingabletodecipherwhatisimportanttostudyandknow.Somepeoplespendtheirtimememorizingeverysinglestepofabiochemicalpathwayandaresuccessfulwiththat,butitisnotalwaysthebestuseofyourtime.Forunderstandingpathways,themostimportantpartisdeterminingwhatisthe“rate-limitingstep.”Inotherwords,whatstep/enzymewhendisruptedwillresultinpathology?Thisishowthesepathwayswillbetestedonboardsandyourfutureasaphysician.Fortheclass,somepathwaysyoucan’tescapeandwillhavetomemorizeeverystep,butformostofthem,keyinontherate-limitingsteps.
2) Thereisalotofinformationaloverlapamongphysiologyandhistologymaterial.Generally,histologyintroducesthebasics,whilethephysiologylecturesgomoreindepth.Thisisespeciallynicewhilestudyingforoneclassisreviewingforanother.Butkeepinmindthattheprofessorsmighthavediscrepancies,sobesuretoemailwhenthatarisesforclarity.
NBS-3:NormalBodySystems3
NBS3isthefinalcourseoffirstyearbeginninginmidApril.ThesolefocusofthecourseisNeuroanatomyandNeuralSystems.Lastyear,onlyanatomywastestedonthe1sttestwithonlyonepractical.Thiscoursecanbechallengingtomanysobesuretolookatthelistofpopularresourcesforhelp.
Neuroanatomy
Initiallythecoursefocusesonstructures.StructuresarefirstintroducedthroughSidman&Sidman,aselfinstructionalguide,followedbylecturesandlabsonneuroanatomy.Followingthe1sttest,therearethreeweeksofjustneurosciencelecturesfocusedonteachingfunctionandpathways.
IfyoutakethetimetomasterthematerialinSidman’satthebeginningofthecourse,itwillpayofflaterwhenyouwillneedtoknowthenitty-grittydetailsofthevariouspathwaysandtracks.AllowplentyoftimeforSidmanandSidman’sself-study(DON’TCRAMITIN!).Thetestoverthismaterialisaneasywaytobuildasmallbufferofpointsfromthebeginning.Butbepatientwithit,asitwilloftenfeellikeyouarejumpingaround,memorizingstructuresandfunctionswithoutanyfoundation...andyouare.Justthinkofitasmemorizingalistthatwillhelpwhentheactualclassbegins.Also,itiswisetohangontoyourSidman’sbookincaseyouneedtoreviewanypathways.
Oncelecturesbegin,utilizethenotesandthelistofitemsinthelabhandbook.Thefacultywillhopefullygiveyouaccesstotheircomprehensiveand(VERY)usefulnotes(theydidn’tprovidethemlastyearforus,butyoucanobtainthemfromupperclassmen).Thequestionswillprettymuchalwayscomestraightfromthese,withtheexceptionofSidmanandSidman.LikeinAnatomy,structuralrelationshipsareusefulsobeabletotracenuclei,tracts,fascicles,andnervesthroughoutthebody,spinalcord,andbrain.
A tutor for the lab sections of this class is also a GREAT idea, even if you are not having difficulty during the scheduled lab sections. Alternatively, towards the end of a scheduled lab session, grab a TA and have them go over everything with you. If you can’t seem to get this done in lab, get the TA to tutor you. It’s a great way to become familiar and confident with the material. Repetition and peer-teaching are key so review with your classmates. When brainstem images (i.e. the rorscharch test blob images) come around (you’ll know what I’m talking about it when you get them!), begin memorizing the images early, just a few a day. If not, it will become overwhelming and a lost cause. Use the powerpoint slide that the professors provide to drill the structures in your head!
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Once function comes around, keep up! The information comes fast so you don't want to fall behind. Again, the information you need to answer exam questions will be in the notes and using any old exams will be quite useful.
The course concludes with clinical case presentations. These are great review tools and easy points. They never change the cases, so consult previous classes for useful information. First of all, be sure not to plagiarize. Second, make sure and work through all of the cases on your own so you fully understand them because you will see similar questions on the final. Finally, show up to your cases a few minutes early prepared to present as some expect this from you.
In conclusion, keep up, do your Sidman & Sidman, spend lots of time in lab (with classmates or a tutor), and study the notes for all lectures. While it's hard to focus on neuroscience when summer break is so close, it is a challenging class which requires work. Don’t slack off now! Tips for NBS 3:
1) A popular saying for this course is that everything starts making sense at the very end of the course. In other words, a lot of concepts and pathways will start to make sense when the course is about to finish. With that said, use this as a “comforting tool.” While you may struggle through the first run through a lecture and not understand any of it, you have to trust that it will start to make sense. And trust me, it does!
2) The Brainstem lecture from Dr. Petruska seems at first intimidating and overwhelming. And quite honestly, it is! The fact you have to learn all the different nuclei and tracts for 12 different cranial nerves is surely overwhelming. But take it in small bite sizes. The brainstem lecture sets up the foundation for the pathways you learn for the function component of the course. So do not neglect them. But that means, it doesn’t have to make complete sense when you first learn them, because you will get exposed to them many times along the course.
3) Take this next piece of advice with a grain of salt, since others may have a different opinion. I come from the camp that Sidman and Sidman was very helpful in learning, but do not fret if you are not able to complete all the workbook pages. If you didn’t get to all the Sidmans pages because you were busy studying lecture notes, most of the time, knowing the lecture notes is enough to bridge over concepts for Sidman exam questions. But do not expect to do well if you entirely skip out on Sidman.
Popular Neuroscience Resources: -BRSNeuroanatomy-ClinicalNeurologyMadeRidiculouslySimple-InteractiveNeuroanatomyAtlas:http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/neuroanatomy/neuroanat/
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WhenYou’reStruggling
Tutoring:Thereistutoringavailableformostclasses.YourclassVicePresidentorCourseRepshouldbeabletoputyouintouchwithelectivetutors,andifyoufindyourselffailingthenStudentAffairscanhelpyougetneed-basedtutoring.Don’twaituntilfinalstogethelp,becauseatthatpointitistoolate.Ifyoufindyourselfstruggling,takeactionquickly.Passingpercentagesaredifferentforeachclass,sochecktheclasssyllabus. IfyouFailaCourse:Ifyoudofailacourse,youhavetheabilitytotakeitagainoverthesummer(usuallyoutoftown).However,ifyoufailtwocoursesthenyouhavetorepeattheentireyear.IfyoufailthreeormorecoursesorhaveextenuatingcircumstancesyouwillgobeforethePromotionsCommitteeandtheywilldecidethenextstepforyou.SeekhelpfromStudentAffairsearlyifyou’restrugglingsothatthisdoesn’thappen. SeekingHelp:Medicalstudentsarejustaspronetoproblemsaseveryoneelse,ifnotmoreso.Ifyoursituationisoutoftheordinary,itmaybeprudenttoletStudentAffairsknowsothatyoucanreceiveextrasupport.Youwouldn’thesitatetotellapatienttogethelpiftheyneededit,soheedyourownadviceanddon’thesitate.Belowisalistofplacesyoucanfindthehelpyouneed.
Ifyourproblemisofapersonaloremotionalnature,counselingisavailable.ContactDr.QuinnChipley(852-0996)forconsultationandtreatment.Confidentialityisparamount,sodon’tworryaboutthat.Around20-25%ofallmedicalstudentsusetheseservicesatonepointoranother.Itisrareforastudentnottostrugglewithanxietyordepressionsometimeduringtheirfouryearshere.Youarenotalone,andtherearemanypeoplewillingtooffersupportandencouragement.Formedicalproblemsandvaccinations,visitCampusHealthServices.
TheStudentAffairsOfficecangetyoututoring,defermentsforloansandmilitaryservice,travelfunds,andleavesofabsences–andjustaboutanythingelseyoucanimagine.Ifacademicproblemsarise,seeyourprofessors,TonySimms,Dr.Mike,orGailHaynes(DirectorofAcademicSupport,852-3268).Don’twait!
Youmustreportanyillnessorprolongedschoolabsence,aswellaschangeofaddressorphonenumbertotheStudentAffairsOffice.ItisimperativethatyoucontacttheStudentAffairsOfficeshouldyoubeunabletotakeanexam.Theywillassistyouincontactingtheappropriatedepartmentofficial.TheirofficeislocatedinABuilding210,andthephonenumberis852-5192.
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III.SurvivingMedSchool
GetOfftoaGoodStartMakeastrongefforttodowellearlyoninthesemester,particularlyonthefirstsetofexams.Thishassignificanceapartfromtheobvious:
(a) You’reprobablyasrestedandmotivatedrightnowasyouwilleverbefortherestofthesemester.(b) Examswon’tgeteasier,andtheworkloadincreases.(c) Allfinalsarecumulativetosomedegree,soyou’llbereviewingoldmaterialwhiletryingtoabsorbthenew.
Trytokeepnotesorganizedtofacilitateefficientexamstudy.Learningitwellthefirsttimethroughwillmakereviewingitlateraloteasier.
(d) Agoodstartwillgiveyouconfidenceandhelpyoustaymotivated;apoorstartcanresultinsevereanxietythatwillmakeitdifficulttodowelllater.(Consequently,ifyoudorunintoacademicproblems,youmightwanttoseeksomeformofeitherformalorinformalcounselingtohelpyougetbackontrackpsychologically.)
Theimplicationisthatmanyfactorsmayconspiretodecreaseyourperformanceasthesemesterprogresses.Forthisreason,acushionintheformofgoodscoresontheearlyexamsisdesirable,butifyoudon’thappentoacquirethiscushion,don’tpanic.Itmaytakeanexamortwotounderstandwhatisexpectedofyou(doasmanyoldexamsasyoucan!). KeepUp:Manyofyouhaveprobablycrammedforatestatleastonceinyourundergraduatecareer.However,Istronglyrecommendthatyoukeepupwiththematerial,becausethereissimplytoomuchofittocraminthelastfewdays(orevenweek)beforethetest. Wait,readthatparagraphagain.Wemeanit.Keepup.Don’tgetbehind.Somehints:
(a) Ifyouhavethetimeandmotivation,pre-read,especiallyforGrossAnatomyandphysiology.Youdon’thavetoknoweverydetailofalecturebeforeyouevenhearit,butyou’llbemuchmorecomfortablewiththeterminologyandtheflowofthelectureifyou’vealreadyseenitbeforeandhaveanideaofwhatyouarecoveringthatday.Also,yourtimewillbemuchbetterspentingrosslabifyouknowwheretolookforstructures.
(b) Trytolookateverythingatleastonceasyougetit.Thisshouldmakesubsequentstudyofthemateriallesstraumatic.
(c) Clearupthosequestionsaboutyournotesassoonaspossible.Thishelpstopreventlastminutepanicasyoustudyjustpriortoanexam.Seekfurtherexplanationsfromprofessorsifnecessary.
(d) Trytoreviewthematerialinblocksasthetestingperiodprogresses,accordingtothemoreorlessnaturaldivisionsofthesubjectmatter.
(e) Yes,youcanandshouldusetheweekendtoreviewandcatchup,butdon’tspendyourentirefirstyearwithyournoseinbooks.Maketimetorelaxandtakecareofyourhealth.Medicalschoolisamarathon,notasprint;remembertopaceyourselfaccordingly.
BeSelective:Thevolumeofmaterialcoveredwillpreventyoufrommemorizingeverydetailasyoumayhavedoneincollege.Selectivitywillbenecessaryformostofyou.Understandingwhatyouneedtoknowisagoodfirststep. Knowthenumberofquestionstobetakenfromeachlecture.Thiswillvaryfromcoursetocourse.Beawarethatquestionsmaybetakenfromclinicalcorrelations.
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Don’tgetstuckononetopic.Trytocoverasmuchmaterialasthoroughlyasyoucan.Bydoingthisyoumaysacrificeaparticularexamquestion,butyourperformancewillimprovebymoreefficientstudying. Onceyouunderstandatopic,writeordrawouthowitmakessensetoyouandputitinyournotes!Thenwhenyouarestudyingforthetest,youdon’thavetogothroughthewholeprocessagaintodecipherwhatthenotesaresaying!Havingyourownbriefsetofnotesisinvaluableduringthelastdaysbeforeanexam. Oldexamsareabsolutelypriceless.Theyshowyouwhatsubjectareasmaybeparticularlyimportant,andtheyallowyoutojudgethedepthofdetailforwhichyouwillberesponsible. Dooldexams.Dooldexams.Dooldexams. Everycourseoffersmanysourcesofinformation.Foreveryclassyou’llprobablyfindacombinationofsourcesthatworkforyou.Don’tpanicatthethoughtofnotcoveringeverypossiblesource.Thingsnottodo: Waituntilaweekbeforeanexamtostudy.Startstudyingnow. Getintoarut.
Ifyou’reinone:Getoutofyourcomfortzone.Trygroupstudy.Trywritingnotes.Tryreadingnotesoutloud.Pace.Exercise.Changeitup.
Spendtoomuchtimereadingandnotenoughtimethinking.
Gettoodiscouragedifyoufeelconfusedorinept.Thereareprobably100peoplewhoareconfusedwithyou.Talktoafriendoutsidemedicalschooltogetsomeperspective.Thentalktoclassmatesandfindawaytogetun-confused.Don’tbeafraidtoaskforhelp!
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WheretoStudyChoosewisely.Researchhasshownthatpeopleusuallydobetteronexamswhentheirstudyenvironmentissimilartothetestingenvironment.Therewillbeabsolutequietduringthetest,soatleastduringpracticetestsfindaquietplace.So,herearesomeplacespeoplecommonlychoose:UnitLabs:Theunitlabsareusuallybusyduringtheday,butquietatnight.GroupsofpeopleoftencongregateinthePBL’satthebacktostudybeforetests,anditisnotuncommontohearofpeoplesleepinginoneinthedaysimmediatelybeforeatest.Honestlythough,campingoutinthePBL’sisusuallynotagoodidea.Choosetogetabetternight’srestinyourownbedathome.Whenyou’remorerested,you’realsomoreefficient,somakethetriphomeandrechargeyourself.Also,alwaystryandoccupythePBL’sinyourownunitlabbeforebranchingout,especiallytootherfloors.KornhauserHealthSciencesLibrary:Ifyouenjoystudyinginlibraries,thisoneisnotbad.Therearelotsofsecludedcornersanddeskstoutilize.Theupstairsareahasroomsreservedforgroupstudyandtheentiresecondfloorismarkedoffassilentstudyarea-notalkingtofriendsoronyourphone!Thecurrentlibraryhourshavebeenextended,andaroundexamsmayevenoffercoffeeandsnacks.The“lunchroom”offthefirstfloorlibraryentranceisopen24hourswithaccessfromyourIDcard.Thehumofthevendingmachinesmaylullyoutosleep,though.BelknapCampus:YoumayusethemaincampusEkstromLibraryortheBrandeisLawLibrary.Thereareahugenumberofdesksandtablesscatteredaroundtheupperfloorswhereyoucanstudy.Thoseareusuallyagoodbetforaquietstudyenvironment.Additionally,thereisnowa24hourstudyroominEkstromlibrary,locatedwherethecoffeeshopisduringtheday.Home:Homecanbeagreatplacetostudyandgetawayfromeveryoneatschool,butbecarefulofdistractions.Thislistingisdirectedtothosewithnoisyneighbors,roommates,spouses,parents,orchildren,orthosewhocan’tseemtoresisttheallureofthetelevision,refrigerator,comfycouch,orsignificantother.BellarmineUniversityLibrary:Opentothepublicwithlargetablesandgoodlighting.Itcanbebusyatmidtermtime,andtheyobservelotsofreligiousholidays.However,itisagoodplacetogetsomeseriousstudyingdone.CoffeeShops:Somestudentsenjoythewhitenoiseofabusycoffeeshop.Accesstocaffeine,WiFi,andsnacksarealsoabenefit.Justrememberyourearplugs,oryou’llfindyourselflisteningtoconversationsinsteadofstudying!(Seetherecreationalsectionforagoodlistofoptions).
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Eatingaroundcampus Bringingyourownlunch:Thefirstyearfloorhasfourlargerefrigeratorsand3microwaves.Oftentimes,someonewillkeepamicrowaveintheirunitlabtosharewiththeirlabmates,andstudentshavealsobroughtminifridges,coffeemakers,andthelike.Snackmachinesareonthefirstfloorandmoreareinthebasementbythelecturehallstairwell. Walking-distanceeateries(allwithin0.36mile): Fastfood McDonalds,LongJohnSilvers,Subway,streetcarts(Floyd,Preston)
Cafeterias University(ACBbasement)-hasastudentdiscount,Jewish,Nortons ChainEateries JimmyJohns(theydeliver),WallStDeli LocalEateries Panera,,DonDaLeonsandwichshop(Kosaircharitiesbldg), PeddlerJohn’s, RestaurantandBakeShoppe,CoffeePotCafé,ChopsticksChinese Takingthelongwalk:Sureenough,themorecolorfulselectionofrestaurantsisjustoutofshortwalkingdistance,eastfromcampus,andtowardsthecentralbusinessdistrict.Ifyou’vegotalonglunchtospend,youcanfindsushi,Mediterranean,Irishbars,betterChinese,pizza,younameit.Mostofthesealternativesareatleast6blocksaway.Agoodwebsitetousetofindthemislocal.yahoo.comwiththeaidofthesite’smapscroller. OnelastuniqueoptionistheGrayStreetFarmer’smarketwhichhasfoodstandsavailableduringitsopeningonThursdays,fromlateMaythroughmid-October.
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KeepingUpYourSpirit
Nooneisgoingtodenythefactthatmedicalschoolisdifficultandstressful,andthiswillbegintotakeitstolloneachandeverystudentastheyearpasses.Herearesomepointersthatyouwillhopefullyfinduseful:
1. Youarenotalone.Everyoneisstressed,eveniftheydon’tshowitopenly.Itisonlynaturalthatthisdifficultsituationwillaffectyouinsomeway,butdon’tletyourstresstakecontrolofyourlife.
2. Don’tdoubtyourchoiceofcareerjustbecauseyou’resickofbasicsciencecoursesandunderalotofpressure.Yourfuturemedicalcareerwillprobablynotresembleyourfirstyearofmedicalschoolinanyway,sogiveyourselfachance.
3. Chancesare,youwillnolongerbeatthetopofyourclass.Trynottocompareyourselftootherstoomuch,becauseeveryonecomesinwithadifferentbackgroundanddifferentstrengths.Aslongasyoucontinuetopass,youhavenothingtoworryabout.
4. Getenoughsleep!Aminimumof6-8hoursanightisabsolutelynecessary,especiallyaroundtesttime.If
you’remorerested,thenyourstudyingismoreefficientandyou’relesslikelytoseeyourperformancedropoffneartheendofalongdayoftesting.
5. Exerciseandeatwell.Thisdoesn’tmeanyouhavetochangewhoyouare.Justaddadaily30min.walkoryoga,andloaduponhealthyfoods.Thiswilldowondersforyourmindandyourbody.
6. Finally,rememberthatyou’reherebecausetheadmissionscommitteebelievedinyou,andbecauseyour
undergraduaterecordshowsthatyouarecapableofmakingitthroughmedicalschool.Theychoseyou,overotherequallyqualified,similarcandidatesbecausetheyknewthatyouweremeanttobehere.Overall,thecompletionrateformedicalschoolatUofLisaround95-98%,andmostofthepeoplewhodoleavechoosetodosofortheirownpersonalreasons;theyaren’tdismissedfortheirpooracademicperformance.Ifyouworkhard,thenyouwillcompletemedicalschool.Yay!
Remembertolivenow,tooThroughoutourentireacademicliveswe’vebeentaughttolooktothefuture.“SomedayI’dliketo…”Thepointisthat,inmedschool,it’shardnottogettunnelvisionwithgraduation,thenresidency,thenfellowship,thenpracticeasthegoalswefocuson.Ifwewaituntilthesethingshappentostartliving,lifewillhavepassedusby.We’llturnaround,andbehinduswillbeafifteenyearmedicalblur—surelyfullofawardsandrecognition,butthosearen’twhatrichlivesaremadeof.Ourbestmomentsarewitheachother,enjoyingthepainofstayingupatschoollateeverynightwithfriendsgettingreadyforfinals.Thememoriesandbondsarethere,evenifwe’dratherhavebeensleeping.So,thinkaboutthesethingsperiodically.Justtomakesurethatyouhaven’tlosttouchwithwhoyoureallyare.
1) Remembertotaketimetoappreciatelife’slittlepleasures.Takingafewminutestoappreciateabeautifulandsunnyday,orstoppingtosmellsomeprettyflowersdoesalottorelaxyourspiritandhelpreinvigorateyou.Sometimesyoujustneedtotakeabreakandremembertoenjoybeingalive.Iliketostudybyawindow,soIwon’tfeelsojealousthattherestoftheworldisenjoyingabeautifulday,whileI’mstuckinside.
2) Astheworkloadbuildsup,youwillbetemptedtoabandoneverythingandstudycontinuously.Notonlydoesstudyingbecomeunproductivepastacertainpoint,butitcanactuallyhurtyourmoraleandyourrelationships.Thistimeisbetterspentwithyourfamilyandfriends,orworkingonahobbythatyouenjoy.Identifyyourinterestsandpre-planthemsothatyoucan’tavoidmakingtimeforthingslikethis.Readyournewfavoritebookfor30minuteseverynightinbedbeforeyousleep.Ipromise,you’lllookforwardtoyour30minutesalldaylong.
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3) Inspiteofyourbestefforts,therearetimeswhenyoufindthatschoolwilltakeupallofyourtime.Inthese
instances,justremembertoeatwell,exercise,getenoughsleep,andstaycalm.You’llmakeitthough.MyChildthePhysicianDoubtless,yourmother,father,grandmother,GreatAuntPhoebe,UncleJohn,andthelocalgrocerareallthrilledthatyou’vebeenacceptedintomedicalschool.Intheireyes,youareagenius.Afterawhile,youmightevenstartbelievingthis(atleastalittle.)Intheend,afterasummerofpraisefromyourfamilyandfriends,youmightevenstartmedicalschoolfeelingaweebitcocky.Therealitycheckwillusuallycomequickly.Forthefirsttimeinyourlife,youaresurroundedbypeopleofequal(andsometimesgreater)capabilities.Yourprofessors,thoughfriendlyenough,aren’tamazedbyyourintellectualacumen,becauseyou’rejustoneofaround160verybrightpeople.ThedropfromthetopofGreatAuntPhoebe’shitparadetoanaveragestudentisprecipitous,andifyou’renotcarefulthenyoucouldhurtyourselfonthewaydown.Theoutsideworldmaystillbelievethatyou’reagenius,butwithinyourclass,you’rejustanotherstrugglingmedstudent.Thisdichotomycanstarttodotrickythingstoyourheadifyouaren’tawareofit.Sohere’swhatyoucandotohelpaverttheworstofthedamagetoyourself-esteem.
1) Don’ttakeyourselforthesituationtooseriously.Learntolaughatyourself.Learntosay,“Idon’tknow,butI’llfindout.”
2) Youmaynotbethegeniusyourfamilythinksyouare,butyouareanintelligentperson,andyou’rehereforareason.Theadministration,thefaculty,andyourpeersallwantyoutosucceed.
3) Don’tbearroganttoyourclassmatesorotherhealthprofessionals.Thefactthatyouareinmedicalschool
speakshighlyofyourintelligence.Youdon’tneedtocompensateforyourlackofself-esteembyrunningothersdown.Providinggreathealthcarerequiresateameffort,andyoushouldalwaysrememberthat.
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Marriage,Family,andSignificantOthers
Priortomedicalschool,mostofyouwhoaremarriedorinsignificantrelationshipsprobablyhadplentyoftimeforwork,school,andyourpersonallives.Unfortunately,thatwillprobablychangeforyouthisyear.Hereisalistoftipsandpointerstohelpyoumangetheproblem:
1) Thefirstthingtorememberistheimportanceofgoodcommunication.Allofthesubsequenttipsareuselesswithoutit.
2) Rememberthatyourstatusasamedicalstudentputspressurenotjustonyou,butoneveryonethatisclosetoyou.Don’tthinkthatyou’retheonlyonethatisaffected.Makesureyourlovedonesunderstandtheamountofcommitmentmedicalschoolrequires,butdon’texpectthemtosufferinsilence.Takethetimetoaskyourpartnerhowtheyfeel,listenclosely,andshowhimorheryoucare.
3) Justbecauseyou’reinmedicalschooldoesn’tmeanthatallofthehouseholdchoresshouldgetpushedoff
onyourpartner.Therearetimes(likearoundfinals)whenyoureallydon’thavetimetodothedishesortakeoutthetrash,buttrytomakeaneffort.
4) Planningisessential.Althoughitdoesn’tsoundveryromantic,youmayhavetoscheduletimetobewith
yourpartner.Thequantityoftimethatyouwillhavetospendwithyourpartnermaydecrease,butyoucanoffsetthisbyimprovingthequalityofthetimeyouhavetogether.Leaveyourscholasticissuesatthedoor,andfocusyourfullattentionontheonesyoulove.
5) Duringthesummerbetweenfirstandsecondyear,youwillhavealotoffreetime.Itmaybeagoodideato
spendalotofthistimewithyourfamilyandfriends,tohelprepairthedamagethatayearofmedicalschoolhasinevitablycaused.
Daycare UofLhasonecampusdaycarecalledtheEarlyLearningCampus.Itwasbuiltin2008andisarguablythebestdaycareinthecity.TheEarlyLearningCampus(ELC)ispartoftheGladysandLewis"Sonny"BassLouisvilleScholarHouseCampusandisanexemplarypre-schoolforchildrenofUofLfaculty,staffandstudents,andresidentsoftheLouisvilleScholarHouse.Thefacilityoffersextendeddayopportunitiesforchildrenagedsixweekstofouryears,(childrenwhowillturnfourbyOctober1).Thereisahandbookavailableontheirwebsite,whichyoucanfindbygooglingLouisvilleEarlyLearningCampus.Part-timedaycareisavailable.Theyrecommendapplying6monthsearly. Children’sChoicelearningcenter,downtown.Onlyfulltimedaycareisavailable. HighlandCommunityMinistries,convenientlyintheHighlands.Parttimeavailable.
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PlacesofWorship
SojournCommunityChurch http://sojournchurch.com/Apopularchurchamongmedicalstudentsbecauseofitsstronginvolvementinthesurroundingcommunityandintimate"communitygroups"thatencourageaccountabilityandpersonalgrowth.SojourncanbedescribedaschurchdoneLouisvillestyle(technicallycalledpost-modern,neoliturgical).Itismostlycollege-agedsothemusicisloud,noonewearsanecktie,anditisasafeplacetoaskhardquestionsaboutChristianity.ThechurchhasfiveservicesonSunday(themostpopularwithstudentsisthe7pmservice).Also,theyhostafreemedicalcliniceveryfourmonthswithwhichstudentsareencouragedtohelp.ImmanuelBaptistChurch http://www.ibclouisville.org/AnothergreatchurchpopularwithlocalUofLcollegestudentsbecauseofitsfirmtheologicalfoundationandactivecommitmenttocommunityoutreach.SoutheastChristianChurch http://www.southeastchristian.org/Amoretraditional,wildlypopularchurchinLouisville(29,000peopleinattendanceonEaster).TheTemple http://templeaibs.org/ReformedJudaismcongregationattendedbyafewmedstudentsandfaculty.CatholicChurches http://www.archlou.org/parishes/ThiswebsitegivesalistofallCatholicchurchesinLouisville,manyofwhichareveryclosetocampus.Yourfaithnotincluded?Don’tbeconcerned,ULSOMhasstudentsofahandfuloffaiths.Orientationisagreatplacetomakeconnections.HopefullyafutureMUSHbookeditorwillhavemorerecommendationstoadd.LouisvillealsohasaHindutemple,mosques,achurchofscientology,atheistgroups,amongstothers.
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RecreationalTime
Lookforpopularrestaurants,bars,coffeeshops,anddiscountsatsomeofthesegreatresources:LouisvilleHotBytes:RunbylocalrestaurantcriticandwineconnoisseurRobinGarr,thisisyournumberonesourceforrestaurantinformation.Thisisthebestplacetokeepuptodateonwinetastings,discounts,andspecialdinners.(www.louisvillehotbytes.com)LouisvilleEccentricObserver(LEOWeekly):ThisisyourguidetoeverythingthatisgoingonintheRiverCity.Theylisteverythingfromplaystoconcertstofestivals,soyou’reguaranteedtogetthemostoutofyourlimitedfreetime.CourierJournal.com:Visitthesitetofindrestaurantandentertainmentreviews.Thereisasectioncalledmetromixtofinddetailsaboutlocaleventsandparties.Louisvillediner.com:Thiswebsitehasahugeamountofinformationonlocalrestaurants,includingmenus,hours,andcontactinformation.Restaurant.comandGroupon.com:Twogreatwebsiteswithgiftcardsthatyoucanpurchaseatheavilydiscountedprices.UrbanSpoon:listsofthetoprestaurants,thebestcheappicks,whatrestaurantsarebuzzing,andwhat’snewinLouisvilledining.HighlandsandDowntownVIPCards:$35willbuyyoubothcards,whichcanbeusedforbigdiscountsatahugenumberoflocalbusinesses.Forinstance,youcanget2for1ticketstoActor’sTheatreandtheLouisvilleOrchestra,10%offyourbillatseveralrestaurants,and$2pintsattheBluegrassBrewingCompanytaproom.LouisvilleOriginals.com:WanttotastetheflavorsLouisville?ThisisyourguidetooriginalLouisvilledining.Checkoutoldfavoritesandnewtrends.
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Athletics
Stayinshape!Ifyouaren’talreadyinshape,getinshape!Asmedicalstudents,wetendtoleadfairlysedentarylivesthatcanquicklymakeusabitchubby.Workingoutcanprovideyouwithmoreenergyinthelongrun,andhelpimproveyourmorale.Findafriend,andworkoutregularly.HealthSciencesGym:Thereisanexercisefacility,alongwithshowerandlockerfacilities,intheparkinggarageonChestnutStreet(416E.ChestnutSt.–852-3115).Hoursofoperationare:Monday-Friday6:00amto9:30pm,Saturday10:00am–3:00pmandSunday1:00-6:00pm.YoumustshowyourUofLIDforentry.(Asasidenote,ifyouloseyourstudentID,etc.,theCardinalCardofficecanbereachedat852-7520.)GroupFitnessClasses(aerobic,step,pilates,yoga,fitness,etc.)arealsoavailableforafeeof$40persemester.Therearealsospousegympassesfor$20apersonasemester.StudentRecreationCenter(SRC):TheSRCisthebrandnewgymlocatedontheundergradcampus.ItopenedinOctoberof2013.TherearehundredsofcardiomachineswithTVs,freeweights,6basketballcourts,indoorMACcourt,golfstimulator,racquetballcourts,squashcourts,andsomuchmore.Therearealsogroupfitnessclassesthatarefree.Thereareshowersandlockerfacilitiesandtheyprovidetowelsandlocksforyoutouse.Makesuretocheckitout!RalphWrightNatatorium:SwimmingfacilitiesareavailableinthenewlybuiltRalphWrightNatatoriumonBelknapCampus.AllyouneedisastudentID.Hoursforlapswimmingareusuallyatlunchtimeorintheevening.Checkoutthescheduleontheintramuralswebsite.TheDowntownYMCA:TheDowntownYMCAisanamazingfacilitywithapool,weights,andzillionsofaerobicsclasses.Ifyouareonfinancialaid,a“Y”membershipisheavilydiscounted(withaletterfromtheFinancialAidOffice).The“Y”islocatedat2ndandChestnut,aquickwalkfromschool.Itopensearly,staysopenlate,andevenhasadaycare.IfyoujointheDowntownYMCAtheyhavefreeYoga,pilates,afusionclasscalledPiyo,andseveralothergroupfitnessclasses.
GoodoutdoorplacestoRun/Walk/TakeYourDog:
• WaterfrontPark–inDowntownrightbytheriver,plentyoflawnandtheBigFourpedestrianbridge.• CentralPark–inOldLouisvillebetweenthemedschoolandundergradcampus.Thisisthelocationof
ShakespeareintheParkandalsohastenniscourts.• CherokeePark–LocatedintheHighlands.HasgreatrunningpathsandDogHill–apopularplacefor
Louisvillianstobringtheirdogs.• IroquoisPark-locateddownSouthernParkwayisanothergreatpark.Ithasa3milooporforthemore
adventurousyoucanruntothetopoftheparkandgetagreatfewoftheskyline.IntramuralSportsatUofL:ThereareawidevarietyofsportsandchoicesrangingfromFlagFootball,Basketball,Soccer,Bowling,andevenTug-O-War.Traditionally,themedschoolhasbeenastrongpresenceinintramurals,andwehaveseveralchampionshipsunderourbelts.Youshouldexpecttohearaboutintramuralsignupsthroughouttheyearviaemail.Thisisagreatwaytomeetyourclassmates,relievestress,andstayinshape.Noskillsorexperiencearerequired.Louisvilleathleticsscene(running,cycling,triathlons,etc):• www.rivercityraces.comhasagreatlistofallthelocalracesfrom5k’stotheDowntownDoubler.• www.louisvillebicycleclub.comhasactivitiesandgroupridesforbeginnerstothemoreadvancedcyclist.• TheLouisvilleLandsharksMultisportclubisforlocaltriathletes.Theyhaveacalendarofgroupswims,bikerides,
runs,andsocialeventsthroughouttheyear.Checkthemoutonfacebook,too!• IfyoulikeUltimateFrisbee,checkouttheLouisvilleUltimateFrisbeeAssocationsatwww.louisvilleultimate.org.In
addition,ifyouwouldliketobeputonthelistservforplayingultimateFrisbeewithfellowmedstudents,[email protected](c/o2013)
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• http://www.louisvillebicycleclubLocalathleticshops1. FleetFeetonTaylorsvilleRdisagreatrunningstore.TheyalsohostweekdayandSaturdaymorningrunsas
wellastraininggroupsforthelocalmarathons.Checkthemoutatwww.fleetfeetlouisville.com2. KenCombsRunningstoreislocatednearSt.MatthewsonShelbyvilleRd.Itisanothergreatrunningstore.
Theyalsohosttrackworkoutsintheevenings.Hiking,Caving,Rockclimbing,Offroadbiking:
• IfyoulikeRockclimbing,checkouttheRocksportfacilityintown,orheadouttothebeautifulRedRiverGorgefortherealthing!
• LouisvilleMegaCavern–UndergroundcaveinLouisvillewithsixziplinesandtwochallengebridges.Tourguidesshowyouaroundforupto2hours.Studentdiscountsavailable.
• www.louisville.caves.org:checkoutSpeleofest• MammothCaveNationalPark(KY),HoosierNationalForest(IN),RedRiverGorge(IN)• TheMountainBikeDepotinWestportvillage(eastend)www.mountainbikedepot.netThemanageratthestore
hasgenerouslyoffered10%offtoallmedicalstudents.Theycarryroadbikes,mountainbikes,cyclocrossbikes,canorderjustaboutanything,andareafullserviceshop.Loadsofinformationaboutthebestplacestoride(mountainandroad)areavailableatthestore,too.
LocalYoga: Mostyogastudioswillotherastudentdiscountforclasses.Somepopularstudiosamongmedicalstudentsinclude:
• YogaonBaxter–LocatedinHighlands-TylerParkareaoffEasternParkway• HotYogaLouisville–LocatedinSt.Matthews• EternalHealthYoga–LocatedonFrankfortAvenueintheCrescentHillareaofLouisville
B.You: Women’shealthboutiqueofferingbarreclasseswithastudentrateonunlimitedclasses
inSt.Matthew’s.
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EntertainmentSportsTheLouisvilleCardinals:Youmayormaynotbeawarethat2013hasbeendeclared“TheYearoftheCardinal,”duetothemassivesuccessoftheuniversityinseveralmajorsports.Asamedicalstudent,youcaneasilybeapartofthatsuccess!Everyyear,theticketofficecoordinatesanonlinepurchasingsystemforseasonfootballandbasketballtickets.Singlegameticketsarealsoavailable,butseasonticketsareveryworthwhilefortheirpriceandcanbehardtogetduringsales.Seasonticketholdersforfootballhavefirstdibsatseasonticketsforbasketball.Medicalstudentsgetgraduatestudenttickets,whichmeansyoucanbuy2perpersonanddon’tneedtoshowyourstudentIDtogetintogames(idealforsignificantothers,family,friends,etc)Inrecentyears,thebaseballteamhasalsobeenmakinganameforitself,qualifyingforthe2013CollegeWorldSeries.Studentscangetintogamesforfreeanda12ozbeerorhotdogisonlyabuck.ThereisagreatdealofcommunitysupportforallUofLathleticteams,andthegamesarefuntoattend.Formoreinformationregardingschedulesandtickets,visitwww.uoflsports.com.TheLouisvilleBats:AlocaltripleAminorleaguebaseballteamatoneofthebestminorleaguestadiumsinthecountry.Gamesareonmultipledaysoftheweekduringbaseballseason.Freeticketsareofteneasytocomebyifyouknowpeople.Therearefrequentlyhappyhourdealsandfireworksaftergamesinthesummer.DownsAfterDark:IfDerbyisn’tenoughhorseracingforyou,checkoutDownsafterDark.TheyareFridayeveningsduringselectdaysinthesummerandfall.ChurchillDownsopensat4pmandfirstpostisat6pm.Generaladmissionis$10,therearegreathappyhourdeals,andlivemusicisprovidedaswell.
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CulturalOpportunities:
KentuckyOpera—DiscountedstudentticketsLouisvilleOrchestraTheLouisvilleBalletTrolleyHop–DowntownTrolleyHopisthefirstFridayofthemonthfrom5-11pm.Frankfort Ave.TrolleyHopisthelastFridayofthemonthfrom6-10:30pm.Thetrolleytakesyoutointerestingshopsandartgalleriesineacharea.www.trolleyhop.comor www.fatfridayhop.orgActorsTheatreofLouisville–Internationallyacclaimed.HomeoftheHumanaFestivalofPlayseachspring.Theyhavediscountedstudentpackagesandgroupdiscounts.KentuckyCenterfortheArts–Aestheticallydazzling.Aftertheshow,goforawalkontheriverfront,justoutside.KentuckyShakespeareFestival–FREEShakespeareinCentralParkinthesummer.Bringalawn chairandbugspray.ForeCastleFestival-isahugeoutdoorweekendconcertseriesatWaterfrontparkinJuly.Checkouttheirwebsiteatforecastlefest.com.Ticketscanrangefrom$60-150LouisvilleCommunityMusicProgram:forthosewhowanttocontinueplayinganinstrument. Youpayabout$25/halfhourforlessonsonceaweekanditlastsasemester.It’sgood forthosecontinuinganinstrumentorjustlearninghowtoplay.
Movies
BaxterAvenueTheatres:Both1strunandartfilmsplayinthistheaterbehindMid-CityMallon BardstownRoad.Tickets$8.00,studentdiscountsintheevening.FloydTheatre:inthestudentactivitiescenteronBelknap.RaremoviesnotreleasedinLouisville,andsecond-runs.$1.50withastudentID.CheckwiththeStudentActivities Boardforaschedule.StoneybrookCinema:Alotofteenagershangoutthere,especiallyonweekends,butgood theaterwithanIMAXscreen.Tickets$9.00($5Tuesdaysandspecialstudentimax pricing)TinseltownMovieTheater-Studentdiscountsavailableplusshowsare5.25alldayonTuesdaysCinemarkMallSt.MatthewsandXD–Newermovietheaterthatjustrecentlyopened.LocatedinSt.MatthewsMall
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AStudent’sGuidetotheBestAffordableRestaurantsLouisvilleHastoOffer
BesuretocheckouttheyearlyLEOdiningguideandtheLEOPeople’sChoiceAwards.www.leoweekly.comBestoftheBestHavanaRumba—Cubanfoodatitsbest,thepricesarereasonableandtheportionsarehuge.Thisrestaurantwasthe
mostrecommendedbymedstudents.Varanese—Finediningforspecialoccasionsthatwon’ttaketooheavyatollonyourbank account.StopbyonSundaysafter8forhalf-priceappetizers,draftbeer,andother dealsCumberlandBrews—Highlyrecommendedarethebisonburgerandtheirmicrobrewedbeer.
Trythemead(fermentedhoney)andnitroporter.Fillyourgrowlerfor$5onTuesdays.MusselandBurgerBar–Greatburgers,greatmussels,greatbeers.Therecanbeawait,butyoucancallaheadtoreserveatable.Casualanddelicious.Shah’sMongolian—NearBelknapcampus,thisthriftystopoffersahugeservingofcompletely customizedstirfryforonly$5.QueenofSheba—DeliciousEthiopianfoodthatyouscoopupwithinjerabread(utensilsavailableonrequest.)Trythisforatastyanduniquediningexperience.SimplyThai—arguablythebestThaifoodyouwillfindinthecity.Lotsofalfrescospaceinthesummer,andtheprices
areveryreasonable.TrythetexturedvegetableproteinPadThai(vegetarian).ThaiTaste—Mypersonalfavoriteandmuchmorepersonal.Trythegarlicchicken(ithaslotsofbroccoli).ZenGarden/ZenTeaRoom—OwnedbythesamewomanasSimplyThai,thisrestaurantandits
nearbyteahousehaveanentirelyvegetarian/veganmenu.PalermoViejo—Argentinerestaurantwithaverymeat-centricmenu.Thisplaceisperfectfor specialoccasionsonabudget.Papalino’s–NewYorkstylepizzathat’sarguablythebestvaluefoodinthecity.Uniqueselectionsandacity-pacedfeel
makeyoufeelsomewhereinthebigapple.Delicious.Sitar—Ifyou’recravingreallygreatIndianfood,trythisplaceonBardstownRd.Ofcourse,Iloveallofthestereo-typical
Americanfavoriteslikenaan,chickentikkamasala,andveggiesamosas.MeridianCafe—Openforlunch,thiscutecaféinaSt.Matthewshouseisperfectformeetingfriends.Ialwaysgetthe
frenchtoastwithblueberrybasilsyrupandmascarponecheese.ToastonMarket—Aschoolfavorite,andnottoofaraway.Choosefrombreakfastorlunch,butdefinitelychoose
breakfastJ.Onefavoriteisthelemonsoufflépancakes.TheIrishRover—Perfectonacoldrainyday.GettheGuinnessstewinasourdoughbreadbowlwithmashedpotatoes
ontop.F.A.B.D.—(FrankfortAvenueBeerDepot)Thishasbeenapopularspotthisyearformed
studentstounwindafteratestandhavesomegreatbarbequeandabeer.Oishii–Thebestsushiyou’veeverhad.Seriously.
OtherGreatRestaurantsbyCategoryAmerican—Ditto’sGrill,Jazzyblu(withliveJazz),CottageInn,Mark’sFeedStore,Ramsi’sCaféOntheWorld(notreallyAmerican,butalovelyblendofeverything),TheBristol,Highland’sTapRoom,Hammerheads&Game(greatburgers&beer!)Brunch—ToastonMarket,WildEggs,MeridianCafé,HighlandMorning,ButterflyGardenCaféChinese—RedPepper,JadePalace(dimsumcartsonSundays),DoubleDragonDessert—HomemadeIceCreamandPieKitchen,SweetSurrender(alsooffersvegetarianlunches),Coco’sChocolateCafé,Graeter’sIceCream,CéFiore,ComfyCowFineDining—ProofonMain(lunchisn’tthatexpensive),LeRelais,Vincenzo’s,Avalon,UptownCafé(lunchisn’tthatexpensive),Seviche,732Social,Rivue,Volaré,211Clover,Pat’sSteakhouse,JeffRuby’sGerman—Erika’s,Flabby’sSchnitzelburg,theEiderdown,GasthausGreek—GrapeLeaf,It’sAllGreektoMe(carryout/delivery)
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Indian—Kashmir,DakShin,IndiaPalace,Sitar(allhavegreat,inexpensivelunchbuffets),BombayGrillItalian—LeGalloRosso,RayParella’s,ComeBackInn,BucadiBeppo(forlargeparties),VolaréLate-Night—BarbaraLee’s(veryinexpensive,greatbreakfastfood,cashonly,24hours),Café 360(hookahlounge,24hours),Juanita’sBurgerBoy(newmanagement,24hours),The Bristol(latenightdiningintheHighlandsontheweekends),Indi’sFriedChicken(late night,theirspicychickenwithhotsauceisthebest)Mexican—SantaFe(on3rdstreet,cashonly),LosAzteca’s,LasGorditas(aGorditatrailer,great deals),TacosToreados,ElNopal,TacoLucador,WildRitas(NuLu)Pizza—Wick’s,TonyBoombozz,Spinelli’s,Impellizerri’s,WindyCity,Bearno’s,Papalino’s,DiOrio’sSushi—OishiiSushi,SakeBlu,Sapporo,Oasis,Osaka,DragonKing’sDaughter(Japanesefusion), Mikato,MaidoVietnamese—AnnieCafé,VietnamKitchen
Libationsetc.
BesuretocheckouttheyearlyLEOnightlifeguideforacomprehensivelistofallbarsinthecity.www.leoweekly.comAlsocheckouthttp://louisville.metromix.com/page/bar_typeRichO’sPublicHouse/NewAlbanianBrewingCompany—Great,inexpensivepizza,andoneof thebestbeerselectionsinLouisville.RogerBaylor,theowner,alsohostsanumberof specialfestivalseveryyearincludingGravityHead,whichfeaturesstrongbeersfrom aroundtheworld.It’safewmilesawayinIndiana,sobringadesignateddriverforthereturntripacrossthebridgeSergio’sWorldBeer—aneclecticButchertownbarandrestaurantwitharound900beers availableMollyMalones—Arguablythefavoritemedicalschoolbar.RelaxedIrishPubduringtheweek, dancingontheweekend.Alsocheckouttherestofthisbarfamily,includingO’Shea’s andFlanagans.TheGranville—ApopularbarnearBelknapcampus,thisisaperfectplacetogoifyouwantto hangoutwithundergraduates.Trytheirburgers.TinRoof–LocatedinSt.Matthews.Laidbackfeelwithlivemusic.Greatplacetowatchgamesduringthedayandeatandlistentolivemusicatnight.GarageBar–Abigfavoriteamongmedicalstudents.Goodpizzaandcraftbeers.LocatedinLouisville’sNuLuneighborhood.Greatatmospherewithoutsidelightedpingpongtableshelpmakethisafunhangoutplace.TheBackDoor—Highlandsareadivebar.Thedrinksareverycheapandverystrong,andthey havealotofpooltables.Trytheirhotwings,cheesesticks,nachos,andpepperpoppers.TheNachBar—PopulardiveinGermantownwithlotsofoutdoorseatingandagreat, inexpensivebeerselection.TheConnection—ThemostwidelyknownLGBTbarinLouisville,withafantasticdragshowandgreatdancing.TheRudyardKipling—AnOldLouisvillebarknownforhostinglocalbands,openmicnightsand playsbysmalllocaltheatrecompanies.TheSeelbachWineBar—LocatedintheSeelbachHilton,thiswinebarisn’tcheapbutithasby farthebestwinelistanywhereinthestateofKentucky.TheLiquorBarn—Thelargestliquorstoresinthearea(thereare3inLouisville),thislocally ownedchaincanhelpyoutakecareofallyouralcoholneeds.EmailPatrickMayhew ([email protected])togetonthemailinglistfortheirwinetastingseverymonthatwhichyou’llgeta15%discountonalmostallthewineinthestore.Huber’sOrchardandWinery—agreatplacetogoforwinetastingsandseasonalfruitpicking. Theyhaveberriesinthesummerandapplesandpumpkinsinthefall.Itislocatedabout30awayminutesinIndiana.Checkouttheirwebsiteatwww.huberwinery.com
CoffeeShops
HeineBrothers—LocatedthroughoutLouisville,thisfair-tradecoffeeshopisafavoritestudy locationHighlandCoffee—Greatcoffeeatreasonableprices,bestChaiteainthecity.DerbyCityEspresso—Nearschooldowntown,thisisagreatlittledive-barofacoffeeshop. Theyhavestrangehours,andturnintoabarafterdark.Theartisgood,buttherecould bemoresittingroom.Sunergos—NearBelknapcampus,roasttheirowncoffee,greatselectionofteas
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Day’sCoffeeandEspresso—Popular,spaciouscoffeeshoponBardstownRoadQuills—aquietcoffeeshopwithgoodmusicandquirkybaristas.Theyknowusaroundthere!HillbillyTea—adowntownTeaCaféwithinspiringfoodselections.Vint—greatcoffeeshopforstudyingonFrankfortAvenue,alsowithbeerandwine(halfprice
bottlesonThursday).Studyinghereyoualmostalwaysrunintofellowstudentsandresidents-greatwhenyouhavequestions!
PleaseandThankYou—aquirkyLouisvillegemonMarketnotfarfromschoolbuthavelimitedhours.
Louisvillecommercialscene
Localgrocerychains:
§ Kroger,Meijer,Valu-market,TraderJoes(St.Matthewsarea)neighborhoodWal-mart,WholeFoods,FreshMarket,Dolls,RainbowBlossom,Sav-a-lot,Aldi’s,Paul’s
Bookstores:
§ HealthsciencescampusBarnesandNoblebookstore(bythenursingschool)§ Gray’sBookstore(2ndandbroadway)§ Otherchains:Borders,BarnesandNoble,BooksaMillion§ Plentyofindependentbookshops,especiallyalongBardstownRd(Carmichael’sandAllBookedUp)
Shoppingdistricts/malls(bydistancefromdowntown):
§ BardstownRd(Mid-CityMall—notreallyamall,theatre,numerousuniquelocalshopsandrestaurants)§ BashfordManor(Target,Wal-mart,Lowe’s)§ StMatthewsMall(Sears,JCPenneys,Dillards)§ OxmoorMall(Macys,Sears,VonMaur,Dick’sSportingGoods,Kohl’s,OldNavy,Gap,Anthropologie,Apple
Store)§ JeffersonMall(Macys,JCPenney,Sears,Dillards)§ Springhursttownecenter(Target,Books-a-million,Meijer,Kohl’s,TinseltownCinema)§ TheSummit(D&W,BedBathandBeyond,Pier1,BarnesandNoble,JCrew-studentdiscount,Gap,AnnTaylor-
studentdiscount)Farmer’sMarkets: Checkouthttp://louisvillegreenguide.org/directory/farmers.htmlforacomprehensivelistingofalllocalfarmersmarkets.However,theoneonGrayStreetonThursdaysiseasilyaccessiblefromschoolduringlunch. AlsoconsidertryingalocalCSA(CommunitySupportedAgriculture),likeGrasshoppersDistribution.CSAsareagreatwaytogetlocalproduceandstaples.Checkoutlocalharvest.org/csaforacompletelistingofareaCSAs.DryCleaners:
§ KahunaCleaners—Payupfront.Onestudentsaysthattheyarethecheapestthatshehasfoundby10or15dollarsandthey’vealwaysdoneagoodjobwithherclothes.
§ HighlandCleanerso LocationsalloverLouisville.Voted#1inthecityseveralyearsrunning.
HairSalon/Barbers:
§ Kaleidoscope—Hasadiscountforstudents(~$26woman’scut)§ GregoryMichael’sSalon—RecommendedstylistisErinSnyder.Shedoesbothmenandwomenandshe’snot
toopricey($25formen’scut).§ EssentialsSalon—RecommendedstylistisSylviaMcKnelly.She’sveryyoungandnice.Sheisalsovery
organizedandkeepsarecordofeverythingshe’sdonetoyourhair(cut,colorwithexactshade,highlights)so
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thatit’sveryeasytorecreatethoughshe’sopentonewideas.Nottoopricey($30forwoman’scut,$20forgloss).
§ Zsalon—SalonsonBardstownRdandShelbyvilleRd.PerhapsthemostpopularsalonandspainLouisville,sobookearly.Askforanewtalentstylistandit’sonly$25-35.
§ EmpireHairSchool—Useasystemwewillcometoknowandlove:Letastudentpracticeonyou!Haircutsare$8,and$5ifyoudon’thavethemblow-dry(menandwomen).
MorestudentdiscountsarelistedonalongubiquitouslistonUL’swebsite: http://php.louisville.edu/admin/humanr/staffdev/discounts/
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50ListLouisvilleMagazinepublishedthislistof50ThingsEveryLouisvillianShouldDo.
Makeithappen!
1)EatatMikeLinnig’s2)HaveaManhattananddancetosomejazzmusicattheOldSeelbachbar3)FirstFridayTrolleyHops(winebarinthegiftandfurnitureshopRedTree)4)DineatRivueatGaltHouseatsunset5)MakeaMintJulep6)Hikeorbikethe“Loop”(25miletrailbetweenCherokeeParkandFarnsley-Moremen)7)BacksideatChurchillDowns8)SeeLouisvilleLeopardPercussionists9)EatatBistroLeRelaisinBowmanField10)ParticipateintheWorldChampionshipDaintyContestinG-town11)St.XvsTrinityfootballgame12)ULvsUKbasketballgame13)VisitLouisvilleSluggerMuseum14)21CMuseumHotelandProofonMain15)FilsonHistoricalSocietyon3rdStreet16)EataHotBrownattheBrownHotel17)Watchthe“ThrillainManila”atMuhammadAlimuseum18)TrashtheCourierJournal19)CanoeorkayakinFloyd’sFork20)FallsoftheOhio21)JeffersonMemorialForest22)WalkintheLouisvilleZombieAttack23)DerbyFestivalMiniMarathon24)ForecastleFestival25)Have(ordon’thave)aduelwithadeadlyweapon26)LebowskiFest27)HalloweenonHillcrest28)Haveadrinkonthestreet-sidetableofCumberlandBrews29)MidnightmassatCathedraloftheAssumption 30)Lastcallata4:00ambar31)WaterfrontWednesdays 32)RockCreekHorseShow33)Replacethebeginningletterofyourfirstandlastnamewith“Y”alaJimJames34)WatchadragshowatConnections 35)LocustGrove36)ShakespeareatthePark(CentralPark)37)DrinkaBloodyMaryattheOutlookInn38)Makeahand-madeblown-glassChristmasornamentatGlassWorks39)CaveHillCemetery 40)BatsGame41)CherokeeTriangleArtFair 42)StayovernightatWaverlyHills43)CaptainsQuarterstoviewsailboatrace 44)ClassicmovieatThePalace45)AntiqueshoppingatJoeLeyAntiques 46)ClimbupBigRock47)PrepareFriedChicken48)ShopforathemepartyorcostumeatCaufield’sNovelty49)St.Josephpicnic50)WatchskateboardersatExtremePark
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TheNextFourYears
CareerPlanningandYourLastSummerBreak
It’seasytogetcaughtupwithclassesandeverythinggoingonthefirstyearandforgetwhyyouarereallyhere:tobeadoctor!Careerplanningisanincreasinglyimportantpartofyourmedicaleducationasresidencyprogramsbecomemoreandmorecompetitive.Thereareanumberofclubsthatcanprovideinformationaboutspecificcareers(InternalMedicineClub,etc),andthefollowingaresomeresourcesthatcanprovideyouwithmentorswhoarefamiliarwithspecificfields.
PALSProgram:ThisprogramisthroughtheGreaterLouisvilleMedicalSocietyandpairsfirstyearstudentswithphysicianmembersoftheGLMS.Studentsmeetwithmentorsonceorsoasemester.
AdvisoryDeans:EachstudentisassignedanAdvisoryDean.YourAdvisoryDeanwillcontactyouregardingmeetings.ItisMANDATORYthatyoumeetwithyourAdvisoryDean,sowhenyougetane-mailfromthem,besuretorespond.Alsokeepinmindthatyourrelationshipwithyouradvisorydeanisnotaone-waystreet.Theyaretheretohelpyou,somakesureyoutakefulladvantage.
StudentOrganizations:Ifyouthinkyoumightbeinterestedinaparticularfield,youshouldjointheassociatedstudentorganization.Manyofthese,likethePediatricsClubandtheAnesthesiologyInterestGroup,havephysicianscomeinandtalkabouttheprofession,aswellasfacultymembersonhandtodiscussgettingaresidencyinthatfield.Seetheappendix.
Asforyourfirstsummer,you’llhaveanumberofoptions.First,itiswellwithinyourrightstosimplyrelaxandspendtimewithyourfamily.Or,youmaydecidetogetyour2electivecredithours.Justlookaroundandkeepyourearsopen(checkyouremail),andyou’llfindsomethingtooccupyyourtime.Optionsinclude:
§ SummerResearchScholarProgram(SRSP):ULSOMfundsbetween35to45ofthesepositionseveryyearataround$3000-$4000each,for2-monthsofresearch.Includes1-credithourforanelectivecourse.InformationissentoutoveremailinJan/FebandapplicationsbegininFebruary.
§ Manychoosetodointernationalmedicaltrips.Inthesummerof2013,ULSOMsentgroupstoEcuadorandTanzania.Inaddition,ahandfulofstudentsgooninternationalmedicaltripsindependently,toThailandandBrazilforexample.
§ OnemonthlongPediatricexternshipsaregiventoabout22studentseverysummerthatareinterestedinapediatrics-relatedfield.$800stipendsareawarded.InformationissentoutoveremailduringJan/Feb,andtheapplicationsoverlapwithSRSPinFebruary.
§ Studentrunclinicsbegininthesummer,involvingboththeclinicstudentcoordinatorsandparticipatingstudents.Theseare2hour/day,once/weekcommitmentsthatinvolvepracticinghistoryandphysicalexaminations.Sixsessionsgetyouoneelectivecredithour.
§ ElectivecreditscanalsobegainedthroughparticipatingintheCareerExplorationelective.Thiselectivewouldbeaoneortwoweekshadowing/preceptoringexperiencewithaphysicianinhisorherdailypractice.Toreceive2creditsyoumustcomplete64hourswiththephysician.
§ Teaching/MentoringopportunitiesthroughULprogramsforundergraduates:SMDEP,PEPP,MCAT-DATReviewprogram.
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LeadershipOpportunities:
Ifyouarelikemanyofthestudentsaroundyou,youlikelyhavehadyourowntasteofleadership,atsometimeinyourjourneyofbuildingapremedicalCV.Leadershipopportunitiesareeverywhereinmedschool,andtheyjustkeeppoppingup,allofthetime.Youmaybewisetobewaryonvolunteeringyourselfforpositions,butmanyofthemdonotrequireexcessivetimecommitments.Hereisalargelistofthe1styearpositions:
Senate:Senators(4perclass),SenatePresident(2ndyear),Senatepre-clinicalVP(2ndyear),SenateVPatLarge(3rdyear),SenateclinicalVP(atLargecarriedoverinto4thyear).Ratherthanmakingindividualclassdecisions,thesenate’sroleinvolvesthemedicalschoolasawhole,includingrepresentationwithintheUniversitySGA–chosenbyelection.
1) WellnessChairwillbeworkingnotonlywiththecouncilwellnesscommitteetoplaninter-classandinter-professionalevents,theywillalsoprovideamuchneededlinkbetweentheMedicalStudentCouncilandStudentAffairs.Therearealreadymanygreatprogramsinplace,butifyouhaveadditionalsuggestionsfortheupcomingyearforwellnessprograming,makesuretoreachouttothem.
2) SocialChairwillworkwithclasssocialchairsaswellasthecouncilcommitteetoprovidemoreopportunitiesforinter-classprogrammingwhilecontinuingthetraditionsofCadaver&CaduceusBalls.WearealsolinkinghimtotheStudentActivitiesBoardattheuniversitytoensurethattheHSC(andMedicalSchool)arenotleftoutofbigeventsandpromotionsthatareavailabletotheBelknapcampus.Ifyouhavesuggestionsregardingsocialeventsyouwouldlikeintheyearahead,besuretoletthemknow.
3) OperationsChairwillworkwiththeClassExecutiveOfficerstohelpthemgainCPCfundinginadditiontoplanningourRSOSummitswiththehelpoftheoperationscommitteetoensureRSOsuccessintheyearahead.TheywillworkwiththeOSRrepresentatives,AssistantDirectorofStudentInvolvementandourMedicalStudentCouncilE-boardtohelpstandardizeourRSOmanagementsystemsinadditiontocreatingmoreeffectiveprogramingguidelinesforallgroups.LookoutforemailsregardinganRSORoundtableintheweekahead!
4) ServiceChairwillworkwithnotonlythecouncilservicecommitteebutalsotheclassservicechairstoplanserviceeventsforallfourclasses(i.e.RaiseRED)andalsocollaboratewiththeEngageLeadServeBoardattheBelknapcampustoplaninter-professionaleventsatHSC.He/shewillworktokeeptheCommunityGardenflourishingaswellashelpDr.BruecknerorganizetheConvocationofThanks.
ClassOfficers:President,VicePresident,Secretary,Treasurer§ Electionsaredonefor1st,2nd,and3rdyear,whichcarriesoverinto4thyear§ Theelectionisaboutamonthintoschool,soifyouareaiminghightonabaposition,besureto
throwyourselfoutthereearly. AMA/KMArepresentative–byelection SocialChair–byelection AdmissionsLiaisons(2):overseeintervieweetours,chosenbyelection VolunteerCoordinator–byelection TechnologyRepresentative–byelection Academicofficer:chosenthroughapplications,overseescourserepresentatives
Coursereps:facilitatorsofcommunicationbetweenprofessorsandstudents.Oneformostclasses,twoforhistologyandgrossanatomy(whosetupandorganizepracticepracticalexaminations).Chosenthroughapplications.
TrackLeaders(3rdand4thyear):similartocourserepsbutassignedtoarotationtrack. UnitLabadvocates(2ndyears):byselectionofstudentaffairs
AAMC/OrganizationofStudentRepresentatives(OSR):TheOSRisthestudentbranchoftheAAMC.Thisgrouprepresentstheinterestsofmedicalstudentsnationwideandprovidesitsmemberstheopportunitytotakean
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activeroleinadvancingthemissionsoftheAAMC.Additionally,theOSRgivesstudentsavoiceinacademicmedicineatboththenationalandlocallevel.AtULSOM,eachclasshasoneOSRrepresentative.ThisstudentischosenbythecurrentULSOMOSRrepresentativesintheSpringbasedonanapplicationandinterviewprocess.PreviousprogramsestablishedbytheOSRinclude:CollegeCup,SpringServiceDay,andtheAdvisoryCollegesProgram.WeencourageanyfirstyearstudentinterestedinleadershipandserviceandcommittedtothebettermentofULSOMtoapply!Contactinformation:
o CateyHarwell,OSR-MS4–[email protected] JohnMittel,[email protected] [email protected]
Committees:Orientation,Grossnotes–anyvolunteers,Admissions(workingwithadmissionsboard),Promotions,Facultyforum,Academicgrievance,Educationalpolicy,Travelfund,Healthservices-byapplication(allare2ndyears,choseninthespringoffirstyear)StudentOrganization/Clubleaders,officers(2ndyears):seeClub/Organizationlist–byapplication/anyvolunteerClinicdirectors:student-runclinicsstarting2ndyear,2directorsforeachof5clinics,whoruntheclinicsthefullyear–byapplicationInternationalTripLeaders:Ecuador,Honduras,andKenyasummertripseachhaveapplicationprocessesinvolvedinpickingeachsummer’sgroupleaders.
AcademicTracks:Thesearespecialacademictracksthatstudentscanchoose.Youwillhaveopportunitiestolearnabouteachofthesethroughouttheyear.
DIRprogramparticipant:“distinctioninresearch”programstartedin‘09.Byapplication.Involvescontinuousresearchexposurethroughoutallfouryears.DIMEProgramparticipant:DistinctioninMedicalEducationTrackstartedin’13,involvesresearchandactivitiesinmedicaleducation.
GlobalHealthTrackParticipant:Startedin’13involvesresearchandparticipationinglobalhealthissues.DistinctioninBusinessProgramparticipant:Startedin’13.Byapplication,withonlyasmallnumberofstudentstaken.
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TheBoards
Theboardsareathree-stepprocessofbecominglicensedtopracticemedicine.StepIandStepIIaretakenduringmedicalschoolandapassinggradeonbothisrequiredforgraduating.Inresidency,you’lltakeaStepIII.TheboardsaretogethercalledtheUSMLEStepI-IIIexams(U.S.MedicalLicensingExam). StepIistakeninMayorJuneaftersecondyear,beforethirdyearbegins.Thetestiscomputerformattedandlastseightconsecutivehours,includingonehourofbreaktime.Apassingscoreof192isestimatedtobeabouta55-65%score.Studentstendtobeespeciallynervousaboutboards.You’llhearallofthetimeabouthowimportanttheyareforgettingintoresidencies,especiallyifyouwanttobecompetitive.Anditdoesn’thelpthatthetestcancoveranypossibledetailyoulearnedovertwomaterial-packedyearsofmedicalschool. Astudyshowedthat70%ofstudentscomeoutofboardsthinkingthattheyfailedthem.Fortunately,therealfailratesarearound4-5%.In2005,theaveragepassrateforamedicalschoolwas93%withascoreaverageof217amongstallfirsttimeUSandCanadiantesttakers.AtUofLthatyear,thepassratewas94%andtheaveragescorewasa219.IfyouarecuriousnowaboutwhattheStepIaveragesareforeachresidency,thewebsitetofindthatinformationishttp://www.nrmp.org/data/index.html. ItiswellnotedatUofLthatalthoughMCATscoresofmatriculatesarehoveringaroundaveragenationally,theretendstobebetterthanaveragescoresonStepI,whencomparednationally.Block-styleexamsandproblem-andteam-basedlearninghavelikelybeenacontributoryfactoroverthepasthalf-decade.Blockexamsprepareyoutocramalotofmaterialintoyourheadinashortperiodoftime,andhelpyoubuildupyourintegrityforsittingthrougha7-hourtest.Thecurrentadministrationhasanintentfocusonpreparingstudentsforboardexamsbetterthanever.Justinthepastcoupleofyears,the2ndyearcurriculumhasbeenentirelyrefacedtofacilitateboardprep.Allinall,theschoolismovingclosertoasystemsbasedteachingstyleandrecentclassesboardscoreshaveshownsignificantimprovementovernationalaverages. Sohowshouldyouprepare?Ifyouarereadingthisasanincomingorcurrentfirst-year,don’tworryaboutitnow.ThebestthingyoucandountilSpringofyoursecondyearcomesaroundistostudyhardforallyour1stand2ndyearclasses.Youwillfindthatalotofrecommendedbooksforyourclassesareactuallyboardstudybooks,anyway.FirstyearmaterialisactuallylowyieldforStep1.ThereisEmbryology,Anatomy,Neuroanatomy,Physiology,andBiochemonstep1,butmostquestionsthatrelatetothesealsoexpectyoutoknowsomePharmacologyorPathology,whichis2ndyearmaterial.2ndyeariscumulativeenoughthat1styearmaterialwillnotseemthatdistantbythetimeboardscomearound. Whatyoushouldplanondoingisbuying“FirstAidfortheBoards,”touseasastudyaid2ndyear.Itmayintimidateyouthatitistheboardstudybook,butithasamazinglists,charts,mnemonics,andfigurestohelpyoulearnessentialsfor2ndyearcourses.Ifyouuseanybooks2ndyear(it’snotverynecessary),useFirstAid.Anoldeditionwillnotbebad,andyoucangetthenewoneforlessthan$30whenitcomesoutintheSpring. Onemore“boardprep”resourceyoucouldbenefitinusingearlyisUSMLEWORLD.Youwillfindthatin2ndyear,coursepracticequestionsareveryscarcecomparedtowhatyougetusedtoin1styear.WORLDisthesolutiontothatdilemma,andthequestionsareincrediblysimilartorealstep1questions(manyconsideritharder).Theonlydownsideisthattouseitfortheentireyear,youhavetocashoutbigtime($400),ascomparedtothe$135toonlyuseitforafewmonthsofboardprep.WORLDisapopularstudysourceforStepIIprepand3rdyeartoo. Secondyearendsthe2ndtolastweekofApril,givingyouover2monthsforboardprepandbreaktime.Manystudentsstudy4-7weeks,with8-12hourdays(andoftenadayortwooffperweek).Yousetupaschedule,makeastudyplan,pickyourresourcesandgoatit.Fortunately,thelastblockofschoolistypicallythemostrelaxedof2ndyear,givingyousometimetopsychyourselfup.Manyboardprepcourseoptionswillbethrownatyouduring2ndyear.Thosewhoarebiglecturefansareprobablythemostlikelytoendupusingthese. StepIIofboardsistakenfollowingthirdyear,typicallybetweenJulyandDecember.Thecontentfocusesonthirdyearmaterial.StresslevelstendtobelowerforStepII,likelybecauseofthecumulativenatureofworkingintheclinics.Also,residencyprogramstendtofocusmoreonStepIscores.Oftentimes,moreemphasiswillbeputonStepIIifyouneedsharpenupaCVwithalessthanperfectStepIscore. TherearetwopartstoStepII:ClinicalSkillsandClinicalKnowledge.ClinicalknowledgeisatestsimilartotheformatofStepI:computer-basedandtakenlocally.Thetestispass/failandmanypeopletakelesstimetostudy
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comparedtoStepI.TheClinicalSkillsisapracticalexamthatinvolvesexamining,diagnosing,andworkingupastandardizedpatientcase.TestsitesincludeChicago,Atlanta,Philadelphia,Houston,andLosAngeles. Sowhatifyoudidfailaboardexam?Well,trytostayoptimistic,whetheritsboardsormedicalschoolperiod.Attitudeisanumberonepredictorofsuccess.Butanyway,thereisnolimittothenumberoftimesyoucantaketheboards.Youwon’tgetkickedout.However,youmustpassStepItofinishthirdyear,andagain,youmustpassbothStepIandII(CSandCK)tograduate.Also,manyresidencyprogramshaverequirementsonthenumberoftimesyoucanfailanexam(UofLresidencies:musthavepassedeachexamwithinthreetakes).Make-upexamsareofferedyearroundforbothexams.Quicklistofreviewbooks,inadditiontoFirstAid:
§ RapidReviewSeries(Goljan’spathologyisoneofthemostusedstudyaidsforthePathologycourseandboardstudy,inadditiontoFirstAid)
§ HighYieldSeries§ BRSseries:goodcoursecompanionbooks,andalsogoodforre-learningimportantinfoforStepI,in
additiontoyourmorehighyieldreviewbooks(FirstAid)§ UndergroundClinicalVignettes§ RidiculouslySimpleseries(Microbiologyisgolden,esp.duringthecourse)
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ClinicalYears
You’vespenttwoyearsdroningthroughanunhealthybalanceofhardcorestudyingandpost-blockcelebrating.Finallyyou’rereadytoplaydoctor.I’llgoaheadandpointitoutnow-youwillstillfeellikeyouknownothing,andfromtimetotime,it’llseemliketheresidentsandattendingarehappytodrillthatrealizationbackonyou.Nothingcantotallyprepareyouforthestartofthirdyear.Youjusthavetotrustinyourabilitytoapplyyourknowledgeandrememberthatbecomingandbeingadoctorinvolveslife-longlearning. ThebestpieceofadviceI’veheardregardingclinicalyearsisto“takeownershipofyourpatient.”Youwillbeassignedpatients,anditwillbeuptoyoutorevieweverythingyouneedtoknowregardingtheircondition,andtobereadytopresentthemtotheresidentsandattending.Youshouldtrytobeapersonalizedexpertoneachpatientyouareassigned. Onatypicaldayonanyhospital-basedrotation,yourschedulewillbeasfollows:roundandwritenotesonthepatientsyouarefollowing,andthenroundwiththeteam.Theafternoonisspentwritingorders,checkinguponlabvaluesorimaging,andadmittingnewpatients. Likeresidents,medicalstudentstakecall,whichwillvarybyrotation.Ingeneral,youwillfollowthecallscheduleofyourteam,oroftheresidentwithwhomyouarepaired.Dependingontherotationandthehospital,youmayberequiredtospendthenightinthehospital,inwhichacallroomwillbeprovidedforyou. Duringthefamilymedicinerotation,youarerequiredtospendsometimeatacliniclocatedinaruralKYsetting(AHEC).Thefamilymedicinecoordinatorwillplaceyouatafacilityandprovideaplacetoliveduringthattime.Itisauniqueexperiencetohaveindividualattentionwithaphysician,somakethemostoutofit!ThosewithspecialcircumstancesaretheonlyoneswhogetprioritytoworkinJeffersoncounty(planonhavingakid<6moold). Shelfexams:Ashelfexamisthenationalsubject-specifictestadministeredattheendofeachrotation.Preparingfortheminvolveshands-onlearningintheclinicandhospital,aswellasstudyingaspecialty-specificreviewbookofyourchoice.Commonseriesinclude:FirstAid,Blueprints,orCaseFiles.CommonquestionsetsincludethePreTestseries,AppletonandLangeseries,andUSMLEWorldtestbankquestions(onlinesubscription). Standardizedpatientexams:Somerotationshavearequiredstandardizedpatientencounterattheendoftherotation.ThesearesimilartoencountersduringICM-2,andyourpatientencountersduringeachclerkshipwillprepareyousufficiently. Awayrotations:Awayrotationsarewherestudentscandoaclerkshipatanotherinstitution.Itistoyourbenefittodooneifyouarepursuingacompetitivefield(neurosurgery,plastics,ortho,etc)andwanttoshowthatprogramthatyouareahardworkerandcompetent.Youmaybeabletoaskforlettersofrecommendationfromattendingswithwhomyouhaveworkedforatanawayrotation.Anotherreasontodoanawayrotationisforyoutogetaninsidelookattheirprogram,howtheyrun,andhowtheytreattheirresidents.Sometimes,however,theserotationscanbackfireifyouhaveinterpersonalconflictswithyourawayteam.Ifyoudodecidetodoanawayrotation,youwouldidentifytheprogramyouareinterestedinbylatewinter/earlyspring,sothatyoucanstartapplying.ApplyinginvolvesfillingoutastandardVSAS(VisitingStudentApplicationService)application,formostplaces.Thesehappen4thyear.
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FourYears:aTimeline
YearOneOrientationWeek ~lastweekofJuly
§ Getawhitecoat(Sunday)§ Getpsychedformedschool§ Getfamiliarwithcampus§ Buy/Pickupbooks§ ClaimyourGrossAnatomylocker,andmeet
yourcadaver§ Makesuretolookyourbestforyourstudent
IDandtheclasscompositephotos§ Familiarizewithstudentorganizations§ Meetyourfellowstudents,advisors,2nd
years,etc,andbemerryFirstdayofschool ~1stweekofAugust
§ Bringclothesforyourfirstdissection§ CheckRedMedfornotestoprintout
OrbringalaptopSpringBreak ~ThirdweekofMarch Applicationsforsummerexternships,research,etc
January–AprilDatesmaybeearlierifyoudecidetoapplyforanopportunityofferedbyanotherinstitution
Getyourclassrankfromstudentaffairs(optional)
July
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YearTwoIntroductiontoClinicalMedicine(ICM) August–AprilThefollowingcoursesarechangingdramatically2011-2012.Timelinesareestimate.Microbiology/Immunology August–April(BlocksI-VI)Pathology August–April(BlocksI-VI)Pharmacology August–April(BlocksI-VI)ClinicalNeuroscience February–April(BlocksV-VI)MedicineandSpirituality JanuaryBlockI August–lateSeptemberBlockII ~LastweekSeptember–firstweekNovemberBlockIII ~SecondweekNovember–thirdweekDecemberBlockIV January–firstweekFebruaryBlockV ~SecondweekFebruary–secondweekMarchSpringBreak ~thirdweekofMarchBlockVI ~LastweekMarch–2ndtolastweekofAprilRegisterforStep1-$470
§ Pricedoesnotincludeprepmaterials
December,January
Receivepositioninrotationlottery,pick3rdyearrotations
LateFebruary,earlyMarch
Finishpre-clinicalelectives(2credits) 2ndsemesterStudyforandtakeStep1 April–June
Resultsin4-6weeks
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YearThreeClinicalOrientation
§ Thesequenceofclerkshipsisorganizedonatrackbasis.Eachstudentselectshis/hertrackscheduleneartheendofthesecondyear
~lastweekofJune
Family&CommunityMedicineClerkship 6weeksPediatricsClerkship 6weeksInternalMedicineClerkship 8weeksBasicSurgeryClerkship 8weeksObstetricsandGynecologyClerkship 6weeksPsychiatryClerkship 6weeksNeroClerkship 4weeksStartlookingintoawayrotationsfor4thyear Applytoprogramsinadvancetothescheduled
rotationtime,dependingontheircompetitiveness;latewinter/earlyspring
Timeoff 4-6weeksCareerExploration 0-4weeksdependingonwhetheryoudecide
todoit3rdor4thyrRegisterforStep2ClinicalSkillspart:$1000ClinicalKnowledge:$480
LateApril
LookoutforinformationabouttheDean’sLetterandtheElectronicResidencyApplicationService(ERAS)
LateApril-EarlyMay
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YearFourAHECRural/Urbanrotationsinspecifieddisciplines/specialties(Selectives)
4weeks
AmbulatoryrotationORLongitudinalAmbulatoryrotation(Selectives)
4weeks
In-patientMedicine/Pediatrics/FamilyMed 4weeksPerioperativeMedicineClerkship(Oraselectiveinasurgicaldiscipline)
2weeks
Electiverotations 14weeksConsiderdoinganactinginternship(AI)
§ “baby”internshipexperience:youworklikeanintern
Early4thyearifyouwantitforaCV
Awayrotations Besttobedonebeforeorduringinterviewseason,beforeyoumakearanklist.
Timeoff 4-14weeksfortesting,interviewing,holidays,careerexploration,easyelectives,etc
Step2–twoparts:ClinicalSkills
§ Physicalexamtest§ Requirestravel
ClinicalKnowledge
June–November§ dependingonyourStep1scoresand
whoyouwanttosendaStep2scoreto
§ aseparatedateforeachpart§ Contactpeoplefromwhomyouwant
LettersofRecommendation(LOR)§ WorkonyourPersonalStatement§ FamiliarizewithFREIDA
June–July
Residencyapplications(ERAS)§ Electronicdatabasethatincludesyour
LORs,CV§ Applicationfeeinadditiontocostsfor
eachresidencyappliedto
Latesummer–mid-December
ReleaseofyourDean’sLetter§ Finishprogramapplicationsbeforethis
date,ideally
November1
NRMPapplicantregistrationdeadline November30Interviews
§ PotentiallyalotoftravellingOctober-February
MilitaryMatchreleased DecemberRankorderlistsdue LateFebruary“Scramble”Day:unmatchedstudentsandunfilledprogramsarenotified.Thesestudentsandprogramscanbeginfillingatnoon
DaybeforeMatchDay
MatchDay Mid-MarchPrograms/applicantsmailandreceivelettersofappointment
Mid-march–mid-April
GRADUATION ~secondSaturdayofMay
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IV.Clubs&Organizations
Editor’sNote:NoteallofthebeloworganizationarecurrentlyactiveatULSOM.Thoselistedwithofficersfortheupcomingyeararemostcertainlyactive.Alsoifyouthinkofagroupworthcreatingpleasedo.NewGroupspopupeveryyear.ContactDivyanshSharma([email protected])forhelpcreatingnewRSOs.AdvocatesforHealthcareInformation
AHIisastudentorganizationdedicatedtoexposingfutureproviderstohealthcarepolicytopicsinanunbiasedway.Itcanbehardtomakeaninformedopinionaboutanissueascomplicatedashealthcarepolicy.Thisisespeciallytrueinourpolarizedpoliticalsystem,whereopinionsareoftenforcedtooppositeextremes.However,asfuturephysicians,itisimportantthatweeducateourselvesabouttheseissuesastheywillaffecthowwecareforourpatients.AHIworkstoprovideprogrammingforstudentsabouthealthcarepolicytopicsand,afterourevents,facilitatesmallgroupdiscussionovertheideaspresented.Thesesmallgroupdiscussionsaregearedtowarddiscoveringthepresenter'sbiasandthestudent'spersonalbiases,aswellasexploringwhatthepresentedtopicmeanstothefieldofmedicine.Inthisway,wehopetobringgreaterunderstandingandawarenessofhealthcarepolicytostudents.
2016-2017Officers:President:CoreyMoran
AMA/KMA(AmericanMedicalAssociation/KentuckyMedicalAssociation) TheAmericanMedicalAssociationandKentuckyMedicalAssociationaretheunifiedvoiceofourprofessionandwillbeimportanttoyouthroughoutyourmedicalcareer.Throughyourmembershipintheseorganizations,youwillbeapartofshapingthefutureofmedicine.TheAMA/KMAarecurrentlyinvolvedinMedicalLiabilityreform,coverageforouruninsuredpopulations,Medicarereform,physicianandpatienteducation,healthinitiatives,andmuchmore.AsastudentofULSOM,youareautomaticallyamemberoftheKMAandtheGreaterLouisvilleMedicalSocietywithmembershipfeeswaivedbythoseorganizations.ByjoiningtheAMA,youcompletelyestablishyourselfasanactive,involvedmemberofyourprofession.YourinvolvementandparticipationintheAMA/KMAnowisjustthebeginningofanassociationthatwillbenefityouandyourprofessionthroughoutyourcareer.Additionally,youwillhavetheopportunitytoattendstate,regional,andnationalmeetingsandparticipateinlocalinitiativesandcommunityserviceprojects.AMAduesof$68.00coveryourentirefouryearsofmedicalschoolandincludeagiftforjoining.AMAmembersalsoreceiveafreesubscriptiontotheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.
2016-2017Officers:President:ChristianMoser
Officers:DivyanshSharma,GrantMcKenzie,MeganMercer
AMSA(AmericanMedicalStudentAssociation)–LouisvilleChapterTheAmericanMedicalStudentAssociation(AMSA)istheoldestandlargestindependentassociationof
physicians-in-trainingintheUnitedStates.AMSA,inthepastfewyears,haslednationalcampaignstoreduceresidentworkhourweeks,fightforeliminatinghealthdisparities,andlobbyforuniversalhealthcoverage.Locally,membersoftheUofLchapterofAMSAhavevolunteeredatcommunityhealthfairs,lobbiedattheKentuckystatelegislatureforhealthcarereform,organizedmanyfundraisers,andrenewedinterestintheGrossAnatomyMemorialService,amongmanyotherprojects.ThisupcomingyearisgoingtobeparticularlyexcitingforAMSA.TheUofLchapterwillorganizeastate-widecommunityfaireffort,plusimplementmanynewstudent-ledinitiativesregardingtopicsofconcerntocurrentmedicalstudentsincludingchildhoodobesity,pharm-free,andAIDSawareness.MembershipinAMSAfor4yearsofmedicalschoolis$75andincludesafreeNettersAtlasthatisusedbyeveryfirstyearstudentforGrossAnatomy.AMSAisanexcellentopportunitytobecomenetworkedwithover68,000membersincludingmedicaland
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premedicalstudents,residentsandpracticingphysiciansfromacrossthecountry.JoinAMSAtodaytotakeadvantageofthiswonderfulopportunitytomakechangesthatfuturephysicianscareabout.
2016-2017Officers:President:VirginiaFerguson
AMWA(AmericanMedicalWomen’sAssociation) TheAmericanMedicalWomen'sAssociationisanationalsocietyforwomeninthemedicalfield.Wearecenteredonprovidingguidanceandsupportforallwomeninmedicalschoolandbeyond.TherearenoduesfortheLouisvilleChapterofAMWA.Thisyearwillbefullofexcitingeventsforourmembersandallstudents.Oureventsincludepaneldiscussionswithlocalwomenphysiciansandresearchers,apowderpufffootballgameasafundraiser,apotluckdinnerwithstudentsandLouisvillewomenphysicians,andvolunteeringevents.Ifyouareinterestedinwomen'shealth,thisorganizationisdefinitelythebestresourceforyou.Pleasecontactanyoftheofficersbelowifyouhaveanyquestions.
2016-2017Officers:Presidents:LaurenMoore,SydniCrowell,SabineEid,andAbiKrishna
AnesthesiologyInterestGroup
TheAnesthesiaInterestGroupencouragesawarenessofanesthesiaasamedicaldisciplineandprovidesassistancetothosestudentsinterestedinpursuingitasacareer.OurfacultyadviserisGaryLoydMD,ProfessorandInterimChairoftheDepartmentofAnesthesiologyandPerioperativeMedicine.
2016-2017Officers:Presidents:BenLeahyandThomasEms
ArtsInMedicine(AIM)AIMisaninterestgroupdevotedtoincorporatingartintothewaywewelearnandpracticemedicine.FromdevelopingartactivitiesatKosairtoprovidingdiscountticketopportunitiestolocaltheater,art,danceandmusicvenuesforitsmembers,AIMfocusesontheimportanceofartinourdailylives.AsthisisitsfirstyearAIMislookingforwardtohavinginputfromitsmembersforfurtherdevelopmentandideas.
2016-2017Officers:Presidents:EleanorCastroandDanielCanby
BenjaminRushInstitute
ThegoaloftheBenjaminRushInstitute(BRI)istoprovideempirical,scholarlyeducationalresourcesinordertobetterequipphysiciansandmedicalstudentstoeffectivelypromoteandsupportthelibertyofthedoctor-patientrelationship.Weinvitespeakerstocampustoofferthoughtful,well-reasoneddiscourseregardinghealthcaresolutionsandofferinsightsfromtheirmedicalexperienceorfieldofexpertiseabouthowthechangingeconomicandpoliticallandscapesmayimpactbothphysiciansandpatients.Ourguestspeakersrangefromdoctorstopoliticians,economists,andlawyersandcovertopicsrelatedtotheirprofessionorfield.
2016-2017Officers:President:MattWilson
BusinessofMedicineClub
TheBusinessofMedicineClubstrivestoeducatemedicalstudentsaboutthebusinessofmedicineandmedicaleconomicsthroughmeetingsandguestspeakers.Discussionsincludeexploringmedicaleconomicsthroughresearchandcarefulreviewofcurrentsystems,aswellasreconcilingandbalancingthephysician’skeeninterestinpatients’welfareandhisorherneedtoreceivepaymentforservicesrendered.Furthermore,itlinksmedicalcommunityleaderswith
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medicalstudentssotheycanactivelyparticipateinthebusinessofmedicine.Additionally,theclubsupportsdiversityandvoluntarism,andplanstoorganizesocialeventstofostercamaraderie.
Noofficerinformationavailable
CardiovascularSurgeryInterestGroupTheCardiovascularSurgeryInterestGroup(CVSIG)isamedicalstudentorganizationdedicatedtoeducating
studentsaboutthecardiovascular/cardiothoracicsurgeryprofessions.WetrytohavemonthlymeetingswherestudentscansimplylearnaboutthisfieldorwherestudentswhoarealreadyinterestedcandelvedeeperandfindoutexactlywhattheyshouldbedoingandevenpracticerelevantskillstheywillneedinordertobecomeaCV/CTsurgeon.EverymeetingwillbeaccompaniedbyphysiciansfromtheUniversityofLouisville'sCardiovascularandThoracicSurgeryDepartment,andmeetingsrangefromknottyingsessionstophysicianandresidentforums.ThisinterestgroupisagreatwaytoeducateyourselfabouttheCV/CTmedicalprofession,meetlikemindedindividualsinterestedinsimilarspecialtiesandinteractwithphysicians.
2016-2017Officer:Presidents:RossMiccicheandJamieHeimroth
CMDA(ChristianMedicalandDentalAssociation)
TheChristianMedicalandDentalAssociation(CMDA)isanon-denominationalChristianorganization.CMDA'smissionistohelpyougrowspirituallythroughoutyouryearsofmedicalordentaleducation,andtrainyouforeffectiveleadershipinyourprofession.Weparticipateinmentorshipprograms,TuesdayWeeklyLuncheons(TWL),andvariousotheractivities.Wealsoofferopportunitiesforcommunityserviceactivities.Membershipisfreeandopentoeveryone.ContactEmail:[email protected]
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:AutumnSmithandKarieJeter
DermatologyInterestGroup FormoreinformationcontacttheCoordinators
2016-2017StudentOfficers:AbiKrishna([email protected])MaryList([email protected])
EmergencyMedicineInterestGroup TheEmergencyMedicineInterestGroup(EMIG)meetsthroughouttheyeartolearnmoreaboutthepracticeofemergencymedicine.EMIGfacilitatesinformativemeetingsonrelevantandinterestingtopicsinemergencymedicine,student-physiciannetworking,skillsdevelopment,andshadowingopportunities.Watchforourmeetingannouncementsinyouremailinboxandpleaseplantoattendmeetings!Membershipisfreeandopentoeveryone.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:President:ByronParkerandThomasEms
FamilyMedicineInterestGroup TheFamilyMedicineInterestGroupisanorganizationdedicatedtoincreasingawarenessandinterestinthespecialtyofFamilyMedicine.Thisweseektoaccomplishby:
•providinginformationaboutcareersavailableinthefieldofFamilyMedicine•facilitatinginteractionandcommunicationbetweenstudentsandFamilyMedicinefaculty•providingleadershipopportunities•providingmemberswiththeopportunityofgettinginvolvedbothatthestatelevelwiththeKentuckyAcademyofFamilyPhysicians(KAFP)andatthenationallevelwiththeAmericanAcademyofFamilyPhysicians(AAFP)•providingmentorsforstudentmembers
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2016-2017OfficersPresidents:AmberShadoanandDennisPropp
GlobalHealthInterestGroup
ThepurposeoftheInternationalMedicineClubistoeducatemedicalstudentsaboutmedicalopportunitiesabroad.Also,theclubfunctionstobringstudentswithsimilarinterestsininternationalmedicinetogetherformonthlypresentationsbyfacultyabouttheirowninternationalexperiences.Thecenterpieceoftheclubisatripforagroupoffirst-yearmedicalstudentstoEcuadorduringthesummerafterfirstyear.OurfirsttriptoEcuadorwasahugesuccessandweareworkingtomakeitanannualevent.Membershipisfreeandopentoeveryone.
2016-2017OfficersPresidents:MatthewSmithandBeauBeaupre
HSCCulturalCompetencyCommittee
TheHSCCulturalCompetencyCommitteeisresponsibleforplanningtheannualHSCCulturalCompetencyWorkshop.Additionaleventsincludemonthlymeetingstopromotediversityandculturalunderstandingwiththeaimtoimprovepatient-centeredandculturallysensitivecare.
NoofficerinformationavailableInternalMedicineClub
TheUofLInternalMedicineClubprovidesstudentswithopportunitiestolearnmoreaboutcareerpathwaysintherapidlychangingfieldofInternalMedicine.Theclubisfreeandopentoeveryone.Throughmeetings,guestlectures,andinformalinteractionwithresidentsandpracticinginternists,medicalstudentsattheUniversityofLouisvillecangainfurtherinsightintothefieldofInternalMedicineanditsaccompanyingsub-specialties.Throughthisclubwehopetofosterenthusiasmforinternalmedicineinmedicalstudentsduringtheirpre-clinicalyearsthatwillcontinuethroughtheirclinicalyears.
2016-2017OfficersPresident:EmilySchwieckhardtVicePresident:CloreyKetchum
KidneyMAPSTheKidneyMAPsgroupisanewlydevelopedorganizationthatholdshealth-screeningeventsatlocal
communitycentersinunder-servedareas.Firstandsecondyearmedicalstudentsperformthescreening,whichincludes:bloodpressurecheck,height/weight/BMI,bloodglucose,urineanalysis,andaconsultationabouttheirresultsfromallofthepreviousstations.Thisisagreatopportunitytogivebackaswellasgainsomehands-onexperiencewithrealpatients.Eventhoughthenameofthegroupis“KidneyMAPs”youbynomeansneedtobeinterestedinnephrologytojointhisgroup,wearemoreofacommunityoutreachorganization.
2016-2017OfficersPresident:ErikaChandler
MedicalHumanitiesandSocialJusticeinHealthcare
TheMedicalHumanitiesandSocialJusticeinHealthcaregroupaimstoincreaseparticipantsunderstandingofmedicineandthehumancondition.Meetingsandeventsthroughoutthesemesterfocusontheuseofart,narrativesandcomicsinmedicineaswellasdocumentaryscreeningsanddiscussionsonsocialjusticeissuesinhealthcare.
Noofficerinformationavailable
MedicalStudentSickleCellProject TheMedicalStudentSickleCellProject(MSSCP)workswiththesicklecellpopulationintheKentuckianaarea,andalsotheSickleCellAssociationofKentuckiana(SCAK).Theorganizationhelpstoorganize,plan,andexecuteeventsforchildrenwithsicklecell,suchastheChristmasparty,5k,andanyothereventsplannedbytheSCAK.Theorganizationalsopromotesmentoringwithupperclassmenanditsmentor,Dr.SuzanneIldstad.
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NoofficerinformationavailableMedicalStudentsforChoice Pleaselookforinformationinthefallsemester.
2016-2017Officers:Presidents:RinaPerlin
Med-PedsInterestGroup Med-PedsclubisanewclubforthosepossiblyinterestedinMed-Pedsasafuturecareer.Med-Pedsisa4-yearresidencyprogramthatcombinesInternalMedicine(adultmedicine)withPediatrics.TheclubisaimedatinformingstudentsmoreaboutMed-Peds,connectingthemwithresidentsintheUofLMed-Pedsprogram,andcreatingawayforstudentstoparticipateinserviceevents.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:AbiKrishnaandAndrewKelleher
Medal4Mettle
Pleaselookforinformationinthefallsemester.
NoofficerinformationavailableMedicalSpanishClub
Pleaselookforinformationinthefallsemester.
2016-2017OfficersPresident:BradUnroe
MRC(MedicalReserveCorps)
TheMedicalReserveCorpsisavitalpartofLouisville’smedicalcommunity.VolunteersoftheUniversityofLouisville’sstudentbranchoftheMRCstandreadytorespondtocommunity-widemedicalemergenciesiftheyshouldoccur.TheMRCstudentbranchisleadbyBillSmock,MD,AssociateProfessorofEmergencyMedicine.TheMRCdoesnothaveassignedleadersasofthe2010-2011schoolyear,butyoucan
NoofficerinformationavailableMilitaryMedicineInterestGroup(MMIG) MMIGisanewadditiontoULSOMstudentorganizations.ItisopentociviliansandHPSPstudents.Thegroupdoesnotexistforrecruitingpurposes.MMIGhopestobuildacommunityoffuturemilitaryphysiciansfromallbranches,aswellasformermilitaryphysiciansintheLouisvillecommunity.MMIGwillhostmilitaryspeakerstodiscusshealth-carewithinthemilitarysettingandpassalonginformationrelevanttomilitarymedicineandtheHealthProfessionsScholarshipProgram.Thegrouphopestoexpandtheresourcesavailabletomedicalstudentsinterestedinamedicalcareerinthearmedforces,military-sponsoredmedicalprograms,militaryclerkshipandGMEopportunities,andmilitaryresidencymatchprocedures.MMIGisalsoexcitedtoraiseawarenessofthescholarshipopportunitiesavailabletomedicalstudents,residents,andphysicians.Wehopetopromoteenthusiasmandrespectforthosewhohavevolunteeredtoservethisnation.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:IanBastianandAddisonBray
NutritionGroup Thenutritionclubexiststoengagestudentsinfoodculture.TheirmainactivitiesinvolveworkingwithNewRoots,aLouisville-basednon-profitthatcarriesoutthemissionofbringingtogethercommunitiestosecureaccesstofreshfoods.Thenutritionclubalsocoordinatesarotatingdinnerclubthatinvolvesgoingtohealthy,localrestaurantsonceamonth.Thisisagreatclubifyou'relookingtogetmoreinvolvedinhealthyeating,healthylivingandlocalcommunityorganizations.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:
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Presidents:RyanParker
OB-GYN(ObstetricsandGynecology)InterestClubTheOB-GYNInterestClubservestopromotemedicalstudentawarenessofthediversecareeropportunities
availableintheOB-GYNfield.Weencouragestudentinterestbyorganizingpaneldiscussionsonthecareersandlifestylesofpracticingphysicians.ThegroupalsoservesasaninformationalresourceforstudentsseekingshadowingexperienceswithOB-GYNphysicians.Inaddition,wewillorganizecommunityserviceeventscenteredonthepromotionofwomen'shealthandwell-beingbothwithinthemedicalandlocalcommunity,invitespeakerstodebatecurrentwomen'shealthissuesandpromoteanawarenessofresearchopportunitieswithintheOB-GYNfield,andserveasaforumtogivemedicalstudentstheopportunitytobecomemoreinvolvedwiththeAmericanCollegeofObstetriciansandGynecologists(ACOG)atthestateandnationallevels.ACOGandtheOB-GYNClubarefreeandopenforallmedicalstudentstojoin.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:AllisonDeLetterandSydniCrowell
OphthalmologyClub
Theophthalmologyclubisanorganizationmeanttostimulateinterestinophthalmology.Clubmeetingswillprovideinformationaboutthefield,residency,andadmissionrequirementsaswellasmanyguestspeakersincludinglocalophthalmologists,residents,andresidencydirectors.Wewillbemeetingseveraltimesthroughouttheyearwithavarietyoftopics/venues.Membershipisfreeandopentoeveryone.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:RyanBlackburnandRebeccaRaj
OrthopedicSurgeryInterestGroup(OSIG)
OSIGisanorganizationmeanttostimulateinterestinorthopedicsurgery,aswellastoguidethoseinterestedinthepathtoorthopedics.Wewillbemeetingseveraltimesthroughouttheyearwithavarietyoftopics/venues.Membershipisfreeandopentoeveryone.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:ShikhaSachdevaandChanceShu
Otolaryngology(ENT)InterestGroup(OIG) TheOIGisanorganizationwiththegoalofeducatingmedicalstudentsaboutthefieldofOtolaryngologyanditsdiversepractice.Wewillmeetseveraltimesthroughouttheyear,andhostvariousspeakersfromwithinthefieldtodiscusstopicspertinenttoOtolaryngology.Membershipisfreeandopen.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:AlyssaBrownandCynthiaDuck
PathologyInterestGroup ThePathologyInterestGroupprovidesinformationaboutthefieldtostudentswhomaybeinterestedinpursuingitasafuturecareeraswellastothosewhowouldliketolearnmoreaboutpathologyingeneral.Theideaistohavespeakersfromvariousfacetsofpathologycomeandpresenttheirexperiences,advice,etc.
NoofficerinformationavailablePediatricsClub
ThePediatricsClubstrivestoprovideabetterunderstandingofthefieldofPediatricsanditssubspecialties.Italsopresentsopportunitiestoservechildrenofthecommunity.Weholdmeetingsthroughouttheyearduringlunch.Thesemeetingsincludepanelsofvariouspediatricsub-specialistsandfourth-yearstudentswhohavebeenchosenforapediatricsresidency,studentswithadviceforsummeropportunities,aswellascommunitymembersinvolvedinchildren’sactivitiesandsupport.Ourserviceprojectsincludetheyear-longprojectofWalkingWorks(workingwithkidstodevelophealthyexercisehabits),HalloweenattheZoo,andmanningkids’projecttablesattheFestivalofTreesand
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Lights,tonameafew.Whetheryouareinterestedinpediatricsornot,everyoneiswelcometoattendthemeetings.Freelunchisprovided.ThePediatricsClubisanexcellentwaytonetworkwithlocalphysiciansandfindoutmoreinformationonpediatricexternships.Don’thesitatetocontactusatUofLPedsClub@gmail.comwithanyquestionsyouhave.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:President:SabineEid
PhiDeltaEpsilon(PhiDE)
PhiDeltaEpsilonisaninternationalmedicalfraternityrepresentingmorethan35,000membersinternationally.Foundedin1904,PhiDEisanorganizationwithactivechaptersonundergraduatecampuses,medicalschools,andosteopathicschools.Ithassucceededinbuildinganetworkofcommittedhealthcareprofessionalsthatoffersmedicalstudentsdirectcontactsfordevelopingpre-clinicalexperience.ThechapteratUofLSOMisoneofthefirstformedinthecountry.Presentingmultifacetedsocialandserviceinvolvement,Louisville’schapterfocusesonsupportingtheKosairChildren’sHospitalthroughtheChildren’sMiracleNetwork.Additionally,ithostsseverallecturesgivenbylocalphysiciansconcerningrecentmedicaltopics,suchasmedicalcareinIraqandpersonalaccountsfromanon-boardAntarcticcruiseshipphysician.ThereisalsoanannualinternationalconventionthatseveralmembersfromtheLouisvillechaptertraveltoeachyearthatoffersleadershiptraining,roundtabletalks,anddiscussionsonhealthcareissuesatDisneyland,California.ContactEmail:[email protected]
2016-2017StudentOfficers:President:CollinHenry
VPofFinance:RyanBlackburnVPofRecruitment:BrittanyPatterson
PlasticSurgeryInterestGroup
AgroupforstudentsinpursuingacareerinPlasticandReconstructivesurgery.ThisgroupwillhaveameetingledbytheChairmanoftheDepartment-Dr.BradonWilhemi.Heisawell-knownplasticsurgeonwithtrainingatHarvardUniversity.Thisgroupwillhavestudentswhoarecurrentlyintheprocessofapplyingorwhohavealreadymatchedintothiscompetitivefield.Theywillbeabletoprovidementoringandshadowingopportunities.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:HadleyBurnsandToriSeasor
Pre-MedUndergraduateMentoringProgram
ThepurposeofthePremedUndergradMentorProgramistoprovidepre-medundergraduatesfromsurroundinginstitutionswithafirst-,second-,orthird-yearmedicalstudentmentor.Currently,therearenearly100undergradsparticipatingintheprogramfromtheUniversityofLouisville,BellarmineUniversity,CentreCollege,GeorgetownCollege,andHanoverCollege.Studentscommunicateviaemail,whileothersmeetwiththeirmenteestodiscusssuchtopicsaswhatclassestotake,MCATpreparation,interviewingtips,etc.First-yearmedicalstudentswillbeinvitedtoparticipateintheprogramfollowingBlackMonday.Membershipisfree.
NoofficerinformationavailablePsychiatryClub
ThePsychiatryClubencouragesawarenessofpsychiatryasamedicaldisciplineandprovidesassistancetothosestudentsinterestedinpursuingacareerinmentalhealth.
2016-2017Officers:Presidents:KaylaForresterandMeganGood
RadiologyStudentInterestGroupTheRadiologyStudentInterestGroupprovidesinformationaboutthefieldtostudentswhomaybeinterestedinpursuingitasafuturecareeraswellastothosewhowouldliketolearnmoreaboutradiologyingeneral.
2016-2017Officers:President:MeganMercer
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RaiseREDRaiseREDisastudent-runorganizationsupportingtheclinicalandmedicalresearcheffortsatUofL'spediatrichematology,oncologyandstemcelltransplantprogram.Wefocusyear-roundtosupportthechildren,familiesanddoctorsfightingpediatriccanceratUofL.Theyearoffundraisingendsinan18-hourDanceMarathoncelebration.Over750studentsparticipatedinDanceMarathon2016,raisingatotalof$322,000.
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MatthewSmith([email protected])andEllieRomes([email protected]).SIGN(StudentInterestGroupinNeurology)TheStudentInterestGroupinNeurology(SIGN)isdevotedtoexposingthefieldofneurologytomedicalstudentsvianetworkingwithLouisvilleneurologistsandhostinginformativemeetingsonrelevanttopicsthroughouttheyear.Pleasewatchforournextmeetingandplantoattend.OurfacultyadvisorisSatishRao,M.D.,M.S.,AssistantProfessorofNeurology,co-chiefDivisionofEpilepsyandSleepMedicineandco-directorofboththeComprehensiveEpilepsyCenterandUniversitySleepCenter.Wearealsooneof129SIGNchaptersintheU.S.andCanada.SIGNisaffiliatedwiththeAmericanAcademyofNeurology.Membershipisfreeandopentoeveryone.
2016-2017Officers:President:LaurenMooreandRekha
SNMA(StudentNationalMedicalAssociation)TheStudentNationalMedicalAssociation(SNMA)isthenation'soldestandlargestindependent,student-runorganizationfocusedontheneedsandconcernsofmedicalstudentsofcolor.Membershipincludesnearly6,000medicalstudents,pre-medicalstudents,residentsandphysicians.Establishedin1964bymedicalstudentsfromHowardUniversitySchoolofMedicineandMeharryMedicalCollege,SNMAboastsover40yearsofservicetounderservedcommunitiesandmedicalstudents.SNMAisdedicatedbothtoensuringculturallysensitivemedicaleducationandservices,aswellasincreasingthenumberofAfrican-American,Latinoandotherstudentsofcolorenteringandcompletingmedicalschool.Nationalduesare$100,whichcoversmembersforall4yearsofmedicalschool.
2016-2017Officers:President:NickGeorge
Vice-President:AmorkorSogbodjorSurgeryClub TheSurgeryClubisdesignedtobenefitallstudents,especiallythosealreadyinterestedinthefieldofsurgery.Oneoftheprimarygoalsoftheclubistosparkandmaintaintheinterestofsurgerywith1stand2ndyearstudentswhileprovidinganexcellentopportunitytomeetareasurgeonsandlearnaboutdifferentsurgicalspecialties.Eventsincludelunchtimepresentationsbylocalsurgeonsandseveralformaldinners.Thispastyear,ourdinnerswereheldatTheOlmstead,wherestudentswereabletopersonallymeetandnetworkwithUofLsurgeonsandresidents,askawidevarietyofquestions,anddiscussthestepstobecomingacompetitiveresidentapplicant.
2016-2017StudentOfficers:Presidents:WillRisingerandLoganBond
TimmyGlobalHealthTriptoEcuador ThisgrouporganizesamedicalmissiontriptoEcuadorforthesummerfollowingfirst-year.Participationinthistripisbyapplication.Pleaselookformoreinformationinthefallsemester.
NoofficerinformationavailableUniversityofLouisvilleMedicalSchoolStudentSenate(ULMSSS)
Thestudentsenatedealswithissuesthataffecttheschoolasawhole.Theyplanschool-widesocialeventswithfundingfromUofLStudentGovernmentAssociation(SGA),suchasafallandspringCadaverBall,severalcookouts,tailgates,andanannualbooksale.Thesenatehasregularmeetingswiththeparkingofficeandtakescareoffacility
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concerns.Therearefivesenatorsperclass,asenatePresident,andaClinicalandPre-clinicalVice-President.Senatorsareexpectedtohelpplanandworkatschool-wideeventsandincreasecommunicationbetweenstudentsasawholeandthesenate.Ifyouwanttohaveanimportantvoiceconcerningyourlifeasamedicalstudent,getinvolvedinULMSSS!
2016-2017StudentOfficers:President:NataliaBilchuk
Pre-ClinicalVicePresident:MathewSmithOperationsChair:DivyanshSharma
SocialChair:GrantMcKenzieWellnessChair:HadleyBurnsServiceChair:AllisonGrant
VascularSurgeryInterestGroup(VSIG)
TheVascularSurgeryInterestGroupservestopromoteinterestinthefieldofVascularSurgeryandVascularMedicine.Weencouragestudentinterestbyorganizingpaneldiscussionsonthecareersandlifestylesofpracticingphysicians.ThegroupalsoservesasaninformationalresourceforstudentsseekingshadowingexperienceswithVascularSurgeons.VascularsurgerynowisaBoardcertifiedSpecialtythatmedicalstudentscanapplydirectlytoaspartofaintegratedprogram.VascularSurgeryaddressesthediagnosisandtreatmentofdiseasesofthevasculartree,includingarteries,veins,andlymphaticvessels,exclusiveofthosewithinthecranialcavityandtheheart.Thesubspecialtyemphasizesminimallyinvasivetreatment,includingendovasculartreatmentforabdominalaorticaneurysmandforreliefofobstructionofbloodflowtoorgansandtissuesbymeansofangioplastyanddeploymentofintravascularstents.Clubmeetingswillprovideinformationaboutthefield,residency,andadmissionrequirementsaswellasmanyguestspeakersincludinglocalVascularSurgeons,residents,andresidencydirectors.Wewillbemeetingseveraltimesthroughouttheyearwithavarietyoftopics/venues.Membershipisfreeandopentoeveryone.
2016-2017StudentOfficersPresidents:DivyanshSharmaandGrantMckenzie
WMS(WildernessMedicalSociety) TheWildernessMedicineSocietyisdedicatedtoadvocatingevidence-basedmedicineinthebackcountry.Thestudentinterestgroupwillexplorethissubjectwithavarietyofspeakersandtopics,aswellasorganizeseveraloutdooradventuresthroughouttheyear.Thesewillincludewhitewaterrafting,climbing,hiking,andskiing.WMSisagoodopportunityifyouareinterestedinwildernessmedicine,orifyouwouldliketoenjoysomeofouroutdoor-orientedactivities.
2016-2017StudentOfficersPresidents:KathleenDieckmannandMaddieBaker
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