I'm bored, where is everyone?

[tt_nadz]

Oi oi.

Not been on here in a long time, and feels slightly weird tbh. Right to the point - I got an email from Cathy a couple of days ago with details about term dates and a sample timetable. I'm sure I'm not the only one who received this email, however I reckon I'm probably the only one who can't seem to access the pdf timetable.

Anyone else not able to open it? Help por favor.

[dances_with_lamposts]

Oi oi.

Not been on here in a long time, and feels slightly weird tbh. Right to the point - I got an email from Cathy a couple of days ago with details about term dates and a sample timetable. I'm sure I'm not the only one who received this email, however I reckon I'm probably the only one who can't seem to access the pdf timetable.

Anyone else not able to open it? Help por favor.

hey, the timetable is the same one that was in the open day stuff they gave us. i can email it to you if you want.

is anyone else having trouble opening the anatomy website thing? its taking aaaaages to load at home, i can open it at work but i really shouldnt be doing it there!! (and there isnt any sound on my comp at work)

[tt_nadz]

Ah right. If it's the same timetable as the one we got in the pack then don't worry about emailing me it because I already have it. Thought it might have been a more up-to-date one. Thanks anyways.

[alexuk]

it's the same one. It's also on the GEM website:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/shared/s...ate_year_1.jpg

[rustyblueyez]

Hi guys, glad you're all excited about starting in September, 1st year is really good fun! We just got our end of year exam results, 2nd year now... 1st year has gone so quickly.
Don't worry to much about the timetable, it changes so much you'll have to check it online daily.
Anatomy package that Richard has made is really useful and worth dedicating plenty of time to.
Do you still get a workbook sent to you on basic sciences?

[rustyblueyez]

Also if any of you are already in Derby and fancy coffee/beer let me know.

[clemette]

Do you still get a workbook sent to you on basic sciences?

I think so -Cathy referred to it in a recent email. I need it to - the other day I had to ask my husband what the liver did (I am blaming a temporary lapse brought on my the end of school year but it is a bit of a worry!)

We had an email today about GP placements. Do you know how wide ranging they are? Did anyone from Derby do their placements anywhere near Nottingham??

[rustyblueyez]

Good, that workbook is really useful.
Wouldn't worry about the liver, don't think it's that important.
GP placement tends to be in Derby or surrounding villages, mine is out in a little mining village called Ripley. We only go once per module so it's not too much of a time commitment, plus we get reimbursed for travel costs. Really worth it though learnt most of my practical and interpersonal skills with my GP tutor.

[colette grey]

y rustyblueyez.

just wondering-i know this question has alreay been asked, but just how much study is required for first year, and is richards anatomy workbook indicative of the type of teaching-coz I found it veryuser friendly
Cheers

[Deagle]

Hi,
As you'd expect the amount of work people do + when they do it varies a fair bit. As a rough estimate I'd say on GEM I'd say I spent (in rough order of importance):

- On average around 1.5 hours understanding/writing-up each 1 hour lecture. This varies a lot between lecturers - for some I found I needed to do some extra reading, others you can just rely on the lecture content (e.g. Richard's anatomy, Danny's physiology, Dr. Todd's immunology). Knowing which lectures to spend more or less time on just comes from experience and seeing what comes up in exams. Don't be tempted to ignore EBM, pharmacology + microbiology lectures! The number of lectures can vary from 3 to 8ish a week.

- On average around 4 hours prep for anatomy workshops (BCS WS on your timetables), usually with 1, but sometimes with 2 a week. In modules 4 (limbs + back) and 8 (neuro) prep can take a lot longer!

- Variable amount of time on essay hand-ins – reflective essays, ethics essay, drug reviews etc. Used to be 1 – 2 a term.

- PBL work – varies a lot between students + around hand-ins/exams. Early on people get drawn in to spending loads of time on PBL as this is the area where the effort you're putting in is visible to others. As GEM goes on you get better at selecting the important topics and prioritising your work.

- Maybe 30 mins pre-reading for clinical skills sessions.

- Bit of time (30 mins?) each week doing portfolio stuff (reflective stuff, GP visit write-ups) to hand in at the end of the year.

Around exam times (at the end of each module – every 6 weeks or so) you obviously spend a fair bit of time revising. For me most of this was going over lecture notes and the BCS workbooks for written exams, and the clinical skills workbook for CS exams.

Hope this helps + good luck!