Third one's a charm
I think the title may be a bit misleading but hey, I had to find something with the third in it. It seems like it's starting to lose its appeal to write about it each but I shall at least soldier on for now.
Today was supposed to be the first day of lectures and I suppose we had that but in a way, it was very much like the 'real' first day of uni in that, they covered what was going to be covered and then pretty much left it at that. Which, in retrospect, I should be grateful for since I am not sure exactly just how much I would have taken in.
There were introductory lectures on the four themes, doctor and the patient, doctor and health in the community, doctor and ethics and the law, doctor and knowledge of health illness. All four seem interesting but I am currently most keen on the doctor and the ethics and law. I guess that sort of thing has always interested me. But unfortunatley, it doesn't really account for much in terms of marks. And the marking system, as noted previously is kind of weird in that it's an aggregate score which really counts although ofcourse, the individual ones matter as well. There are going to be OSCEs invovlved (objective structured...something or other) which are basically just role plays with either actors or volunteers. But talking about all these things, there is a sense that it's not all doom and gloom like there was the other day. It's all about how 'we will help you' and how 'you can work through it and change' etc. etc. with their help. Which I truly did appreciate. Which reminds me that I need to email and rsvp the 'if you don't have a science undergrad' workshop. If nothing else, the fact that is workshop exists makes me feel a whole lot better.
The other thing covered today was how to do a PBL workshop. Which again, was very useful since I was very apprehensive about being able to do that effectively. They went through the process of forming hypotheses etc. and really, about how we should be thinking. Tomorrow is the first one so should be interesitng if nothing else. Although I still haven't actually got any textbooks apart from the ones already at home so hoping that that won't affect my performance too much either. I am just sorta waiting around to see what I can go without I suppose. These textbooks are expensive! Saying that, at the end of the three hours, I came home with a migraine so I think three continuous hours may be just a tad too much. Here's to hoping it's not because of the Homer Simpson issue of "when new stuff come into my head, old stuff falls out." Lol, the amusing thing about the PBL thing was the practice session where we all helped to form hypotheses and there were two distinct people who kept showing off their indepth knowledge when all was being asked for were simple answers. I say amusing because I don't particularly care that much about them, but there were definitely a whole host of others who were getting pissed of. Hmmm, the chances of this year's cohort becoming two persons smaller is a distinct possibility lol.
Hmmm that sorta covers today. And quick note, I am pretty sure that we don't need a lecture on how to enrol or access sites about enrolments, about three weeks after we had to do that. And then to follow up with how to access emails etc, is not only an insult to the collective intelligence but a massive waste of everyone's time in my opinion. I understand people are doing their jobs but really IT, get your act together.
On a small, minor and completely irrelevant to most, note, me and another person within the clique is thinking that two people are going to get together, I think even by the end of the month. It's just amusing to watch for sure. Ooh, There's also a couple who obviously got together before hand and probably got in together, which is very cute. Well either that or it truly was love at first sight since they were holding hands at 9.30 on the first day. The fact that it makes one of the girls want to puke on sight also remains an issue of amusement for me. Either way, I feel that my job is done and here's to hoping that I shall continue this without feeling that it's a chore. :D
Today was supposed to be the first day of lectures and I suppose we had that but in a way, it was very much like the 'real' first day of uni in that, they covered what was going to be covered and then pretty much left it at that. Which, in retrospect, I should be grateful for since I am not sure exactly just how much I would have taken in.
There were introductory lectures on the four themes, doctor and the patient, doctor and health in the community, doctor and ethics and the law, doctor and knowledge of health illness. All four seem interesting but I am currently most keen on the doctor and the ethics and law. I guess that sort of thing has always interested me. But unfortunatley, it doesn't really account for much in terms of marks. And the marking system, as noted previously is kind of weird in that it's an aggregate score which really counts although ofcourse, the individual ones matter as well. There are going to be OSCEs invovlved (objective structured...something or other) which are basically just role plays with either actors or volunteers. But talking about all these things, there is a sense that it's not all doom and gloom like there was the other day. It's all about how 'we will help you' and how 'you can work through it and change' etc. etc. with their help. Which I truly did appreciate. Which reminds me that I need to email and rsvp the 'if you don't have a science undergrad' workshop. If nothing else, the fact that is workshop exists makes me feel a whole lot better.
The other thing covered today was how to do a PBL workshop. Which again, was very useful since I was very apprehensive about being able to do that effectively. They went through the process of forming hypotheses etc. and really, about how we should be thinking. Tomorrow is the first one so should be interesitng if nothing else. Although I still haven't actually got any textbooks apart from the ones already at home so hoping that that won't affect my performance too much either. I am just sorta waiting around to see what I can go without I suppose. These textbooks are expensive! Saying that, at the end of the three hours, I came home with a migraine so I think three continuous hours may be just a tad too much. Here's to hoping it's not because of the Homer Simpson issue of "when new stuff come into my head, old stuff falls out." Lol, the amusing thing about the PBL thing was the practice session where we all helped to form hypotheses and there were two distinct people who kept showing off their indepth knowledge when all was being asked for were simple answers. I say amusing because I don't particularly care that much about them, but there were definitely a whole host of others who were getting pissed of. Hmmm, the chances of this year's cohort becoming two persons smaller is a distinct possibility lol.
Hmmm that sorta covers today. And quick note, I am pretty sure that we don't need a lecture on how to enrol or access sites about enrolments, about three weeks after we had to do that. And then to follow up with how to access emails etc, is not only an insult to the collective intelligence but a massive waste of everyone's time in my opinion. I understand people are doing their jobs but really IT, get your act together.
On a small, minor and completely irrelevant to most, note, me and another person within the clique is thinking that two people are going to get together, I think even by the end of the month. It's just amusing to watch for sure. Ooh, There's also a couple who obviously got together before hand and probably got in together, which is very cute. Well either that or it truly was love at first sight since they were holding hands at 9.30 on the first day. The fact that it makes one of the girls want to puke on sight also remains an issue of amusement for me. Either way, I feel that my job is done and here's to hoping that I shall continue this without feeling that it's a chore. :D
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