How to Year 2 Aya Khasati Ben Preston

How to Year 2 Aya Khasati, Ben Preston and Meghna Irukulla Slides courtesy to Jaya Chawla and John Asumang @ic_meded

Before we begin @ic_meded

What are your main worries for Y 2 ? Menti: 596260 @ic_meded

Overview @ic_meded

Overview ● ‘Hardest year of med school’ ● LCRS - 50% ● MCD - 15% ● CRI - 35% ● OSPE - Pass/Fail ● Resources @ic_meded

‘Hardest year of med school’ ● Second year is a step up from first year ● Over 150 lectures to learn ● Organisation is key ● BUT don’t let older years scare you ● There is PLENTY of time to have fun and get involved in societies @ic_meded

LCRS 1 @ic_meded

LCRS 1 Exam Date: Early May, 2 hours 30 mins Pharmacology and Therapeutics Endocrinology Reproduction, Development and Ageing 64 SBAs, 7 SAQs @ic_meded

LCRS 1: Pharmacology and Therapeutics ● 35 lectures ● 3 SAQs ● Learn ALL mechanisms and classes of drugs ● Learn drug names if you can but not essential ● Vaguely know ALL lectures, learn first 10 very well ● Prioritise course lead lectures PRIORITY: Worth more in your exams than any other topic @ic_meded

LCRS 1: Endocrinology ● 20 lectures ● 2 SAQs ● Builds on knowledge from 1 st year - covers a lot of the same things ● SBAs are case-based – attend the tutorials! @ic_meded

LCRS 1: Reproduction, Development and Ageing ● 10 lectures ● 2 SAQs ● Human physiology from conception to death ● First half = science based ● Second half = vague and less clear ● PAST PAPER QUESTIONS ● Medlearn, LOs and tutorials! @ic_meded

LCRS 2 @ic_meded

LCRS 2 Overview Exam Date: Early May- 2 hours 30 mins ● Neuroscience and Mental Health ● Anatomy ● Psychology ● Musculoskeletal 64 SBAs, 7 SAQs ● 6 @ic_meded

LCRS 2: Neuroscience and Mental Health ● 12 lectures ● 1 -2 SAQ ● LEARN THE DIAGRAMS in the slides ● Complicated pathways and long lectures ● Very interlinked with other topics (learn alongside HNS anatomy) ● Focus on Course lead lectures ● Tutorials and Youtube Videos

LCRS 2: Anatomy of the Head, Neck and Spine ● 2 SAQs ● Harder than 1 st year but much better taught ● Learn the lecture before dissection, DISSECTION=CONSOLIDATION ● Use the demonstrators during dissection and living anatomy ● Very linked to Neuro ● Netters/Grey’s/Surgsoc slides/Acland’s videos @ic_meded

LCRS 2: Anatomy of the Limbs ● Muscles, attachments, innervations, function. . . a LOT to learn ● Learn by compartments ● Names of muscles are generally logical ● Learning nerve function will help with understanding nerve injuries (motor, sensory, reflex) ● Netters/Grey’s anatomy @ic_meded

Anterior compartment of the forearm Bones Radius Ulna (learn the landmarks on each bone) Superficial Muscle Layer (learn the attachments of each muscle) Palmaris Longus Pronator teres Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Flexor Carpi Radialis Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Deep Muscle Layer Flexor Digitorum Profundus Pronator Quadratus Flexor Pollicis Longus @ic_meded 1

LCRS 2: Psychology ● 9 lectures ● 1 SAQ ● Very interesting but lots of detail ● Use the course lead’s checklist to focus revision ● Laz’s MM psych tutorial basically sums up the topic really well @ic_meded

LCRS 2: Musculoskeletal ● 11 lectures ● No SAQ normally - still need to know it well for SBAs/just in case ● Summary lecture at then end with exam style questions ● Past paper questions = repeats ● Short and easy ● Laz’s MM tutorial @ic_meded

MCD @ic_meded

MCD Overview Late April (first exam)- 1 hour 40 mins Cancer 28 SBAs Haematology 7 ARQs Microbiology 5 SAQs Immunology Diagnostics @ic_meded

MCD: Cancer ● 16 lectures ● 1 SAQ ● The biggest and most important module in MCD ● The first 7/8 lectures are really complex and detailed. Recommend revision by drawing out the pathways. ● The second half is more clinical. There is usually an SAQ on one of the clinical lectures.

MCD: Haematology ● 13 lectures ● 2 SAQs ● Also a big one, very clinically relevant for the future - anaemia, clotting disorders, infections and leukaemia ● Barbara Bain’s Blood bank to recognise cell types (blackboard) ● Lots of slides (>100) at the start. ● Interesting topic!

MCD: Microbiology ● 7 lectures ● 1 SAQ ● Lots of niche details and names of pathogens - post-it’s are really helpful ● Advisable to learn all the pathogen names ● Seems unnecessary but you need to just learn it @ic_meded

MCD: Immunology ● 5 lectures ● 1 SAQ ● Much shorter than 1 st year ● Builds on theory learnt in 1 st year - again, much more relevant going forward ● First 2 lectures quite difficult but don’t get overwhelmed ● Clinically relevant- transplant, hypersensitivities, cancer treatments @ic_meded

MCD: Diagnostics ● 5 lectures ● No SAQ ● Easy marks if you learn the content ● A really short topic (you do it all in one day) so not much to worry about in revision time ● Blackboard self tests @ic_meded

OSPE @ic_meded

OSPE ● Formative - Mid November DON’T STRESS it’s literally been a month ● Summative – End of March ● Lots of support from societies and older years ● Good preparation for OSCEs and firms in 3 rd year ● Easy and fun to prep for ● Go to living anatomy! So much better than 1 st year PASS/FAIL Assesses both 1 st and 2 nd year anatomy knowledge @ic_meded

OSPE ● Circuit = 7 stations (including 1 rest station) ● �Content = HNS, Thorax, Abdomen, Limb (upper or lower), BLS, Patient Interview ● Each station lasts 5 mins, apart from the clin comms station which is 10 mins ● Examiner gives you instructions, and could ask some anatomy questions at the end Enter and introduce yourself Enter and 1 min to introduce read brief yourself Follow examiners instructions

CRI @ic_meded

CRI Overview Research, Design and Statistics @ic_meded CRI Data collection and Poster

Research Design and Statistics Exam date: Mid May ● 7% of Year 2 ● Hard to prepare for because it’s just after exams ● Based on 3 or 4 tutorials you have just after your exams which are dedicated to teaching you how to carry out research ● Well taught ● Can cover all content over a weekend ● Do the MOCK TEST @ic_meded

Clinical Research and Innovation§ ● 25 th June CRI Poster Presentation ● 6 week project ● 3 week ‘experience’ - varies a lot but good feedback from 3 rd years ● Very chilled and completely different to everything you’ve done so far ● Best time of the year!!! - loads of time to relax/do other things ● Well prepared for the presentation @ic_meded

Academic Support in Year 2 @ic_meded

Academic Support in Year 2 • • • Not compulsory, but very helpful! Older years have been through the process themselves More approachable and interactive Insight into what is likely to turn up in exams Link different topics together @ic_meded

Academic Society Support • • Junior Anatomy Series Neuroweekend @ic_meded • Weekly tutorials • RDA crash course

Centralised Mock OSPE Everyone is guaranteed one mock OSPE + OSPE Tutoring scheme More details to follow later in the year Definitely make use of this! @ic_meded

Preparing for Future Years Opportunities to volunteer at: • Mock OSCE’s • Mock PACES Certificates for Portfolio & insight into exams that count to your ranking @ic_meded

Advice • • Pharmacology – treat it like a language Limbs are trickier than you anticipate Clinical Placement – eases the transition into year 3 Figure out early where your time is most needed @ic_meded

General Advice Keep a list of all the lectures/tutorials you have to cover • Keeps you aware of how much you have left to do Do NOT compare yourself to others • Loads of people lie about how much they’ve done/how much they know • Everyone is a snake during revision until proven otherwise Use self-tests as a LEARNING exercise • Start them early – use them to learn, not just for ’exam practice’ If you need it…ASK FOR HELP! @ic_meded

General Advice Should I/How do I make notes? • There is no single ‘correct’ way of making notes • Do whatever is most efficient at getting the information into your head • Some people type, some annotate slides, some use others’ notes – there’s no single ‘correct’ way If you’re tired/hungover but want to be productive then do something easy • When your brain is failing, give it something easy to do (e. g. endo, thorax) • Tailor what you revise based on how up for it you feel Accept that you will have weaknesses • Know when to move on @ic_meded

Med. ED Teaching Academy - Purpose is to help students who are interested in teaching to develop their skills further - Taught by highly experienced students - 2 interactive sessions per term - Certificates will be provided for attendance - Applications open 14 th October (provisional) @ic_meded

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