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@ellebi-studies

Thu, 05 May 2022 22:30:11

Hello everyone,

Here I am again with a new post on my study methods. During this last study session, I had to face semeiotics. It was one of my favourite subjects so far, but I had to change a few things in my study method since the exam involved a written part followed by a practical examination.

I know that the structure of the course of semeiotics is different among universities, so I’ll briefly explain what it consists of in my med school.

There were 14 lectures, each of them dealing with a specific topic, explained by a different professor (for i.g., there was a lesson for the semeiotics of the heart, one for neurological semeiotics, etc.)

Also, there was a period of internship in the hospital. There we could learn how to do a physical examination on the patient.

Last, there was a lesson in a simulation lab in which the professor could control a dummy to allow us to exercise in recognising heart and pulmonary sounds.

Theexam consisted of a written test on all the topics. Students who had passed the test could access the second part of the exam. It was a practical questioning in the simulation lab, during which the professor could ask further questions.

I decided to organise so that I had studied everything before the internship. Indeed, I wanted to make the most of my first experience in the hospital and knowing the basis was a fundamental prerequisite.

The material to learn was not that much, so I spread it a lot during the days. I had other subjects to study, which were much more demanding, so I decided to do semiotics in the evening. I managed to read all the material a couple of times, and I recalled everything before my access at the hospital.

I was at internal medicine, which is fabulous as a first experience. Indeed, it allowed me to do many physical examinations. All patients were distinct, and I had to check different organs and functions. Residents in my hospital ward were willing to answer all my questions and explain manoeuvres.

At the end of the day, I wrote in a copybook what I had learnt. It became a journal of my internship, and it was helpful afterwards. Explanations of residents sometimes were better than the professor. Furthermore, remembering what I did on a patient made remembering semeiotics easier.

During the week of the internship, I compared myself with a friend who was in nephrology. We recalled all the topics, sharing what we had learnt in the hospital.

After that, I recalled all the material again, with more awareness. This time I also focused on the practical aspects. I used many different links to auscultate hearts and pulmonary. There is a suitable app from Littmann, but videos on YouTube are good too.

Behind all these months of studying, I did not do anything the day before the exam. This exam was particularly a satisfaction since many of my classmates undervalued it. I am proud of how I faced a test different from all the others I did so far!

What do you think? How did you cope with your first internship? Let me know your thoughts and good luck to all of you with your studies.