Portfolio Blues

Hi everyone. Im staying up late tonight to start and finish my portfolio. Yeah basically Manchester med school requires me to write down my feelings and experiences and compile it. Damn freakin waste of time man if u ask me. Since this blog is dead i shall update it to let u guys see what my reflection is like haha! YEs this is basically what i wrote in my portfolio...



My PBL Experience

One thing I have come to realise is that working in a PBL group is very much different from the conventional study methods I have been exposed to all my life. Of course, I had been in group studies and group discussions before, but I never really believed in it, until I started seeing its benefits in my time here. When I first started the course way back in last September, I found it rather difficult to be an active participator during PBL sessions. Sure, I would try to contribute in bits and pieces, but I was never really able to contribute as much as I would have liked to. However, as the weeks progressed, I was thankfully able to find my feet, and became more confident to speak out or to voice my opinion when I found it necessary to. I can safely say that PBL has completely turned my view around on studying, as I used to be spoon-fed information back in high school and college, but now I see that without realising it, I am slowly becoming more proactive in looking up information by myself and more independent in that sense as well. The fact that there are basically no limits to the extent of information I can find regarding a topic really helps me train my critical thinking skills, like whether or not a particular piece of information is relevant to a case or not, a skill that would no doubt be extremely useful as a doctor in the future. I am now making my own notes in my own style, and after many times of trying different ways of making notes, I have finally found my own way. Basically I would divide the case into 3 main areas, which are physiology, pathology, and pharmacology. After making notes on these individual areas, I then make notes on the cues found in the case. I also found out that I learn better through pictures, this applying mainly to anatomy. I really struggled in the first semester to find a good anatomy reference book. However, in the 2nd semester I discovered that I understood Gray’s Anatomy for Students much better than all the rest of the books I had used before, due to the many illustrations and pictures found in the book. In a way, the PBL structure enables me to have my own way of studying, and gather knowledge in the best way to myself alone. It also helps me to create a more holistic approach to studying, as I am integrating basic medical knowledge with clinical aspects of medicine in my studies nowadays. My views on PBL learning have drastically changed over the year, and I find that the values it instils in me not only will help me through my course and my career, but also in life as well.




I cant believe i just wrote so much crap! But i fully agree with pbl tho hehehh.. 12 Pages to go!! >.<

Stress???

To my stressed PM3-ians whose exams are around the corner:

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.  ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

To those who think that they are behind their revision schedule:

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.  ~Author Unknown

To those who started doubting whether you picked the right course:

You can't go through life quitting everything.  If you're going to achieve anything, you've got to stick with something.  ~From the television show Family Matters

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.  ~Albert Einstein

And for those who are preparing for exams:

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs.  Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger.  If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.  ~Dale Carnegie

Hope these quotes inspired you people and all the best in your exams.

wE iS RoCks!!!

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