Hi everyone,

I would like to know the class schedules of med2,3 and 4..like which class starts at what time and ends at what time.

thank you very much and good luck

It can change from semester to semester.

Why do you care? If you go to St. James you will find out when you get there, if not? I don't understand these kinds of questions.

because i m going to take med3, and 4 classes..im transfering from another school...so, can someone please let me know about the class schedules for med2,3, and 4

since it can change I can tell you from last year:

MD 2

Biochem, Neuro Anatomy, Physio, Genetics expect 8am till 4pm with a 1 hour lunch and 15 min breaks between classes

from the SJSM website, this has not changed for years, so these should be the courses for each semester. 16 weeks each, 4 semesters = 2years since an academic year per ECFMG is 32 weeks

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Micro was just cancelled for the month of october so the prof can study for the boards! students had no say in the matter and will still be tested in the class at the end of the month but they have to teach themselves the material. Sucks but that is what the classes here are like. as a md1 we havent had the same class schedule yet since classes started! the embryo teacher changes his schedule every week so we never know when he feels like teaching! the only ones we can count on are anatomy and histo, two of the most professional profs we have and they know their stuff! just study your butt off and learn the material, no memorizing and teach yourself, thats what most of us are doing here. we just need the diploma to sit for the usmle.

Is this really going on? I was there for a year and a half and this never happened. Talk to the SGA there my understanding always was that Dr. G did not allow such things.

As far as teach your self, When I took step one, even Kaplan was off the mark here in the US, you have to learn for yourself no one can teach you enough anyway.

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It's true. I was told the same thing from an MD3, that their class was done for October. It's really been hard adjusting to the class schedule since it changes every week for us MD1's. The SGA knows all about it but doesn't seem like they are able to do anything about it. During orientation the SGA pres told us to study hard starting now for step 1 and to use what we learn here as a starting point. MYMD, since you have taken step 1 any suggestions as to how we should be studying? Thanks!

I'm afraid that with such practices by the "University" it could be hard to sit for the USMLE soon enough. They really need to stop with this B.S. It's pathetic! ! Is this all true? I can't even believe that I once considered a school like that, and was getting all worked up, and rushed to its defense when I thought ppl were just bad-mouting it. It's unbelievable, un-f******n- believable

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Sad but true. Our Embryology class has gone from Mon, Wed, & Fri (the 1st week of classes), changed to our class rep coming in and saying our Embryo class was only going to be on a certain day that week and the prof said the other two days he was not going to hold class. Then last week we were told Embryo will now be on Thursdays only for the month of October with a quiz every Friday morning. But this week we were told no, for this week Embryo is Wed, Thurs and Fri with no quiz!

It has been really difficult and annoying not knowing when and if we will be having class from one week to the next. Hopefully next semester will go more smoothly but after hearing what happened with the MD3's I am not going to get my hopes up to high. I started studying for step 1 this week and plan on just doing what I can on my own for our classes and for preparing for the USMLE. This school could be so much more if they just took the time and actually planned things out and organized. I don't see it happening while I am here so I am just watching out for my grades and doing the best I can and passing the USMLE to be a doctor.

Good luck to those coming in! Hope your transition is smoother than what we have been going through.

1st sorry for the problems, it seems they have popped up before, wish the school was more consistant, embryo should be a 2 times a week class to be honest. Micro when I was there was OK but not great And too should be a 2 times a week class, we thought if we knew what to study that we would do better without class BTW, ( not making excuses for the school of course) This is why we liked it when new professors did come in, I think the Micro prof is at the end of the Contract, there may be a new one around the bend? Sometimes new prof are awesome.

As for USMLE, study FA if you have it, I also studied Kaplan materials in some cases FA is not enough but during Basic Sci it helps a lot. Know the Mechanisms of Pharm really well.

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