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Classes Overview - Y1s1

This document provides an overview of the courses and resources for the 1st semester at Sackler School of Medicine. It describes 10 courses including biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, histology, biostatistics, global health, and Hebrew. For each course it summarizes the format, textbooks, popular study methods and resources. It concludes with advice on preparing for finals exams and an explanation of the grading system used.

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Classes Overview - Y1s1

This document provides an overview of the courses and resources for the 1st semester at Sackler School of Medicine. It describes 10 courses including biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, histology, biostatistics, global health, and Hebrew. For each course it summarizes the format, textbooks, popular study methods and resources. It concludes with advice on preparing for finals exams and an explanation of the grading system used.

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How to tackle 1st Semester

An overview of commonly used resources for each


class
Find What Works
for YOU!!!
Biochemistry
Taught by: Nava Bashan, TA
Textbook: provided, Clinical Biochemistry (Lippincott)

There are weekly lectures and tutorial discussions of medical cases. This course covers most of the
material needed for the USMLE. Notable exceptions are vitamins and nutrition, which are briefly
addressed in later courses.
Some lectures are problem-based learning where clinical cases are given. Class is broken into groups to
discuss clinical case which is then reviewed as a class.
Come prepared to the PBL’s after having reviewed the material to make best use of it.

Grading: Final exam (100%)

Popular Study Methods and Resources: Firecracker, Class presentations, Kaplan


videos, Boards and Beyond, First Aid
Immunology
Taught by: Prof. Eli Lewis
Textbook: How the Immune System Works by Lauren Sompayrac, Cellular and molecular immunology

The course covers the fundamentals of basic immunology, including: innate and adaptive immunity,
inflammatory processes, cells of the immune system, host responses to different types of pathogens,
immune deficiencies, autoimmune disorders, etc.
The course covers most of the information needed for the USMLE.
Simple textbooks can be a good starting point to build an understanding of the subject. Quizzes are good
preparation for the final exam.

Resources: Firecracker, How the Immune System Works


Microbiology
Course coordinator: Dr. Yael Yagel
Textbook: Medical Microbiology, Murray
1st semester: Bacteriology

There is a lecture 1-2 a week and usually a quiz every week (9 quizzes). Quiz questions vary from very
general to more specific. The answers to all quiz questions can be found in the relevant
textbook chapter. As you will be told on the first day of class, the list of bacteria taught in class is not
as comprehensive as that of the USMLE.
There are some sporadic lab sessions throughout the year, but they are a small part of the course and do
not count toward your grade.

Popular Study Methods and Resources: Firecracker, Sketchy Micro, Clinical


Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple, Micro flash cards, Boards and Beyond
Videos
Cell & Molecular Biology
Taught by: NEW LECTURER (molecular biology), Prof. Jacob Golpas (Cell biology)
Textbook: The Cell: A Molecular Approach

Class format: Cell biology is taught primarily as frontal lectures. Proffessor Gopas chooses exam questions
based off what he covered in class, as well as a few Professor written questions.
There will be a new lecturer for the molecular section.

As the exam is NBME, board resources are usually sufficient to prepare you for the exam.

Grading: Final exam (100%)

Popular Study Methods and Resources: Firecracker, Kaplan videos, Essential Cell Biology
Histology
Taught by: Prof. Michal Herschfinkel, computer lab TAs
Textbook: MH Ross, LJ Romrell, GI Kaye. Histology – A Textbook and Atlas, Basic Histology

The course consists of frontal lectures and labs, each once per week.
Each class lecture covers a system of the body
The labs are the practical component, using a computer program you can view premade Histology slides.
There are weekly quizzes on the lecture and lab material that is given at the beginning of each lab.
The final is composed of both lecture and lab material.

Grading: Weekly lab quizzes on concepts and visual identification of sample slides (20%), final exam
(80%)

Popular Study Methods and Resources: Class presentations and lab slides on
moodle, Blue histology, Shotgun histology
Biostatistics
NB: SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR COMING YEAR
Taught by: NEW LECTURER

There will be a few lectures covering the theory and weekly computer classes to
learn the SPSS statistics computer program. The weekly SPSS exercises closely
mirrored the sections of the exam. They are not graded, but will be helpful to understand
what is expected on the exam.

Study methods and resources: SPSS practice exercises and practice exam, First Aid for
theory and lecture slides.
Global Health
Taught by: Dr. Anat Rosenthal, Dr. Mark Katz

First semester classes were held +_ once per week.


The lectures discussed topics such as Social determinants of Health, Careers in Global Health and Disaster
management, social capital, the Bedouin communities etc.
A case study is provided to read BEFORE the class, this will be discussed in small groups.
(found on moodle)

Throughout the semester, each student is required to give a 10 minute presentation on a global health
related topic of his or her choice. Each week 2-3 students present. The presentation includes a powerpoint
and some group questions for discussion.
Hebrew
NB: THIS CLASS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE NEXT YEAR AND MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS.

Taught by: Hebrew instructors from BGU ulpan


Textbook: Ivrit min HaHatkhela (aleph) or Ivrit L’Refuah (ask upperclassmen if they have it from previous
years)
Classes are broken up by baseline level of Hebrew.
These classes meet twice a week, for 2 hours.
Each group has their own evaluation, with quizzes and oral presentations being the most common
methods. At the end of each semester there is a final exam. Students learn through workbook exercises, in-
class dialogues and tests.
Before Finals
- Review material
- Question Banks!!!!

Exams that require more time prep include: Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Immunology

Cell and Molec and Histology will vary on the amount of time required depending
on previous knowledge and effort put in throughout the semester (histology)

Biostats can usually be covered in the 2 days prior to the final.


Grading
Most exams are NBME/ Board style questions chosen by the professors to be relevant for material they
taught.

Passing score: 55 - 65. The passing score is calculated as 1.5 standard deviations below the class
average.
Barely pass, is a score within 5 points of the passing score, recorded as a pass on the transcript, it lets you
know that you may need to work on learning the material.
Honor, is a score that is above 1 standard deviation above the class average. The minimum grade to honor
is usually between 85- 90.
If a student fails an exam, they are given an opportunity to retake the exam,a mo’ed bet (second time), The
mo’ed bet is usually also an NBME exam.

The school does NOT give you your graded percentage. Instead you receive a coded score
- 130; Honor, 85/90% and higher
- 400; Pass score 55/65-85/90
- 399; Barely passed 55-60/60-65
- 500; Failed

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