Q: Alternate Track / Medical School Classes
Hey there
Sorry for bothering you. I am a first year student. I have one quick question on course selection...
If I choose an alternative track curriculum, can I still take two of the medical school's courses? I only have interest in Molecules and Cells, and Neuroscience.
Is there anybody who has also done this way before? Just chose one or two course of SOM ?
Thanks!
One of the things that you need to consider is when the courses will meet. The medical school classes are taught in blocks -- so for Molecules and Cells, you'll start with one subject (e.g., Biochemistry). You'll have 3-5 lectures a day, starting at 8:00a and usually ending at 1:00p. Then, after about two weeks, you'll finish with Biochemistry, take the final, and move on to another class (for example, Genetics), which is also taught from 8:00a to 1:00p each day. The entire Molecules and Cells block ends around mid-October. However, when you're registering for the Alternate Track fall semester classes, you'll need to choose classes that meet after 1:00p. Vasudev Bailey (baileyv at jhu dot edu) took the alternate course, with Molecules and Cells last year, so you can email him and ask him for advice.
Some people in my year, like Hailiang Huang (hlhuang at jhmi dot edu) also took only the a few med school courses, so you can email him and ask what he did. Others took Neuroscience and Cognition, which is a yearlong graduate student course that covers the same material as the medical school Neuroscience course. Last year, the people taking Neuroscience in the Alternate Track took the laboratory component of the medical school class. Misti Marr (mmarr1 at jhmi dot edu) did that, and she could probably answer your questions.
In short, you can take whichever courses you want. You just have to make sure that there are no time conflicts, and that you fulfill all of your biology and engineering credits. The PhD requirements can be found in the PhD Handbook:
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/academics/phd/phdstudhandbook/coursework.htm
I hope that helps! :)
Sorry for bothering you. I am a first year student. I have one quick question on course selection...
If I choose an alternative track curriculum, can I still take two of the medical school's courses? I only have interest in Molecules and Cells, and Neuroscience.
Is there anybody who has also done this way before? Just chose one or two course of SOM ?
Thanks!
One of the things that you need to consider is when the courses will meet. The medical school classes are taught in blocks -- so for Molecules and Cells, you'll start with one subject (e.g., Biochemistry). You'll have 3-5 lectures a day, starting at 8:00a and usually ending at 1:00p. Then, after about two weeks, you'll finish with Biochemistry, take the final, and move on to another class (for example, Genetics), which is also taught from 8:00a to 1:00p each day. The entire Molecules and Cells block ends around mid-October. However, when you're registering for the Alternate Track fall semester classes, you'll need to choose classes that meet after 1:00p. Vasudev Bailey (baileyv at jhu dot edu) took the alternate course, with Molecules and Cells last year, so you can email him and ask him for advice.
Some people in my year, like Hailiang Huang (hlhuang at jhmi dot edu) also took only the a few med school courses, so you can email him and ask what he did. Others took Neuroscience and Cognition, which is a yearlong graduate student course that covers the same material as the medical school Neuroscience course. Last year, the people taking Neuroscience in the Alternate Track took the laboratory component of the medical school class. Misti Marr (mmarr1 at jhmi dot edu) did that, and she could probably answer your questions.
In short, you can take whichever courses you want. You just have to make sure that there are no time conflicts, and that you fulfill all of your biology and engineering credits. The PhD requirements can be found in the PhD Handbook:
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/academics/phd/phdstudhandbook/coursework.htm
I hope that helps! :)
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