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Jessica Morris is an EMU graduate from the biomedicine program. She graduated from EMU in 2018 and now attends Liberty University School of Osteopathic Medicine. In the biomedicine program Jess was an extremely successful student and also had a heart for helping students who were currently applying to med school. She is a great example of someone who gives back to the community with knowledge and experience. Thank you, Jess! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Tell me some specific ways in which you feel that your time at EMU has prepared you for med school?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n J: There are many ways\nin which I feel my time at EMU prepared me for medical school, with the most\nsignificant being learning how to effectively manage my time. I was enrolled\nfull-time, had a job at the hospital as a surgical technician, participated in\ngraduate teaching positions, was involved in research and other extracurricular\nactivities, all of which required me to learn how to set aside enough time to\nget these things done and leave enough time for myself! <\/p>\n\n\n\n A: What are some classes at EMU that you found particularly beneficial for med school? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n J: I would say the\nclasses I found most beneficial for succeeding in the first year of medical\nschool were the developmental biology course, the anatomy course with cadaver\ndissection, and the physiology course. The first year of medical school is\nprimarily based on the normal anatomy and physiology of the human body, whereas\nthe second year will dive deeper into the pathophysiology of abnormal anatomy\nand physiology of the human body. I have not participated in research yet, but\nI am confident the research course and research experience I obtained at EMU\nwill be very useful when I do begin research later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Could you describe your transition from EMU to LUCOM – in terms of a workload and study habits? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n J: EMU provided me with\na solid foundation to expand from in my transition to medical school. The workload in medical school is by far much\nmore intense; however, without my experience from EMU, I think I would have\nfound this transition much more difficult. I guess you could say EMU was an\nintermediate stepping stone between undergraduate school and medical school. I\ntruly couldn\u2019t imagine having gone straight to medical school out of\nundergraduate school – it would have been far more stressful and I would\nimagine a bit shocking. My study habits definitely changed since starting\nLUCOM. I used to spend time writing things out from each lecture; however, I\nlearned very quickly that the amount of material is too immense and that was\ntaking way too long. Now, every night when I get home from lecture, I type out\nmy notes in my own words (I type much faster than I write so this saves a lot\nof time). Also, I have learned certain ways of studying that work for different\nprofessors. The key to success is really just staying on top of the material. If\nyou come to class the following day ready to take an exam on the previous day\u2019s\nmaterial, you are doing what you need to. It requires a lot of discipline, but\nin the long run, it makes the weekend before an exam (we usually have exams\nevery other Monday) much less stressful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Give us a run down of a day in my life of Jess Morris in Med School?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Give us all a peek into what medical school classes are like!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n J: The only true way to\ndescribe this is drinking from a fire hydrant. In one hour of lecture, I\u2019d say\nyou learn the same amount of material that would have generally taken two weeks\nor so to learn in undergraduate school. The amount of material you are exposed\nto in such a short time seems daunting and impossible, but if you quickly learn\nto manage your time and sacrifice things you once had time to do, it is\npossible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Did you have any misconceptions in regards to medical school?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n J: I wasn\u2019t too surprised\nat the workload in medical school. It has pretty much been how I expected it to\nbe. As I mentioned previously, I think it would have been more shocking if I\nhad gone straight to medical school from undergraduate school. One thing I\nwould say surprised me is how easy it is to feel like you just don\u2019t measure\nup. Medical school isn\u2019t just challenging mentally, but it is extremely\nchallenging emotionally. Sometimes you get in a rut and feel like you just\naren\u2019t good enough, even when your grades are fine! Having a support system is\nso incredibly important. My suggestion to fight those rough days is this: when\nyou get your acceptance into medical school, sit down and write how you feel in\nthat moment. Write about how excited you are. Write about how hard you worked\nto get to that point. Write about the obstacles you overcame. Write about why\nyou really want to pursue this career. When you have a rough day in medical\nschool, pull out that letter. It will remind you of how far you have come. It will remind you that you are good enough\nand that you belong here. And most of all, it will remind you why you are doing\nwhat you are doing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Alethea Gnanakan Jessica Morris is an EMU graduate from the biomedicine program. She graduated from EMU in 2018 and now attends Liberty University School of Osteopathic Medicine. In the biomedicine program Jess was an extremely successful student and also had a heart for helping students who were currently applying to med school. She is....<\/p>