Hey guys,
Lab and Lectures:
No lectures (8-12am)have required attendance, so you can pick and choose which ones you want to attend. Some professors will have full attendance and others will have a half full classroom depending on the lecture time, the topic, and their abilities. Also, some lectures are good, but you can get all the test info from reading for 15 minutes as opposed to sitting in class for an hour. Everyone has a different technique, but I try and attend as many as possible because I learn better that way. My favorites are Anatomy, Pathology, and Physiology. Af far as afternoon labs... OPP is mandatory, you recieve points from attendance. Professors can choose to give you points from test questions, practical exercises, or attendance. So it depends on how they do that. For example, you do not get points for attending Anatomy labs, those points are given in the practical exam....but nobody wants to screw their lab group by not showing up, and the only way to learn the body is to work on it, so attendance is pretty much 100%. On the other hand, ICM (Intro to Clinical Med) points are given on the test, so you can skip the 2 hour lab, read the notes for 10 minutes, and get all of the points, especially if you have previous clinical experience.
Bottom line, come to school and attend everything until you get a feel for what doesn't work for you.
