Second Year of Medical School

In the second year of medical school the primary teaching format is still classroom-based, but you will be given more patient contact. Before, leaving for the wards on third year you must be proficient in taking a patient's history and completing a physical examination. The focus after the first year is on disease and its treatment. Courses include:

• Pathology - the science of disease, especially changes in structure and function, causing or caused by disease.
• Pharmacology - the science of medications.
• Microbiology - the science of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses.
• Immunology - the science of how humans combat disease.

Exams

You should realize by now that one of the easiest ways to test your scientific and medical knowledge is through multiple-choice exams. Yes, scantrons again.