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Ivan Gomez

Ivan Gomez

School

University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, Mexico

HMX Courses

Physiology, Immunology


“Since I was young, I’ve been interested in the human body,” says Ivan Gomez. “I learned in school it is the perfect machine…and through my study I wanted to help heal those whose machine was malfunctioning.” Gomez, a fifth-year medical student at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico, has taken many online courses in pursuit of this goal, and saw HMX Physiology and Immunology as a way to continue to expand his knowledge of how the body works.


What was your experience taking HMX courses?

The course was excellent. The topics were relevant and thoroughly explained. The teachers were excellent. I had high expectations for this course because I knew beforehand the quality of the courses offered by HMX, but I must say that it exceeded my expectations.


What did you find most useful or interesting in the courses?

The hospital setting videos were a very nice addition. It’s something you rarely see in courses like this and I believe it really gives it that plus. It’s one of the best ways to integrate the knowledge because you can actually see how that information is actually useful in a patient scenario.


How did the course content compare with what you’ve studied in medical school?

One of the main differences, specifically talking about the physiology course, is that they explain the phenomenon and the physics behind it, all the formulas and principles. Usually in school these are just mentioned. So having them explained is really a plus because you get a deeper and better understanding of why certain processes in the body take place. In school, however, they make more emphasis on things like anatomy and histology which were not a main topic in the course. I believe that it makes a very nice synergy, the course and the classes at school.


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