Disorganized lectures, slides are a mess, teaches material that doesn't seem relevant to the course. Exams are riddled with mistakes and questions that don't make any sense. Avoid.

His lectures are the most confusing thing ever. He has one thing on his slides but says the entirely opposite thing in his lecture! His midterm had so many 'stupid' questions which were marked so unfairly . He doesn't seem to know his material well and his lectures are just him saying random facts instead of having a good flow!!

Hate this class cause of him!! I took this class because I had good reviews about it, but I guess that was because another prof who recently retired taught it. His midterm1 answers did not make any sense and neither does his expectation from each lecture. Yes, he has objectives but he will say out of the blue things and then say not to remember it!

Midterm open book, even with searching up very single answer, still got 5 wrong. Why? Well no mistakes on my end but rather trick questions that I am kinda bummed about. Ex. in notes he says "X located in midbrain/hindbrain", but got question wrong because the question said "X located in midbrain" (penalized for assuming hindbrain not necessary) :(

He has the worst, most confusing notes / lectures I've ever attended. Avoid unless you enjoy memorizing a bunch of research findings from dozens of papers. Exams are a mess too.

Dr. Z, you are such a decent dude, I can tell, super smart and super nice. Dont take it personally, I hate writing these for this reason. But I am a 3.7 GPA student and I ace exams, but your notes are literally impossible to follow. WAY TOO BUSY and just so disconnected. Out of 5 years, this is my most dreaded class due to instructor. Im sorry.

I was so excited to take this class during the summer, but this new prof is not working for me. His notes are a mess. This class is easily the source of 99% of my stress. Absolute nightmare. I feel like I haven't even learned anything besides random bullet points that are extremely difficult to connect together.

I wanted to give this prof until second midterm before I made my judgement, and just as expected. Absolutely terrible. I have NEVER seen exams so random and disconnected. Just like all his lectures. This class is officially the worst PMCOL if he continues teaching it. He needs to learn how to teach from other experienced professors.

Was really hoping he would get into a rhythm for the second midterm but sadly he didn't. Lectures are extremely disjointed and confusing. Says he doesn't understand the content and that he's learning it with us. 1st midterm was too easy and open book; 2nd midterm closed book, pretty brutal, felt like everything was a trick question. Avoid.

His communication skills are the worst I've ever seen in a professor. He announces something in class, but doesn't send an email about it; he doesn't realize that not everyone attends his lectures. Even if you watch his recordings, the announcements aren't there! His slides are difficult to follow, and I don't think he knows what he's teaching.

He is not just the worst instructor at the U of A - he might quite possibly be the worst instructor in the UNIVERSE and I mean that 100%. Never have I seen notes and lectures so confusing. His ridiculous exams consist of all trick questions unrelated to what he teaches. Loves to say, "I don't really get this myself." How he got a job is beyond me.

Worst notes ever and cannot write an exam to save his life. He does not know the material himself and he uses studies to explain material that often contradict itself.

I understand that hes a first time professor, but this level of incompetency is totally unacceptable. Not only is communication with students TERRIBLE (Assumed everyone attends his NON-MANDATORY live session so did not announce midterm changes formally), his test questions are unbelievable specific or very misleading (Hoffman vs Hofman. Really.)

This course is a mess with this prof. Unreasonable expectations, as if he's never been a student himself -_- He expects us to remember everything from our prereqs by heart & soul and takes advantage of that so he doesn't have to teach in depth of the material (most of which is new). Disorganized lectures Midterm 2 was basically a history exam AVOID

Dr. Zwozdesky is a very nonchalant and arrogant professor. First year teaching PMCOL 305 and he's set on making the course as difficult as possible for his students. Zwozdesky lacks exam writing skills and is not open to correction which is frustrating his students. If he's the PMCOL 305 instructor for next year I would avoid at all costs.

Blames everybody but himself. Thinks asking Hofmann vs Hoffmann is a fair question. Extremely arrogant and doesnt take feedback. Avoid like the plague.

The whole class was upset with the way the 2nd midterm was written but he did not take any responsibility for the poorly written exam. He blamed us for not memorizing every word on his slide sets. He tested on geography, spelling of names, and celebrity deaths. Almost every question that was related to actual pharmacology was a trick question.

Confusing slides that contradict himself. Answers questions by saying "Im not actually familiar with this material and gives a link to a research paper." Questions on midterm are ridiculously worded. Poor communication with students. I took this class with the hopes it would be the old prof, if I knew it was going to be like this, I would have not.

He somehow manages to write his test in a way that even if you know the answer, he'll confuse you enough that you get the question wrong. think you know the name of an important person? Nah, he'll spell it differently with subtle changes so you second guess yourself and get it wrong even though you knew the answer before. Avoid for the frustration.

I sympathized with him in the first half of the semester, as this is his first time teaching. But, he has responded to student concerns with arrogance and rigidity. His lectures are incoherent and full of unexplained details that are tested. Highest mark on M2 was an A- . Students were upset, and he replied that we are all simply bad at studying..

Teaches as if every student is a pharmacology major, despite the course only requiring ONE prerequisite (which could be anything from psych to biochem). Does not explain concepts for those you have never taken pharm before. Worst organizational skills ever. Hard exams that test on spelling and include more trick questions than actual material.

this guy brought this onto himself. class-wide outrage about a midterm and he blamed us for not studying the slides hard enough. exam did not test my pmcol knowledge, instead it tested if i could interpret his questions in a short period of time. studied so much just to get wrecked by grammar errors. interesting content but DO NOT RECOMMEND.

His slides are extremely disorganized, and the tests are some of the worst I've ever written. The vast majority of the questions are made to trick you rather than test your knowledge. Instead of acknowledging the poor quality of his exam and making changes after class outrage, he put the full blame on the students. Overall very rude and arrogant.

The profs lecture notes aren't horrible, you can tell they took a lot of time to put together. It's the lack of concern and dismissal of student's concerns regarding unfair/confusing exam questions that has ultimately ruined the class for me. The exams are poorly worded making the questions ambiguous, leading to a lack of consensus about answers.

Took PMCOL 305 this fall, thinking it would be amazing as I've heard so many good things about this class. Unfortunately, the prof that taught this class for years retired and we got this new professor. Myron lacks effective communication skills and exam writing skills, AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!!

The most arrogant and unprofessional profs I've ever seen. Facepalms when students ask questions for clarification, teaches the wrong information then expects us to magically know the right information on exams, and constantly talks down to students. Instead of taking some accountability for his poor teaching and exams, he blames students. Avoid!!

Truly the worst class I have ever taken. His notes and lectures are very, very confusing and convoluted, but the worst part are his exams. He will test you on unfair things and details including spellings of names. He seems annoyed and angry when he answers questions and does not listen well to student feedback.

To be honest, I am not quite disappointed about his weird exam(which is unclear, misleading, and unproperly wording). However, what I am really disappointed with is that his ignorance of the student's respectful questions. I have heard from the zoom session when he said:" I made a mistake, but I will not delete the question." I was like????????EXM?

Lectures and exams are basically incomprehensible. Based on the mess that was midterm 2, it feels like he takes pleasure in giving failing grades. Wont admit his exam questions are awful, even though they are.

Rudest, most passive aggressive instructor Ive ever met. Will not hesitate to ignore your emails if he doesnt like the questions you ask. Gets visibly upset and irritated when you ask reasonable questions in lecture. His exam questions are the most convoluted I have ever seen, but he thinks they are perfect. Does not respond to student feedback.

Not the best instructor (lots of random material in the notes). He wasn't willing to take feedback from students and was really stubborn. He was very disrespectful to students during the midterm review session. Some students might say the class was rude during the review however profs should act respectfully and professionally. Avoid if you can.

Over half our class (150 kids) wrote/signed a letter to the chair of the department for this prof to improve. He was super arrogant and did not want to adjust his style of teaching. What people in this course don't understand is the prof was FORCED to change his teaching or be fired. He did NOT want to change. Don't take 305 with him.

Prof doesn't care about grades (no student got an A+ this year). Lectures are a complete disaster, so much fluff. It felt like everything we learned was the same. Take another 300 level bio course if you care about your grades. That isn't the type of instructor I would want to learn from and I hope future students make better decisions than me lol.

Although this prof slightly improved his lectures and final exam format following the second midterm, I do not recommend. The quality of the course was extremely poor. If you want a prof that consistently says dont quote me on it then Dr. Zwozdesky is your guy. All the drugs and symptoms blended in together and Im not sure I learned anything.

The worst new professor I have ever had. I understand new professors don't always know the material very well but this is the first time I had a prof write a question mark beside over 25% of the bullet points. Plus, gotta memorize over 30 scientific names (on top of drugs). We aren't in taxonomy, this is PMCOL.

There were maybe 1 or 2 students that received an A+ and very few (maybe 15) that received an A . People were upset because a third year course (300 ppl) at the UofA should have more students receive an A. Plus the previous prof had a course average of 3.5 (in between a B+ and A-) while the Dr. Z had a 3.2 (in between a B and B+). Plus a narrow SD

Interesting class with lots of cool facts but the instructor wasn't my favourite. Personally felt he was unprepared to teach and had notes that were really jumbled all over the place. He didn't emphasize reoccurring themes right from the beginning. Prof might improve but not really sure. Beware of bad questions on exams!

After the success of Pmcol305, you can really tell he wasn't interested in teaching toxicology. Guest lectures were super hard which was beyond just studying the slides. His practice questions were NOT representative of his exams at all. He would ask the hardest type of questions to all students, which left many crying after the exam.

Had him as guest lecturer in PMCOL 343. Lectures were confusing and he spoke incredibly quickly. He did not manage to communicate the material very well. His section of the test was incredibly difficult and did not seem to match the lectured material. Very knowledgeable guy, not a great teacher.

Dr. Zwozdesky was inconsistent in this course. Student's grades had to be raised ~10% due to the second midterm being poorly written. He often avoids taking accountability, and can come across as aggressive, demeaning, and patronizing. Claims to support students yet is very obvious in how much he dislikes everyone. Not a fun time.

I loved Zwozdesky when I took PMCOL 305 but disliked him strongly for 303. Although he is good at creating studyable notes, he is a poor lecturer (speaks fast and reads off screen). His demeanor is condescending, he likes to say there is no stupid question but his body language, words, and tone tell me he thinks otherwise!

Would not recommend this class to anyone who thinks this is a "GPA Booster" as this is quite the opposite (stop at PMCOL 305 and continue being happy). Office hours were sporadic; some even started at 10pm, or he would simply forget about them and not respond to emails. The only pro was that he posts all his lectures on eclass.

Would not recommend this class to anyone who thinks this will be a "GPA Booster" as it is quite the opposite... (stop at PMCOL 305 and continue being happy). Office hours were sporadic, some would even start at 10pm or he would simply forget and not respond to any emails. The only pro was that all lectures were posted on his eclass.

Dr. Zwozdesky has a god-complex and I've personally witnessed him talk down to students in a patronizing and arrogant tone during office hours. The more confused they were, the louder and more angry his tone got. I received B-B+ in several of his courses and still got into UofA med. If you are 2nd year or below, switch out of pharmacology.