Take Better Notes – Cornell Method
Note taking area: Record lecture as fully and meaningfully as possible. Cue column: As you’re taking notes, leave the cue column empty. Soon after the lecture, reduce your notes to concise jottings as...
View ArticleHeart Sounds & Cardiac Exam Primer
Blaufuss Medical Multimedia Laboratories offer a free interactive tutorial worthy of a closer look. Cardiac Exam Module heart sounds tutorial quiz detailed animation of S2 splitting. Electrocardiogram...
View ArticleThree Timeless Study Tips
You can prepare yourself to succeed in your studies. Try to develop and appreciate the following habits: Put first things first – Follow up on the priorities you have set for yourself, and don’t let...
View ArticleManaging Exam Stress & Optimizing Performance
Philip Zack: Many people have an automatic train of “self talk” in their heads, which has the effect of giving up control to external factors with unhelpful statements such as, “The exam is making me...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Procrastination
What will happen if you don’t progress? It won’t hurt to scare yourself a little… Develop your plan, list.. Major, realistic steps – A project is easier when it is built in stages; How much time each...
View ArticleSecrets to Medical School’s First Year
1. Figure out your learning style and figure it out fast… sometimes students find out that their way of studying isn’t working and instead of changing their approach, they go at it harder. 2. Seek...
View ArticleBasic Study Strategies for First Year Medical Students
1. Find some peace and quiet. Studies have shown that just 20 minutes of highly focused, quiet time can help you learn and remember more than hours of working with distractions and while...
View ArticleImprove Focus with SimplyNoise
Hone study-time focus with backround noise streamed for free at SimplyNoise. simplynoise.com Correlate: Ambient Study Sounds – iSerenity
View ArticleEssence of Medical Training – Everybody is My Teacher
Everybody is my teacher - I think I held this idealistic view prior to entering medicine, though my belief in this has only strengthened with time. Sure, professors, attendings, senior residents, and...
View ArticleRapid Learning Strategies for Medical School
#2 – Metaphor Here’s a quick way to separate the rapid learners from the average learners. Ask them to give you an analogy for whatever they are learning. The rapid learners probably have already...
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