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Somethings regarding medical education, I wish someone told me in my first year.
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1) COMPETITION
, first thing you have to keep in mind is that this is not a competition with other people, you are here to become a good doctor and a better human being not to get more marks than your fellow colleagues
, first thing you have to keep in mind is that this is not a competition with other people, you are here to become a good doctor and a better human being not to get more marks than your fellow colleagues
(honestly, it doesn’t matter who got more marks, what matters is if you really know what you are here to learn).
2) DONT CRAM
Not only cramming takes lot of time but it also is not beneficial at all, e.g lets suppose you cram all the origins and insertions of the muscles of upper limb before the stage.
Not only cramming takes lot of time but it also is not beneficial at all, e.g lets suppose you cram all the origins and insertions of the muscles of upper limb before the stage.
I can guarantee if you didn’t properly understand and visualize it before, you’ll have forgotten most of the things by the time your next stage ,
what you need to do is that you learn the terminology, what does the medical jargon actually means, then you understand the concepts
what you need to do is that you learn the terminology, what does the medical jargon actually means, then you understand the concepts
by visualizing it, look at the netters atlas, see the muscle look how it is present in the body and where its attachments are now if the question comes of a particular set of muscles and their function you can easily visualize the picture you saw and remember
if this muscle pulls this action must happen.
So don’t cram, read, understand things, visualize them, see how the big picture is connected, and you’ll realize its actually not that hard.
So don’t cram, read, understand things, visualize them, see how the big picture is connected, and you’ll realize its actually not that hard.
3) PRACTICE QUESTIONS or TEACH instead of REREADING
Another thing, which most of us do wrong is that when we have to revise anything we simply reread the text again. Several studies have proven rereading text has very little efficacy in remembering things
Another thing, which most of us do wrong is that when we have to revise anything we simply reread the text again. Several studies have proven rereading text has very little efficacy in remembering things
This Is because when we are rereading a topic we realize we have read this before (ofc) and the highlighted stuff makes us feel we already know it, now this is a very huge mistake. Why, well because you say to yourself this is familiar I know this.
But what you really need is having the ability to recall something, there’s a huge difference in recalling stuff vs recognizing that you know it
When you know you have to teach a topic to someone, you tend to understand and learn it better because you know you have to make the other person understand it.
if you see the people who do well in exams, you’ll realize they practice a lot, not just reread, but actually solve qs.
if you see the people who do well in exams, you’ll realize they practice a lot, not just reread, but actually solve qs.
4) SPACED REPETITION
If you want to learn a system, lets say its 1st of March and the test is on 10th, and its going to take 10 hours for you to learn it, instead of spending 10 hours in the last 2 days, divide it into 10 days, when you do spaced repetition you learn better
If you want to learn a system, lets say its 1st of March and the test is on 10th, and its going to take 10 hours for you to learn it, instead of spending 10 hours in the last 2 days, divide it into 10 days, when you do spaced repetition you learn better
5) INTEGRATION
One of the best ways to retain an information is 2 connect with something you already know, lets say you are reading the physiology of nervous system, if u try to remember the neuroanatomy and connect the physiology with the anatomical parts u’ll retain much better
One of the best ways to retain an information is 2 connect with something you already know, lets say you are reading the physiology of nervous system, if u try to remember the neuroanatomy and connect the physiology with the anatomical parts u’ll retain much better
6) DISTRACTIONS
try to reduce your distractions when you study, there’s no point of opening a book for 5 hours because you and I both know you aren’t studying for 5 hours, its 2 hours of reading and 3 hours of scrolling, its better to just study for 2 hours and then scroll
try to reduce your distractions when you study, there’s no point of opening a book for 5 hours because you and I both know you aren’t studying for 5 hours, its 2 hours of reading and 3 hours of scrolling, its better to just study for 2 hours and then scroll
7) Breaks
We humans don’t have a good attention span, so its better to divide your sessions into small parts with short breaks in between. You can use the pomodoro technique, it is basically you study for 25 min, then you get up do something else for 5 minutes and then again.
We humans don’t have a good attention span, so its better to divide your sessions into small parts with short breaks in between. You can use the pomodoro technique, it is basically you study for 25 min, then you get up do something else for 5 minutes and then again.
8)ANKI
I wish I knew about it at the beginning of 1st year it is the most important tool you can encounter in your med college learning life. Most of the med students around the world use it, unfortunately its not very popular in Pakistan.
u can watch many videos on how to use it
I wish I knew about it at the beginning of 1st year it is the most important tool you can encounter in your med college learning life. Most of the med students around the world use it, unfortunately its not very popular in Pakistan.
u can watch many videos on how to use it
its a flashcard application which uses the methods of Spaced repetition and practice by its algorithm, you can download already made flashcards or make your own, and practice the qs on it, the ones u forget the most will repeat on regular interval till u remember it.
The most important thing here I’d like to say is that, medical (or any other but especially medical) education is a life long thing, don’t burn yourself out, try to understand and integrate things with each other, and try to learn other things too
a good doctor isn’t just the one who know bookish knowledge the most, its also the one who know how to communicate well with his/her patients, and how to see from their perspective and make them understand about their conditions and treatments
Study and study well but do other things too, your own health, your friends, your family have a right on you and integrating and making other aspects of life better will in turn make you better.
So make the world your library, learn from everyone and everything, have a good attitude towards life and you’ll do great.
BEST OF LUCK.
BEST OF LUCK.
