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Surviving Med School 101: Tips on How To Study




Hello lovelies~

It is admission and back-to-school season again. For all the medical students who wants to survive medicine, I hope these tips and links will help you. 

I compiled some of my go-to websites and apps to study. But before that, I suggest:

1. Read your books first. Every medicine school gives a list of books to read and a syllabus where you can find all of the topics they will cover. Most (not all) professors will base their lectures on the references they provide you, so make use of that. 

If the books are expensive for you, try to ask help from your seniors (maybe some will sell their secondhand books at much cheaper price) or find e-books (in pdf form) online. You can also save much money if you buy an iPad or tablet for your e-books. 

2. Attend classes. Because you have limited time to study compared to the amount of information you need to absorb, some students skip classes instead. Please don't. Aside from professors (some of them) giving additional points when you enter their classes, you can take note of the things that are always emphasized in the lecture. Most likely, these information are the ones coming out of the exam. 

If possible, with your professor and classmates' consent, record the lecture so you can review it while reading your book or making notes/reviewers.

3. Write your own notes. Transes and samplex are everywhere.🫣 Some schools even have their own system (not in our school, too competitive for that). While that is helpful, it's not guaranteed that you will be able to retain the information given. It is best that you make your own notes that you can understand immediately. 

For the available transes or samplex, I suggest make use of it as reviewers. The more you read, the more you retain the information.

4. Make mnemonics and flashcards. You have many things to study while in med school in a short span of time so it is best to make mnemonics. Try to look for these on the internet. You can also write these on index cards which you can bring everywhere to review. 

There are also sites where you can create your online flashcards like Quizlet or find one in Cram.

Optional: Follow Instagram and Twitter users or pages who talks about Medicine. Since I am very active in these social media sites, whenever I scroll, I can see medical-related information which helps me remember things (and remind you that you need to study and stop doom-scrolling and procastinating!) 

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Now, here are the sites that I suggest you go to in certain subjects. Take note that I'm still currently in first year, so these subjects are mostly beneficial for freshmen students like me. 


Histology

Gross Anatomy

Neuroanatomy

Biochemistry

Physiology

Pathology

Others


Hope it helps! 

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