“The reason medical students fail has little to do with intellectual capacity.” — Dr. J. Victor Tovar, CEO
1. Failure to Develop a Study Schedule
Students fail to make full use of their available time so they squander precious hours that could have been used to pass the test. In addition students don’t leverage their personal peak learning times to tackle the most difficult content. Continue reading
The hardest part about medical school is getting in. As healthcare in America continues to evolve, the pathway to becoming a physician has also changed. Those who plan on practicing in the states must still complete a residency in the US, but getting to that point is now harder and more competitive than it was 20 years ago. Some students have elected to go to foreign medical schools to receive their training. Here are 5 things to keep in mind if you decide to pursue your degree in a foreign country but plan on practicing in America.
I wish I knew the sheer volume of information that was going to get thrown at us. What I do in one week I did probably in a year or over a semester in undergrad. You hear the horror stories from medical students all the time and you never really know how difficult and challenging it is until you experience it for yourself.
There’s a reason @StudentDrDiva (formerly MedSchoolQueen) has 16,000+ followers on Twitter! Read on for her VERY BEST piece of advice and what keeps her motivated. Continue reading
Studies of human learning reveal that the most durable learning with the least degradation (forgetting) occurs with the following 3 techniques: Continue reading
I am not much of a writer or intellect when it comes to literary skill but what I do know is what I have experienced in the past and what most medical students and perhaps other students in academia experience every year, failure.
“There was no social media, no Facebook, no Twitter, no YouTube, no bloggers, so it was really difficult to connect with other people who had a similar experience or to connect to someone who may offer expert advice.”
Why do I Need a Strategy?
Study hard for your shelf exams and USMLE Step exams as there is no better way to do well on the examination than to master the scientific knowledge available to you through review books and question banks. However, having experience, insight, and a carefully laid out plan on how to take the NMBE shelf and USMLE Step exams are almost as beneficial as your knowledge base on these challenges. The fast pace, length of the question vignettes, and sophistication of distracters in the answer choices make the exam extremely demanding. Continue reading
1. Track topics that are “archetypal” and know them. The Step 1 exam only really tests you on archetypal (or classic) examples of diseases. Continue reading
People make the assumption that if you make it to med school you innately know exactly what to do to be successful and that may not be true. Continue reading
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