By far the best study tip video I've seen. Thank you sooooooooo much for this. I'm heading to PA school next year and I'm so scared about it. I think this will really help! :-)
Of course. Congratulations on getting in! Hope it helps. I’ll post more as I get the chance. Let me know if you have any questions about school you’d like answered.
@@michaelryan_pa I do have one more..... study strategies for pharmacology. Ugh! I took that class this semester, and although I got an A, I still had a hard time keeping the classes of drugs, and even worse, the individual drugs, straight. Side effects, contraindications, when to use, when not to use... etc. Do you have an awesome "pro tip" on that one?!? (your pro tip in this video is stellar!)
The professors always say don't memorize but know how to apply the concepts. But I disagree b/c you need to memorize in order to know how to apply. What do you think?
The table of contents idea works really well! I stared it this quarter and my grades have improved and I think it just helps remember things better. Thanks for sharing these tips!
Peace be to you! This is a great channel! I love your up-beat attitude! It's so interesting for me to hear about "saving notes on clouds"! 20 years ago, we thought "black boards" and "smart boards" huge innovations. Howard's PA program didn't have ANY of these though. I still received a good education though.
I've been bugging out about this. I start didactic in May. Your calm and level headed approach makes me feel so much better. At the beginning of college I was a 100% note card and study guide gal. A piece of me still is but as I went in to my junior and senior year it became impossible to find the time to make notecards and study them for every class, so I started just reading through the powerpoints. I've been so nervous about learning how to study in PA school again but this seems like the most realistic approach while not wasting my time.
Congrats on acceptance. You will still go through finding your study groove. These videos are to help save you time from going through timely mistakes. It will be stressful but you will get through it. Try to enjoy it and remember you signed up for it and are learning to save lives! Let me know if you have any questions.
Great video. Very helpful. Im now in my third year as a P.A student and I will be applying your method this semester. Please continue with your videos. Love from Ghana
Great video, very helpful! Do you have any photos/examples of your table of contents? Sounds like a great concept but I am having a difficult time picturing it.
@@michaelryan_pa Yah, I'm wondering too how it looks like... Tbh, I want to see if i can apply the same concept to my current classes.... Right now, I'm going through powerpoint slides that only consist of 30... For right now, I keep recopying them.. and yes it is time consisting... I think if I try to use your method that in PA school with slides consisting of more than 50 or 70, I really think I'll be able to save time and pass the class with better grades
Hey, I was wondering, did you ever happen to get the notes? I had trouble trying to figure out an example of what he said.. if possible, please send... I want to try and use in my current classes
You should do a video on your journey to choosing PA as a career and the coursework and patient care experience you took to get excepted!! That would be cool man.
Wish I could have seen this before this second semester. In first semester I learned it takes too much time for me to make study guides most of the time. A lot of people in our classes make study guides and we have ones from previous classes so I just use those after I go over my powerpoints. I’m already behind so it’s going to be hard to get caught up and ahead but I’m going to try. Right now just trying to pass. Stressing so much. But the semester is halfway done. But now next semester I should be better with understanding what to do and organize my time. And I literally don’t do anything except school, go to the store for food, cook, I do go to the gym for an hour Saturday and Sunday. And sleeping. That’s about it. Studying now for my ophthalmology CMS. Planning on slowly reviewing all the slides today and then hopefully i can just read over study guides tomorrow. He says his tests Havnt been bad for people usually. We will see. Then a heme CMS on Friday. So I’ll start working on that.
First off congratulations on school. Its a learning process that I hope to help many people with and save so much stress. I hate that you did not see this before your second semester but glad you have seen it now. I'm working on more for students in didactic. Make sure to subscribe and let me know if you have a topic or question you'd like an answer to. Good luck!
PA Gold Standard yeah i did because even though you only have 3 videos I can tell they are going to be good stuff. I’ve been out of college for 5 years before getting accepted so it’s hard for me also because I have to relearn everything. Whereas other kids graduated last year and it’s more in their head.
PA Gold Standard so... passed my micro exam from Friday with my highest grade this semester which is actually the hardest micro exam of the semester (which is weird because I failed the first one). Took my optho exam today and we don’t have grades yet but I feel good about it.
PA Gold Standard so thought I would reply again. So I Havnt failed any exams since those initial 3. I have a pharm exam Friday, a Patho exam Monday and then I have 5 days off for thanksgiving that I’ll be studying. Micro final the day we come back and the. The next week is finals week. So 8 exams, 2 OSCES and a head to toe left.
Also did you use any outside resource such as osmosis picmonic medcomics quizlet? at which point in this system did you fit them in? Is it during the table of content step? I am a visual and auditory leaner and found youtube videos as an excellent resource in the past.
dawnie christie I’m not him of course but my class uses quizlet together, and I watch so many TH-cam videos. I actually make playlists for a certain subject so I can watch them when I have some time. It helped a lot on my exam today on cardio with heart sounds.
Hi! I’m a pre PA. What would you recommend for someone who is more of a visual learner? I find it tough to figure out what will work as far as visually noting concepts.
I too was a visual learner. It depends on the subject matter. For the most part (even in undergrad) I studied in front of a large dry erase white board, and would also write all notes on those large cardboard white sheets. Talked about this briefly in one of my videos th-cam.com/video/_0TVAuu5I-8/w-d-xo.html
Gosh, it differs didactic vs clinical year. During didactic, after class I worked out then studied for the rest. Nearly everyday. Toward the end I definitely spent less hours as I learned a lot of the tricks in the video.
By far the best study tip video I've seen. Thank you sooooooooo much for this. I'm heading to PA school next year and I'm so scared about it. I think this will really help! :-)
Of course. Congratulations on getting in! Hope it helps. I’ll post more as I get the chance. Let me know if you have any questions about school you’d like answered.
@@michaelryan_pa I do have one more..... study strategies for pharmacology. Ugh! I took that class this semester, and although I got an A, I still had a hard time keeping the classes of drugs, and even worse, the individual drugs, straight. Side effects, contraindications, when to use, when not to use... etc. Do you have an awesome "pro tip" on that one?!? (your pro tip in this video is stellar!)
hey its been a year? hows it going?
@@LadyLogina Straight As so far! (with a TON of work though....!!!!!)
A trick: watch movies at Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.
Wow excellent video, I start my PA program Jan 4th will try these methods. THANKS!
The professors always say don't memorize but know how to apply the concepts. But I disagree b/c you need to memorize in order to know how to apply. What do you think?
Interesting thought. I’d say Mark Twain said it best “Get your facts first then you can distort them as you please”.
The table of contents idea works really well! I stared it this quarter and my grades have improved and I think it just helps remember things better. Thanks for sharing these tips!
Great job man. That's so nice to hear it helped. Good luck.
Any advice/tips for anatomy in pa school?
Thanks bro, I am currently cramming for my Clinical Therapeutics exam. I will definitely implement these tips for my upcoming exams lol.
Crush it
You literally made PA school sound ALOT better than I assume it would be like. Wish I had these tips during undergrad for my science classes.
It's a lot no doubt. You're there's an end I promise.
Peace be to you! This is a great channel! I love your up-beat attitude! It's so interesting for me to hear about "saving notes on clouds"! 20 years ago, we thought "black boards" and "smart boards" huge innovations. Howard's PA program didn't have ANY of these though. I still received a good education though.
HAHA how things change, and continuing to!
I've been bugging out about this. I start didactic in May. Your calm and level headed approach makes me feel so much better. At the beginning of college I was a 100% note card and study guide gal. A piece of me still is but as I went in to my junior and senior year it became impossible to find the time to make notecards and study them for every class, so I started just reading through the powerpoints. I've been so nervous about learning how to study in PA school again but this seems like the most realistic approach while not wasting my time.
Congrats on acceptance. You will still go through finding your study groove. These videos are to help save you time from going through timely mistakes. It will be stressful but you will get through it. Try to enjoy it and remember you signed up for it and are learning to save lives! Let me know if you have any questions.
Hahah so true! So much to learn but what a rewarding profession! Great video my man!
Thanks buddy, hope it helped!
Great video. Very helpful.
Im now in my third year as a P.A student and I will be applying your method this semester.
Please continue with your videos.
Love from Ghana
Will do. I have been busy with my Fellowship! What topic would you like a video on?
Which school you enrolled?
@@cristinaamarante9852 Please, University of Health and Allied Sciences.
@@michaelryan_pa tips on OSCE will be good. I'm in my final year now. Thank you.
Great video, very helpful! Do you have any photos/examples of your table of contents? Sounds like a great concept but I am having a difficult time picturing it.
I’ll check if i still have my notes (didactic year) and send to you. If not I’ll explain it here, it’s not to convoluted.
Awesome video! But I totally agree - if you have pictures of your table of contents and how you fill in details later, would love to see! Thanks!
@@michaelryan_pa Yah, I'm wondering too how it looks like... Tbh, I want to see if i can apply the same concept to my current classes.... Right now, I'm going through powerpoint slides that only consist of 30... For right now, I keep recopying them.. and yes it is time consisting... I think if I try to use your method that in PA school with slides consisting of more than 50 or 70, I really think I'll be able to save time and pass the class with better grades
Hey, I was wondering, did you ever happen to get the notes? I had trouble trying to figure out an example of what he said.. if possible, please send... I want to try and use in my current classes
Thanks for the video! Did you ever have a chance to dig up the notes? I'm also having trouble picturing the notes
You should do a video on your journey to choosing PA as a career and the coursework and patient care experience you took to get excepted!! That would be cool man.
thanks for the suggestion. I will as soon as I get the chance.
How many hours did you study per day? I was just wondering how much you studied per day
Starting PA school in August. just found your youtube channel + love it already!!!! thank you for these.
Great great great videos
The table of contents idea is brilliant!! Thank you!!! ♥️♥️
Wish I could have seen this before this second semester. In first semester I learned it takes too much time for me to make study guides most of the time. A lot of people in our classes make study guides and we have ones from previous classes so I just use those after I go over my powerpoints. I’m already behind so it’s going to be hard to get caught up and ahead but I’m going to try. Right now just trying to pass. Stressing so much. But the semester is halfway done. But now next semester I should be better with understanding what to do and organize my time. And I literally don’t do anything except school, go to the store for food, cook, I do go to the gym for an hour Saturday and Sunday. And sleeping. That’s about it. Studying now for my ophthalmology CMS. Planning on slowly reviewing all the slides today and then hopefully i can just read over study guides tomorrow. He says his tests Havnt been bad for people usually. We will see. Then a heme CMS on Friday. So I’ll start working on that.
First off congratulations on school. Its a learning process that I hope to help many people with and save so much stress. I hate that you did not see this before your second semester but glad you have seen it now. I'm working on more for students in didactic. Make sure to subscribe and let me know if you have a topic or question you'd like an answer to. Good luck!
PA Gold Standard yeah i did because even though you only have 3 videos I can tell they are going to be good stuff. I’ve been out of college for 5 years before getting accepted so it’s hard for me also because I have to relearn everything. Whereas other kids graduated last year and it’s more in their head.
PA Gold Standard so... passed my micro exam from Friday with my highest grade this semester which is actually the hardest micro exam of the semester (which is weird because I failed the first one). Took my optho exam today and we don’t have grades yet but I feel good about it.
PA Gold Standard so thought I would reply again. So I Havnt failed any exams since those initial 3. I have a pharm exam Friday, a Patho exam Monday and then I have 5 days off for thanksgiving that I’ll be studying. Micro final the day we come back and the. The next week is finals week. So 8 exams, 2 OSCES and a head to toe left.
WOW, putting in the work! Great job, that's good to hear.
Anyone here applying to UTSW ?
Josi Vences me this yeAr how did it go for u?
Will be applying there on the near future
Thank you so much!!!
Also did you use any outside resource such as osmosis picmonic medcomics quizlet? at which point in this system did you fit them in? Is it during the table of content step? I am a visual and auditory leaner and found youtube videos as an excellent resource in the past.
dawnie christie I’m not him of course but my class uses quizlet together, and I watch so many TH-cam videos. I actually make playlists for a certain subject so I can watch them when I have some time. It helped a lot on my exam today on cardio with heart sounds.
For didactic year the only online resources i used was TH-cam and sketchypharm for pharmacology. 2nd year was a different story.
@@MHSMagicLuver THANK YOU!
How old r u now?
Hi! I’m a pre PA. What would you recommend for someone who is more of a visual learner? I find it tough to figure out what will work as far as visually noting concepts.
I too was a visual learner. It depends on the subject matter. For the most part (even in undergrad) I studied in front of a large dry erase white board, and would also write all notes on those large cardboard white sheets. Talked about this briefly in one of my videos th-cam.com/video/_0TVAuu5I-8/w-d-xo.html
Keep your floors clutter free.. fall risk my dude lol
Thank you thank you thank you for this video! Super helpful
You're so welcome! What else might you like a video on?
First video ive found giving good advice on how to study. thanks bud i start school Jan 4th, gonna use your methods!
Congratulations on school. I'm glad you found this early. Is there a topic you'd like another video on?
How many hours did you study a day
Gosh, it differs didactic vs clinical year. During didactic, after class I worked out then studied for the rest. Nearly everyday. Toward the end I definitely spent less hours as I learned a lot of the tricks in the video.
nice video bro! what was your undergrad ! thank you !
Thanks sir. My undergrad was Exercise Science concentrating in exercise physiology.
What was your undergrad degree?
Exercise Science, pre pro
can you post examples of your table of contents and your notes
I will make it my next video
@@michaelryan_pa ye that would really help i’m a little confused
PA is my dream but we don't have PA in my country :(
Sorry to hear that mate. Where are you from?
@@michaelryan_pa I am studying PT now, it is also good