5 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE MEDICAL SCHOOL!
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- Some of the things I wish I knew before med school!
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Don’t ever stop making these videos. You have helped so many students including me through my undergraduate years. How you have time to record, edit, study, eat, and sleep is beyond me. Keep being an inspiration!
these videos might make you more money than a medical career. And you don't have to go in huge debt to post a video online and get youtube ad revenue or affiliate revenue from recommending products. Sad being an employee or doctor today just doesn't pay much. Don't specialists pay huge income tax? Makes no sense why one of the most important jobs medicine is so expensive. Seems backwards to me, if we as a society want a healthy robust healthcare.
Hearing you say the opener, “Hi I’m Jamie and I’m a first year EM resident” AHHHHH yes that’s so crazy!!!! This is the energy that I want, I’ve followed you for about 3 years and Im rooting for you girl!!
Thanks Solomia!
My greatest concern is probably the impostor syndrome. Some of my high school friends are also in other med school, and all the time I have the feeling that their school is better than mine, that they are better than me and that one day, everyone will see that there's no way I deserve to be where I am. I'm faking it till I make it, but sometimes, that insecurity strikes me hard.
I'm two years late but I hope you are still striving hard for your dreams. Don't worry dear, imposter syndrome is fairly common among med students but many have strived forward to become doctors and they've successfully made it. I'm pretty sure you'll do great too.
@@khriezongunuocatherine4954 thank you very much. This means a lot.
@@aliceachaves it's alright. I feel the same way too so I'm kind of glad that I'm not the only one
Medical school gave me free depression. 4th & 5th year in medical school nearly killed me. i atleast cried 2-3 times a week. and then i discovered bts and i became less hard on myself. i have accepted my fate with medical school. i used to say if i would ever go back in time i would give anything not study medicine. Now my view has chaged, because AMOR FATI. Honestly thank you bts. i am graduating next year spring
nice job on making it through!
Bts? Whats that
Korean boy band. Bangtan sonyeondan
Good for you... I feel like bts helps me too, all the time. I have a major exam this year and everytime i feel like giving up, i remember about how they went through a lot and where they are now. Such great souls, our BTS boys!
_plays Spring Day_ in the background
I wish I knew how much those who claimed they "never study" actually studied :/
I think statements like that come from believing that they’ve never felt like they’ve studied enough
I never had to study in K-12 but now that I’m in MedSchool I have to study so so so so much!
So true...!
They just don’t want to make you worry and want to make you feel reassured
They just want u to take ur guard down ..so u wont feel the need to study hard and they can get to shine
Happened to me during my first years
Aww it's so different in the Philippines.. we have to go to class because attendance is graded, and a lot of times we have surprise quizzes and recitations like we're back in high school. So honestly there's not a lot of time for other hobbies. :( (I only started my channel after med school during internship)
tapos may time pang magkakasabay yung mga major subjects magpa long quiz or exam, grabe walang patawad!!!!
DoktAuraaa! ❤
Attendance is graded in Pakistan as well so we have to attend the lectures :(
DokAURA,wahhhhh!!fan niyo po ako!pangarap ko pong maging doctor😅so thank you thank you for making your TH-cam channel.
Same here in India
In the Philippines, we are required to attend class everyday because we have to sign our attendance. Taking notes every single day, going home then studying again. I can’t agree more, I’ve realized that you’ll be the one teaching yourself! Keep inspiring us, Jamie! God bless you on your residency journey. 😊♥️
I’m thinking on going to med school but I just feel like I will sacrifice so much (relationships, my own family) and I don’t think I’ll be happy doing that. But I don’t know what else to do if I don’t study medicine
Fabiola Suárez I feel the same way I feel like I would get married later but I can't see myself doing anything else
Maliya Mcqueen I’m in a 5 year relationship with my boyfriend who is not going to be a doctor and I’m at the point that I want to get married soon..that will make me so happy and I just feel that if I go to med school I will sacrifice him and the family I want to built. But then I try to think of other job ideas and I have none. So idk what to do
Physician Assistant is less time and can still do medicine I believe
Fabiola Suárez try to talk to him about it and see how he feels do you want kids early or late?
DevAnimate ppl tell me not to focus so much on relationships and focus on career and I want a successful career but being a doctor will always be here but personal relationships with ppl are so precious and doesn't come easily this has been so hard for me
tbh I am a high school student who chose to study medicine, and I am currently studying it and tbh the amount of stress I need to deal with is just so hard to handle but I am encouraging myself and pushing myself through it since its my dream, plus don't stop making these videos honestly they are sooooo helpful and thank you for making time to do these great videos!!
Same here
Thanks Jamie! Hearing a lot of the things you said really gives me comfort. Thank you!
So good to hear you went through everything I'm going now! The self studying is definitely something I'm working on improving this semester :)
I'm starting my 3rd year of pharmacy school Monday and I wish I knew about Time management skills! Our first semester we had 18 credit hours and it was a lot to juggle. I gave myself 2 weeks to get on a schedule and stick to it. Now I say groundhog's day is good in my house. Wake up at the same time every day, sit in the same place in the library every day and study what I need to. Your time is so valuable in graduate school. You must know how to use it to your advantage!
I'm a first year premed student in undergrad and although I still have a few years I've been terrified for medical school, but hearing you say you had time to develop new hobbies and stuff outside of your studies made me feel a lot less worried for it. All this time I thought it was entirely studies with no time for much of anything for four years but knowing that's not the case helps a lot
Same here!!!
Hi Jamie just wanted to say thank you for these videos. I really want to be a doctor but as a first gen and with no one in my family in the field it’s so hard to get a grip of what I’m going into (besides the generic, it’ll be hard and long). You have given so much more clarity to me with your advice and vlogs! Thank you and keep up the good work!!
I have some trouble with confidence etc. and was leisurely reading about a comparison of confidence/ feelings of competence in men and women the other day. The article suggested Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In, which I purchased online and it arrived today. I was just watching this video in prep for the upcoming year at med school, what a coincidence you mention something from the book. Anyway, love your videos!
As soon as I saw your channel I just... cried. Thank you so much for your videos, you're honestly helping me out so much with my decisions.
Ahh I'm starting medical school soon, and so excited!! Thank you for your helpful tips... especially during this stressful time during COVID 19
Your voice is so soothing! I am starting medical school in the summer and this really was helpful. Thank you!
I'm so thankful to hear you can have a life outside of medical school. Being an older, non-traditional pre-med student, I'm already involved in things outside of school. I was afraid I would have to give that up. Thanks for these videos!
I’m only 12 but I really want to be a doctor I want to help people. So watching this video made me very happy. I really want to be a emergency doctor. I want to work in a ER and be in action.
What country ?
Did you get this from greys anatomy
Just finished nursing school, just like you i found a lot of hobbies even i had to work full time. I wish i knew that im going to get my first clinical depression and how hard is to hide it and trying to study anyway. But now i know how strong i am and really happy about the decision to go to school.
Here’s hoping I pass the admissions exam next March! Thanks for all your videos, Jamie, you’re a huge inspiration ☺️
These are great tips I never knew that. Imposter Syndrome can happen to all of us all the hard work you put in can always shock you and give you doubts. Keep up the great work and good luck
Supportive partner is definitely helpful. It has been a rough journey with having a spouse and lots of children. Imposter syndrome is definitely a hard thing to get through especially when some around me do not think that I am even a medical student or that I can't do it. Fake it till you make it is key.
I want to be a doctor since kid. Like a surgeon or anesthesiologist. I'm now 9th grade in highschool. Jamie helps a lot of this and it's inspire me a lot. I'm glad I found you.
random, but I always love the lighting in your videos!!! it's so calming and helps me focus ❣️
I'm half way through my 1st year of medical school in Australia and this advice was very helpful! Thank you for sharing
I really appreciate how your videos have such substance. They're always factual 🌌
‘Fake it until you make it’, nice reference to The Other Woman film!
Im starting my BS in Biology and I’m married and 7weeks pregnant...So happy we’re starting a family now and not when I’m in residency. I will be done with med school in 8 years when my bachelors and med school is over, and we are definitely going to be done having kids by then because I don’t want to be so overwhelmed in surgical residency and coming home depleted to my needy newborn. I want them to get my attention when they are most dependent on me.
thank you so much for saying that i will still have time for hobbies while i am in med school! such a relief
i always thought that going into med school means that i have to get rid of all my side activities because in med school there’s no time but to study
Being a doctor is a very rewarding job. Helping people and putting a smile on there faces is what makes a doctors day. Being a neurosurgeon is also rewarding because I get to experience things first hand
We share the same name! Very trippy when I clicked play! I loved this video and I feel slightly more confident in myself now to head into nursing school next year
I found you such an incredible beautiful human being, I love your hard work and ambitious personality 😊😊🙌🙌 I love how you challenge yourself and let us know about your progresses and new tips, love youu !!❤❤😍😍
I have had a interest in the medical field for a while now. Medical school, Pa school, and less likely, nursing, are some of the areas I’m looking into. I can see myself in all of these pathways-especially medical school, but being in debt to the degree of six figures just scares me.
Manny Richardson what did you end up doing?
Your TH-cam channel is truly amazing and I think it will really help me reach my goals of becoming a doctor :). Keep doing what your doing!
all the tips were great,,, specially the first one
thank you!!!👏🙏
I am a dental student but your videos are so enjoyable and motivational.
Hi Jamie.
It's been a year since I found your videos and they inspire me a lot. I just graduated from medschool in Mexico and sometimes there's a feeling of "what I'm doing here, I can't do this". I wish I knew that in Medicine the rule is that you're going to study for the rest of your life. There's always something knew , a patient that prove your knowledge , even Doctors with a lot experience have to deal with cases that intimidate.
Thanks for sharing your journey and I wish you the best!
Hey yo soy de Mexico y tengo la oportunidad de irme a Estados Unidos a estudiar medicina pero la estoy dudando por lo cara que es, como es la escuela de medicina en tu estado?
Your content is incredible! I have always worried about having time to focus on health, wellness and overall growth while being in medical school and it’s so nice to know that you do have time to do those things.
Thank you Aubri!
thanks Jammie really needed this at this point as I am going to student exchange programme soon , thanks xx
Thanks so much for your videos Jamie. You've been such a role model and source of motivation for me throughout my pre-med journey :)
Recently, I've been hearing a lot about the hardships/challenges of med school/working in medicine with my friends who are currently in school/residency.... And while I'm super grateful to hear these things so I'm not blindsided later, I've been feeling a little discouraged lately. I was wondering if you might be able to make a video in the future with you and your friends/colleagues about the rewarding/positive aspects of the work you all do and the practical ways you all have managed your time or made career decisions to have balanced lives outside of medicine.
(Also I know you are super busy right now - so if and when possible^^. Thanks for all you do!)
Will definitely make a video on this! Thanks for suggesting :)
Thanks a ton Jamie. Those are some great tips!
After a month I'll start my med school studying ❤ you and your videos realy inspired me and helped me to get there and make my biggest dream come true 😍 thank you sooooo much😘
Starting medical school this fall! excited!
love your videos! so motivational!
I do not plan on going to med school. I just like your content and your message in your videos. I think that it is good info for college and other fields you want to explore. This is good information and advice on thinking things through about what school to choose!
Thanks Alicia
Thank you for sharing these tips! ❤️
Hi Jamie, I'm studying medicine in Egypt it's actually my first year . You have definitely inspired me a lot, I learned from you how to organize my time and put short-term goals.
Love you so much and wish you all the best ❤❤
good luck!!! btw how is it going and is it hard?
This video is amazing! Thank you for posting. So much great info in here.
I agree!!
Amy tell us how you manage to live in one of the most expensive cities in the country and still have your own apartment and off course med-school.
Any advice when it comes to cost and academics and how to balance it all?
Thanks ❤️ love your videos!
You are a true blessing. Thanks
Your videos are so helpful thx Jamie , Ilysm❤
Superb video!
Fitness, medicine and TH-cam became my hobbies in medical school too.
Thank you, Jamie !
Can you do a gym/workout routine?
Omg i love your videos Jamie!
Great tips, very helpful. Thanks! 😸
Something i learnt the hard way was that summarizing big texts is the key to memorizing stuff.
You cant go through a piece of text without making notes.
This was soo good Jamie! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks Mica :)
This video puts me at ease
can you make a video comparing US vs caribbean med schools and what your experience has been with each type of student?
i'm not even a med student , I got my bachelor's degree this year in applied microbiology and the thing that helped me get thru all of that was your inspiring videos , ,thank you soo much jamie , so much love !!
Bougrea Hala Congrats!
This video is amazing. Thank you.
thank u jamie ♥ love u
that's an awesome video!! thank you and all the best 🤗😉💞👏👏
Great vid 💕
I feel really sorry for people passionate about medicine in the US. You're basically required to give your life away in exchange for education. I've always taken for granted that after school, I can apply to med school just like any other degree and the only thing in my way is the application process. Money shouldn't be a hurdle to jump to get an education.
We can always apply for loan forgiveness by journeying as a doctor to another country.
I will be trying to help out in Africa! Then you really don't even have to see money as an obstacle. :D
@@aera151 Thanks for mentioning that. Sounds super cool
Hello! I’d just like to say I love your videos and your whole channel! I’m inspired by your dedication and organisation. I’m aspiring to be a surgeon and was wondering how did you develop your decision making skills. I would be intrigued also to find out how you stay positive! You have a great mindset and I would love to drive my thinking forwards!
In Romania medschool is super different. You can study for free if your grades are good enough( comparing to your colleagues'), but this can change from a year to another. If you have a bad year and your grades are not good enough, the next year you have to pay around €2000. They are quite strict about attendance. We are not allowed to miss more than one or two mandatory lectures per semester.
Very helpful video ☺️
In Brazil, there are private med schools but also public ones that are totally free, even though they are really really hard to get in. I graduated high school two years ago and this is my third attempt to get into a public med school. I love watching your videos because they are always motivating me in following this path that I chose several years ago. Thank you!
its been 3 years did you get in?
*medical school is EXPENSIVE*
me : 🙂
My side hobby is music, art, and language. I love to read and I love challenging new languages. I'm starting on Spanish right now but plan to learn three more. I love piano and guitar but I'm interested in the violin. I also draw in my free time and want to be able to paint. I was gonna make one of these things my career, but I'm certain this is the proffession for me for I want to be in something life changing.
THIS IS SO ME. I mean I play guitar and sing a lot and do summer classes for painting but I also think being a doctor will change the course of my whole life tbh I just don't know if it's worth sacrifing for
My daughter will start medical school(Ukraine) in September 2018, I will tell her about your videos..... Hello from Jamaica.
Please tell her to watch dr.najeeb videos and tell her to cover all the physiology in 1st year itself.
Please could you tell me what A levels she did and the grades she achieved. Im thinking about going to Ukraine or Georgia (from UK) to study medicine.
where in ukraine? i study here and its a big mess. you pretty much study by yourself, and some of the teachers dont comprehend english well
Where is ukraine??
I'm Jamaican too. But live in the U S
Thank you so much I am joining soon you have been a great encouragement
Thankyou for being my inspiration Jamie! 💖
#FutureMD
Top tips, thank you.
Takes a while to settle into Medical school and find your way of learning, especially in Europe where a lot of people have no University experience previously!
I really like you so much Jamie you are an amazing person
Becoming a good doctor has nothing to do with grades. You can be a topper and the worst human and vice versa. Here are tips to be both a good doctor and get top grades. Google the topics mentioned.
1. a) Study. b) Sleep. c) Exercise. d) Eat healthy e) Have fun. f) Manage your time. Skip one item and your grades will fall. Study, but smartly. Find your style of studying. Some students are auditory, some visual, some like to touch and feel... Mix and match. Experiment what works for you. Each person is unique.
2. Focus on learning concepts, not rote learning as new exams test these, unlike earlier ones,which only tested memorization. Focus on clinical applications in every topic. Build strong foundation in preclinical and esp. paraclinical subjects. Only then can skyscraper come up.
Make brief, illustrated mind map/spider diagram/pointwise notes of important topics throughout MBBS course. Will help in final revision and PG/USMLE exams. Students ignore this and start making notes only during PG preparation with online/offline coaching, which charge a lot. Writing notes throughout med school is a better technique. Scan regularly. Revise previous years' subjects too. Spend 80% of study on current year's subjects, 20% revising earlier years' material (do it in weekends). Don't wait till last year!
Reading books is passive (recognition). Instead, ask yourself questions, do exams, teach someone (active recall). In real life, you must extract stuff from your brain. Take notes of how profs do procedures and dissections. Make checklists. They save lives, time and money. Make checklists for everything, esp. procedures. Share with others (read Dr. Atul Gawande's "Checklist Manifesto").
3. The night before class, watch TH-cam videos on the subject, such as Dr Najeeb Lectures, Ninja Nerd, Medcram, Osmosis, Lecturio. In morning, review at 2x or 3x speed. Then scan textbook’s chapter heads, subheads and bold-type points, pictures, tables, captions, questions. Then attend lecture.
4. In class, don't take notes. Instead write in mind maps (Tony Buzan's videos and books).
5. Back in your room, don’t read. First, recall & write lecture points. Then, read book, asking why, what, how, etc. With another colour pen, write points you missed. Watch more TH-cam videos, such as Sam Webster, Pathoma, to reinforce ideas.
6. Make up questions. Think like an examiner. Load onto both ANKI and Excel/Google spreadsheet. Add photos, drawings, cartoons (Picmonic/Sketchy medical), vulgar mnemonics (Google), bizarre stories to remember them, songs, audio in the answer decks. Use mind maps, memory palaces, BMJ medical, Geeky Medics, Marrow, Prepladder.
Revise daily (Anki has edge here with spaced repetition as it automatically asks when retention curve dips, but disadvantage is you have to go through huge stacks of cards unlike the spreadsheet, where you can mark difficult ones in red and read only them. Best is to use both). Use Anki DAILY, even while walking to class or while waiting for professor or next patient. A minute here, a minute there add up.
7. Colour code syllabus in Google Spreadsheet or Excel. Focus on "must know". Mark each review (recalling, not reading books).
Mark date after each revision and difficulty in 3-5 colours (easy green, medium orange, hard red. Focus on red). Write in one column why you found it difficult or if just guess. Find solution to problem.
8. The more you draw, the more you will remember. Use colour.
9. Read standard books, such as Guyton, Big Robbins/Medium Robbins, and Gray's Anatomy for Students rather than exam-oriented point-wise guides. These may help you pass exams but will not build concepts. Most books, including Pathoma, are available free on Library Genesis; most videos on TH-cam or BitTorrent. Look around instead of investing money.
10. Focus on what professors teach. They have read the important books. Concentrate in class, don't let your mind wander. Never skip practicals and clinics.
11. Spend maximum time in practicals and clinics. Dissect as much as possible. Volunteer to do procedures. See how to use knowledge for practical problems. Eg: videos of "Athlean-X" and "Ask Dr Jo" or quick memorisation techniques of Dr.James Preddy. Make up questions needing info from many subjects. Most people have neck ache, backache, knee problems. Can you solve them with exercises and therapeutic yoga even as a student? Incorporate alternative medicine, plant-based whole foods. Learn tips from them. Don't automatically debunk them.
12. If you want to remember something really well, write down key points and read it 15 times immediately before going to bed and 15 times within first five minutes of waking up.
13. Google the topic “medical punch words”. Questions contain these words. Load in ANKI and revise daily.
14. Use Pomodoro technique to study. Buy a small alarm clock, not phone alarm. Study in 25-min blocks, then do anything else for five minutes. Do it again. After two hours, take a 30-min break. Reward yourself. Do NOT look at phone, saying "only one minute". In final year, delete social media.
Study with a friend (More than 4 people gets disruptive). In groups, tap on desk to start, tap again to indicate break, tap to resume. Study in library rather than in hostel to reduce distractions.
15. Teaching someone without using notes is the best form of recall. Else, lecture to empty bedroom.
16. Write very brief points, drawings on Post-It Notes above your desk for every topic (Anas Nuur Ali "how to memorize"). Scan 15 min daily. By the end of the year, you would have seen them hundreds of times. Unlike ANKI, it jumps at you if you stand there.
17. Don't study sequentially. Do topic 1&2, then test yourself by recalling topic 1. After studying topic 3, test on topic two. Do same with the rest. While studying several subjects, study a little here, a little there rather than sequentially.
18. Before sleeping, write out plan for tomorrow. Mentally review what did you studied today and what you want to do tomorrow. The brain will focus on these when sleeping. Sleep 7-9 hours daily. Sleep by 10 pm and wake up at 5. Immediately exercise vigorously. Then study. Most students stay awake all night, sleep for 4-5 hours, wake up 15 min before class and run there unbathed! Tests showed that they retained only 30% of what they had studied all night. Studying in the morning after a good sleep helps in better retention.
19. Studying daily for one hour over a week is better than studying the whole thing in seven hours in one day. Before exam, study and recall weak areas. Read red chapters.
The night before exams, sleep rather than study all night. If you study without sleeping, you will not remember what you studied. Else, sleep, wake up early and study.
During exams, every 30 minutes take three breaths of 4 sec inhalation, 7-sec hold and 8-sec exhalation. Sure, you could have answered a few questions in those 57 seconds but did you get them right? This boosts oxygen to tackle questions correctly.
20. Watch Marty Lobdell, Ali Abdaal, Kharma Medic, MDprospect, Dirty Medicine, Anuj Pachchel for tips.
21. Spend weekends, holidays and whenever possible helping people in cancer wards, old-age homes, schools for children with special needs, physically and mentally handicapped people. Be empathetic. Never be arrogant. Everyone is a teacher. Nurses have a lot of experience as they spend more time with patients unlike doctors. Be extra courteous to them. Involve them in treatment decisions. Get 2nd, 3rd,4th opinion from various doctors. (Read Dr Lisa Sanders "Diagnosis" about rare cases that doctors couldn't identify but solved by the public using common sense).
Ask seniors and professors for tips, their memorable experiences. Listen to patients without interrupting them or getting impatient. If you listen long enough, you will know the problem. Rely on brains, not costly diagnostic tests. Imagine you are in a forest or desert without them. What would you do? (Cuba does this because of sanctions, and now has some of the best health indices in the world.)
22. Don't focus on money in life. Don't be greedy and seek commissions or do unethical things even if others are doing it. Prescribe cheaper drugs. Read inspirational articles about doctors who went out of the way to serve people, often getting no money.
23. Improve your handwriting. Nearly all doctors have terrible handwriting! Many drugs have similar names with only one letter different.
24. Read fiction, humanities. Will widen your horizon. See esp. Michael Sandel's Harvard lectures on Justice--What is the right thing to do. Watch Shelly Kagan's lectures on Death at Yale. You will encounter these situations in life.
25. Be punctual. It will help you in life. See how many minutes it takes to go from room to classroom desk. Learn self defense during college. Will make you fit and will make you safe in life.
Extra:
Study of 1,000 world leaders, CEOs found that they all sleep well, and wake up early, often at 4 a.m. They do not look at phone on waking up. Instead they immediately exercise vigorously, do pranayama, meditate and write a daily journal (mentioning three things they are grateful for that day and why). Only then they touch their phone. They all focus intensely on the job on hand. They work like crazy during the week and party like crazy in the weekend! They all have a hobby that they actively pursue. They network a lot. By helping people, they also get help eventually. They read a variety of books lifelong. Their aim: be happy, healthy and helpful to all.
Hey! I would love to see a video on the medical books that you recommend for various subjects...I don't see many videos on this topic and I still have 2 years to go with surgery, internal medicine, gyn/obs, pediatrics etc.
Hey Jamie.I love your videos. Keep up the good work. Is residency in the US also expensive?
I always tell myself to become a doctor, you have to be determined, study really hard, pray and also don’t care about social life like going to clubs and stuff
starting med school next year...nice video..i hope it will help me😊
First of all, thank you so much for these very educational videos! I am just in high school but I would like to join the medical field. After medical school I heard that it is extremely hard to find an opportunity/position to do residency especially in your field of interest. I’ve been pretty discouraged and feel like I won’t make it. Any tips? Thanks in advance!
Nice video you are very inspiring
Could u make a video about someone doing a surgical residency and theim having time for relationships and personal interests or maybe being a surgeon while also being a TH-camr or something along the same lines?
Can you please make a video about finance and student loans debt after graduating med school?
Thanks for making this. I'm 16 and junior year is that deciding year you know.
I think NYU recently made medical school tuition free. You can look it up I think they announced this really recently.
Don't stop making these videos! :)))
Your videos are really helpful! Thanks to you 💚 this year will be my first year in medicine school. my school is beginning in september 17. can you advice some books or a website to research medical lessons?
I dont think decieving yourself about confidence is a very effective route (faking it to believe it). We are not meant to live dishonestly but to gage with the internal struggles and see where they lead or point the most direction to. i discovered that where i placed my confidence makes all the difference (among many others)
that helped me alot, im in my last year of highschool and im confused on what i should do to prepare myself for pre med
I want to be o doctor and all of this is encouraging me more
I definitely have imposter syndrome! I din't even know it was a thing until you just mentioned it lol
I’m in Medical school in Kuwait, and sadly attendance is mandatory...
My medical school had a recent attendance policy change, and we have to attend 65% of the lectures for each module. I should've figured out how to learn better from lectures so I could use the time more efficiently.
I also wish I explored different studying styles because what I did before isn't working now.
And money- I wish I saved up more before starting medical school.
For my medical school its 80% mandatory lectures.
tree bear Goodness. That's wild. How do you make that work for you? Like, how do you take notes in lecture?
JCAbaraoha dude it's hard. Sometimes I pay attention sometimes I don't. I usually use one note and make a format as the professor is going on with the lecture. If I have any questions, I write them down and tag them (this can be done using 2016 one note). I usually then study the PowerPoint outside of class and fill in anything I missed in my One Note notes.
I print them and then review them before exam or maybe read them every day or every other day to retain information.
Doing more than one pass of PowerPoint and notes should help you retain info.
I also do not read textbooks. Too much lol
tree bear Thanks so much! I normally type my notes directly on the slides the professors give.
I'll try to print them out to study, hopefully that'll help with info retention.
I might give One Note a try too, especially with the really long lectures.
JCAbaraoha yeah it does get tiring but the more passes you do of the slides the easier/digestible information becomes. We will be fine. We just have to get through 2 years of this and then take boards (which is more important than grades lol)