As challenging as medical school is, there are several things my school does to help reinforce the learning. Here are some things offered at my medical school that just make sense. My medical school has… 1. Weekly quizzes Every weekend, we had a timed quiz based on that week’s lectures. Usually, the quiz was available…
It’s pretty surreal that I’m already through my first term of medical school. It’s even crazier to think that I ended this term with a 96% average. Here are the things that helped me do well this term. 1. Planning for the first term of medical school Learning how to study Just as I kept…
I received my final exam marks Tuesday night… en route to a wedding. First, I saw an email notification pop up. I wondered if it was about our marks, but it felt too soon. Our last exam was just the day before. Then I started seeing text messages from friends – and I knew! Our…
It’s surreal to say but I’ve made it from my first week to the end of my first term in medical school! My final lecture was yesterday. Which is incredibly freeing. But this also means that I have final exams now. Three final exams, in fact. Here are the 3 final exams in medical school…
Although I had a hard time in the last couple weeks, it helped prepare me for the second part of the cardio block. I’ve made some simple adjustments that have made my life easier. And yes, I’m still changing things up even towards the end of the term lol. Learning how to learn effectively is…
I woke up Tuesday morning to the only news a recent test taker in medical school wants to see – their exam results. I frantically logged in to ExamSoft. Then I automatically refreshed the page because I thought it was a mistake. Or that I was reading it wrong. After all, I was still half…
I wrote my 4th exam earlier this week, which brings an end to my first cardio block in medical school. Overall, I think it went well. I should have my grade by early next week. However, there were definitely some things I could have done better during this block. Here’s what happened in the last…
At the start of the year, a lot of us set new year’s resolutions to exercise more. We start off strong, feeling motivated to achieve our goals. However, by this time of year, a lot of us give up on those goals. Maybe the motivation has tapered off, or life has gotten in the way,…
Making new friends in school can be daunting. It can seem even more complicated if you’re studying online full time. Afterall, how can you connect with people in large online classes? Here are some ways that I’ve made friends in medical school when studying online. Making friends through tutorials As much as I dislike the…
Yep, I got COVID in the last few days before my most recent medical school exam. And not a mild, light sniffly version of COVID. I got the puking, shivering, aching, head pounding version. Not only that, my exam was on the musculoskeletal system. This was the block and exam that I was dreading the…