How I Ranked 1st at Medical School - Anki Flashcards Tutorial

[@pringleprice5084]

Wow! I thought I was watching an Ali abdaal video there. The camera angle, the plant, the lighting, the topic, everything!

[@DoctorKenji]

Haha no just another typical KZbinr 😂😂

[@judithmura2624]

For real though... even the script! A little more originality !!

[@rubym3808]

Awesome job Kenji

[@henriquepereira8831]

RIGHT????

[@6tcraque]

kenji > ali sorry ali :/

[@EddiePhillips7]

As a first year medic this was really useful. Think I need to jump on anki sooner rather than later!

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you man!

[@JoshB-zc5jb]

You honestly deserve wayyyy more subscribers!

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you! Hopefully I'll get more someday

[@FuturoDrLeonardoVicari]

this channel deserve One million subscribers! Thanks my friend

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you too!

[@butterbeer4582]

First year biomed here, this is my second time taking it and been using Anki since the start ! Thanks for all these tips, I've been really enjoying your channel :)

[@DoctorKenji]

You're welcome and thank you!!

[@Fatima-yg7qy]

Hi ! I am a first year biomed as well and I am trying to use Anki. How is it going for you? I find it hard to know what I should write in the flashcards on Anki. Because I have heard you have to understand it, if you understand it then what would you write in the flashcards. I am just confused.

[@butterbeer4582]

@@Fatima-yg7qy Hiya! Well it's more for facts that you need to memorize, so how I do it is write a question for every "block" of information. Like "what enzymes catalyse the phase 2 reactions in the liver?" And I'll write "big" and "small" cards, so like "what are the 4 main hormones which act upon the kidneys" and then "what is the effect of [hormone] on the kidney".

[@butterbeer4582]

I try to understand the structure of the lecture, and rephrase the important concepts as questions. The point is not to understand it, which you should already, but to test yourself and be able to explain the concepts

[@butterbeer4582]

But then it might be a bit different for you depending on how much info you're expected to retain and how you're tested (assignments or finals). Personally my school makes us take the same exams as the first year med students so it's really competitive and we basically need to know every detail of the lectures.

[@Qdh346_]

I'm in med school in France and when I used it no one knew it! I ended up 5th/3000 in my first year thanks to Anki, it's the best tool ever! More people need to know about it...

[@sophiaba3276]

Bravo!

[@sophiaba3276]

On a le temps d’en faire en paces?

[@Qdh346_]

@@sophiaba3276 Du coup oui mais c'était une organisation particulière. J'avais récupéré les cours de l'année précédente d'une prepa (médical science) et je rentrais tout sur anki en séparant les chapitres (en gros je faisais une capture de chaque sous chapitre ou thème et je le mettais au verso, et en recto le titre du sous chapitre). Du coup j'avais entre 200 et 400 fiches par jour, et à côté je faisais un max de qcms. Ca a bien fonctionné, par contre il ne faut sous aucun prétexte rater un jour sinon le double t'attend le lendemain. Bref je recommande, mais ça ne fonctionne pas pour tout le monde. Perso je trouvais ça beaucoup plus ludique et tu pouvais revoir souvent les parties qui posaient problème et non tout le cours. D'ailleurs là je suis en P2 et j'utilise toujours cette méthode.

[@DoctorKenji]

I'm glad you agree!!

[@glassofwater6881]

Heeeey je me ramène 6 mois plus tard juste savoir si tu t’as rentré toutes tes cartes avant la rentrée ou alors tu le faisais au fur et à mesure ? Parce que j’ai envie de tester Anki mais j’ai peur que ça me prenne trop de temps

[@mmt6567]

A very underrated youtuber! Thanks for this. Definitely gonna use it🙏

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!!

[@alifmohammed4611]

Man like Kenji always giving helpful tips my guy

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you bro 👊

[@Officialfmmgamer]

First actual excellent descriptive video I have seen. Thank you!

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you and you're welcome!!

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you and you're welcome!!

[@yintotheyang6433]

Non science background here and about to plunge into Doctor of Medicine 😟 nervous and excited at the same time! I need all the extra tips I can get and so grateful for your video

[@okidokidoc]

Topnotch content! Kudos

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!!

[@chrisjames8994]

Quality video, mate. I'm just about to go into an MRes and I'm astounded that this is the first time I have been introduced to Anki and the concept of active recall, etc. Should really be taught in schools.

[@DoctorKenji]

Thanks so much and all the best with your MRes!

[@RobWalker1]

good vid Kenji, thanks!

[@DoctorKenji]

You're welcome!

[@rahmahmohamed1598]

Needed this video!!

[@DoctorKenji]

Ayyy

[@sleepymedic9604]

Very informative video, need to utilise Anki more

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you man!

[@carolynesarracino4893]

This is super helpful!! Thank youu🤩

[@DoctorKenji]

You're welcome!!

[@Ennui0119]

If this guy repeats the phrase “upload information onto my mind” one more time I don’t think I’ll make it through the video 😅

[@DoctorKenji]

Upload information onto my mind 😂😂

[@Dennis-fc9gz]

My problem with anki, is that it takes too long to cover all the cards, so i would spend so much more on the first quarter of the deck than the last 3 quarters.

[@goat8614]

You can always make subsections for the cards. You can also suspend your cards from the 1st quarter! Just search up “How to suspend cards on anki” Hope it helps!

[@tanujarora4906]

Watch nathan wu video on anki, He addressed this problem in his video

[@pwincezzetz]

This is great!

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!!

[@fredo6744]

Great video once again! One question, do you make separate decks for your "pass med questions / past paper questions" and your "lecture notes"? Also, I don't know if you noticed, but I think the description needs to be fixed ;)) was probably from an earlier video

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you! I just add it all into one deck called "final exam" because everything I revise is always in preparation for that 😁 thanks I just fixed it

[@Aligatorxx3]

Bruhh that title, what a fat flex 😆 well done bro and thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

[@DoctorKenji]

Haha you have to click bait out here to survive man 😂

[@DoctorKenji]

Haha you have to click bait out here to survive man 😂

[@carloferrazzano370]

Gotta add the timestamps and right description of the video bro!

[@DoctorKenji]

Thanks man will do

[@hafsaryuzaki3295]

First time watching a video of yours and I’m already a subscriber🥺🙃 quality content I say👌🏼

[@DoctorKenji]

Welcome aboard! :) Thank you!

[@wr7817]

How do you motivate yourself using Anki and how do stop if feeling like chore and reducing the friction to get started? Sorry for paragraph 😔

[@DoctorKenji]

You just have to make it a habit to do everyday!

[@goat8614]

Download heat map and look into other fun addons! I honestly am in love with having my 329 streak! Meaning I have not missed a single day in studying on anki!

[@wr7817]

@@goat8614 I’ll check it out !

[@wr7817]

Anki looks slightly complicated Would you recommend Quizlet as a good alternative

[@DoctorKenji]

It is complicated but I'd recommend investing the time to learn it because once you do it's way easier than Quizlet to create the flashcards you want

[@maryjosesantiagobenitez4674]

great video thank you very much. Do you use the configuration that comes by default?

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you so much! No I use the one on Ali Abdaal's Skillshare class that he mentioned, you can Google it

[@amarmata1]

The accent is fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@DoctorKenji]

Ayyy thank you!!

[@malikaalibdat7079]

How do you get through all of these flashcards?? For my introduction to physiology and community medicine courses I decided to use flashcards because a lot of CM required rote memorisation. I ended up with 946 flashcards to review a week before the exam!!!! And I’m only a first Myers medical student so I can only imagine these numbers are going to increase in the long run. How do you get through such a large number of flashcards?

[@Fabianm1995]

If you have a card with one question and on the other side a very long text (hundreds of words) how can you remember all of that? Isn’t it better to make 10 cards and just have 5-10 sentences at the back of the card?

[@DoctorKenji]

I dont usually make long cards! Either split it up or making them as singles

[@ericnewcomer3031]

Awesome video. Quick question if you don't mind. I'm interested in the light you have attached to your monitor. What's the purpose of that? Does it mitigate eye strain or something?

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!! I'm not sure if it reduces eye strain but it just looks good and is adjustable. It's a BenQ desk light.

[@goat8614]

Hey Eric! Look into Blue Light glasses! They are amazing

[@uniiahem]

Hey, so I just started medschool and I wanted to ask if quizlet can be a good alternative for this?

[@DoctorKenji]

Some people like it but I prefer the UI of anki!

[@realarima]

Cloze deletion doesn't work if I type in the back extra filed anyone has an idea?

[@RS-wz4ef]

As far as I know, cloze deletion Is only supposed to work on the front side of the card, not the back. I'm not absolutely sure of this, though. because I'm new to Anki.

[@ferrarijunkie9895]

How often do you use Anki?

[@DoctorKenji]

Absolutely every day!

[@GingaTales]

Hey Kenji! First year medical student here. Wanting to purchase a good desktop for school. Do you mind me asking what you use?? Or something you recommend?

[@DoctorKenji]

I use the 2018 13inch MacBook Pro but I think it's a bit overkill unless you create content to! My honest opinion would be the MacBook air if it's just for uni use

[@GingaTales]

@@DoctorKenji Thank you!! I will check into it

[@DoctorKenji]

You're welcome!

[@DoctorKenji]

You're welcome!

[@TheClodora]

This is a super useful video!! Thank you so much! Would you use Anki to memories anatomy? Because I’m in 2nd year and all these insertion and origins points are trying to come for my neck 😂

[@DoctorKenji]

You're welcome! Yes I think Anki is most useful for things like anatomy that just require memorisation of words. You can use the imagine occlusion feature with Anki to hide the definitions of insertions/origins and everything else! Please share with any of your friends who might benefit 😁

[@TheClodora]

@@DoctorKenji Fab! Thanks again, I'll definitely be sharing this on my insta because most of us have exams at the end of Jan and this could be a game changer.

[@JIAsemota]

for some reason i cant find ali abdaals course for anki on skill share

[@AyubSultan1]

I need some help for my Anki on my IPAD pro can someone help with advice please. I can make decks but not add any subdecks it quite frustrating

[@DoctorKenji]

Try and give it a go on your computer instead

[@rodrigorenck8797]

Do you think Anki can be useful to disciplines such as Math and Physics?

[@DoctorKenji]

If there is any element of committing ideas or concepts to memory then I would definitely say so!

[@eumarise8272]

I'm in year 11 preparing for year 12 hoping to get a good ATAR so I can become a doctor one day and help people, should I do it like this? And what do I study in uni

[@PoloML]

hey thank you for the video I know a guy that is preparing for Med school and he is preparing for the entrance exam which consists of Biology and Chemistry do you know of any shared decks that might be helpful for preparing?

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you so much! I dont know of any but I usually find shared decks on Reddit

[@PoloML]

@@DoctorKenji ah that’s a good idea thank you so much!

[@이니로그-h9t]

I’m a med student in korea and im wondering,,, if I will be able to make all decks (since there is non) and also study at the same time,,,

[@amorgarlic6735]

Maybe u can find premade decks online uploaded by other Korean students

[@kaimbahamalwa5029]

just share the link to your flash card

[@edboss36]

So learn -> understand -> notes -> Flashcards. Usually I would skip notes and do textbook -> Flashcards.

[@DoctorKenji]

Exactly!!

[@meldeoo]

How many reviews did you do a day on average? And how many new cards

[@lfcrags9715]

kenji when did you start going gym. what age

[@DoctorKenji]

I was 16 bro!

[@lfcrags9715]

@@DoctorKenji damn. I’m 18 and I’m starting in Feb but I feel it’s too late now.

[@trystan7g]

Biomed in Bham? Same mate. How'd you find it?

[@DoctorKenji]

Absolutely amazing! I have a video on my experience here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZi0mqmsqctjfJI&ab_channel=KenjiTomita

[@limchunkiat3008]

Bro, how do you get in as a medical student (doctor) after graduating as a biomed students?

[@DoctorKenji]

You apply as a graduate

[@kuttuji4684]

Can i start using anki just 3 months before my Med school post graduation entrance(Neet pg)...or its too late to start?

[@DoctorKenji]

No that's definitely enough time!

[@kuttuji4684]

@@DoctorKenji Thank you for the reply.

[@deiverdeimayorrawvideos4736]

...i just came here to hear your voice 😉

[@DoctorKenji]

Ayyy my guy!

[@krizable1]

i wonder how many flashcards do you do for a day?

[@DoctorKenji]

About 50-100!

[@smallme1146]

do you put everything in anki or only the hard ones to remember?

[@DoctorKenji]

Anything new that I know I will struggle to remember in the long run

[@gaurabjungkc6545]

Is it possible to add image in ipad version of anki?

[@DoctorKenji]

Hmm sorry I am not so sure but I would imagine so!

[@di3envy]

background song??

[@ousmand742]

SUPER SUPER HELPFUL!...anyone else dying to know his ethnicity... Or is it just me.. Probably just me.

[@DoctorKenji]

Kenyan, Japanese, English 😜

[@ousmand742]

@@DoctorKenji A deadly trio

[@jsingh_15_20]

Can u just use quizlet

[@DoctorKenji]

You can but I think the friction to making personalised cards is much more

[@jsingh_15_20]

@@DoctorKenji does medicine involve maths

[@ConnorDibblin]

Ranked FIRST?! 👀

[@DoctorKenji]

👀👀👀

[@ConnorDibblin]

@@DoctorKenji damn... PT2 is looking like a joke from where I’m sitting! Let’s see how much I can learn over Christmas!

[@vongphachantakounsy393]

Bro you lowkey look like Devin Booker

[@DoctorKenji]

I'm dead 😂😂