How to Increase Your Memory and Make Learning Easier In Medical School

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[@DirtyMedicine]

"Learn it, do it, teach it, own it" (1) Learn the information ("Learn it") (2) Reproduce the information on paper or out loud ("do it") (3) Teach a friend what you learned ("teach it") (4) You got it down, now! ("own it")

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it works all time

[@DirtyMedicine]

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[@MichelleMotivateMe]

Intermittent repetition is the best way for you to retain the information. Continuous study the night before may work to pass the exam the next day, but you will not retain the information. I hope this helps.

[@MichelleMotivateMe]

I uploaded my video on intermittent repetition to help you study in a more efficient way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHrah6l8fsmWhpI Good luck on your exams! -Michelle

[@DocOssareh]

Thanks for the comment! I'll setup a link to the TED video on my main channel. KZbin won't allow me to post links in the comments section.

[@sotonmedstudent7018]

One good way that we learn to recall and apply concepts on our medical course is to teach it to each other, as if we are explaining to an appropriate lay audience. Meaning if we have to explain a scientific or clinical concept, we would have to explain it in enough depth that a general scientist could understand it, without overly using unexplained medical jargon. Works really well, and we do it on a weekly basis. Some people get REALLY creative with their explanations... hearts made out of cake creative...

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[@uhrwerks]

Thanks for the tips. Glad you used the word "ACTIVE" a few times. Just reading, watching a video (eg Kaplan), attending a lecture are "PASSIVE" learning. Honestly, I really didn't learn how to study properly (I got by cramming often & doing a decent amount of questions. Maybe I'd watch some Kaplan vids for that subject (ie. pharm & micro) 72-48hrs before the exam! My sis (a Dr) said to me after seeing me study, said "you're not actively learning! You're passive!). Everyone is different, what works for you, great! Watching a Kaplan vid(s) is not bad... But by 1) taking notes, is being active. 2) At the end of the day, sit down with a piece of blank paper & write everything you remember. 3) She (nor I) probably realized it, but as stated in the vid, using your imagination helps a lot. We've all used mnemonics, but I'd just "rouge memorize" them. I'll try imagining the mnemonic now. Last, repetition, repetition, repetition. Look at your notes "here & there" for long term memory

[@mr400meter]

I remember using that same concept with organic chemistry mixing it in with Dragon Ball Z. I swear, some of the reactions reminded me of different combos Goku would pull in order to defeat an enemy.

[@iloveu975]

What I struggle with is whether I should write down the whole memory/visual thing alongside my notes - I get so obsessed with writing everything down for "exam time" that I don't even actively learn the material! Ugh, am I the only one who does this?

[@illustrious109]

Yes. I also used to do the same. Writing is still key but also seeing it visually is what is going to lock it in. Get a nice size white board and put it in your room and rewrite your notes, flow charts, etc over and over and it will drill material in your brain.

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+illustrious109 thaank u

[@pinktenshi100]

no im the same sigh

[@medlifestyletravel369]

same ,it's soo frustrating cos you did spent a lot of time making them :\

[@Renegade_Doctor]

Yeah, you are right but at some point of your life, probably your grades will start to go down, if you think you need to write necessarily to learn something. For example, when I coursed anatomy,it was very difficult to me to memorize everything that I wrote, only by the action of writing, it is something almost impossible. What you can do is this: Make first some condensed notes and then Study them. How? Reciting loud the material you need to learn and if you want, you can mix this technique with writing in a white board the concepts you need to learn, at the same time you are trying to recall the info by reciting. (you write one time the info in the board and then you erase it, then you recite again, write it and erase it, several times it depends on you). Probably you are obsessed with writing everything, it happens to me also,don't worry about it, it is only the result of a bad habit that you create. What happens is that your brain has become accustomed to do that. It is something similar when you highlight everything in your lecture or book and you think you need to do that to understand or memorize the material. Try to start doing what I recommed you, it will takes you some months to adapt yourself. I hope my advice has served you, bye. :)

[@giovannichambers2841]

Thanks for this. When it comes to in-class writing assignment and explaining something verbally, I have a hard time recalling everything I've learned and read. I'll have to try your method on how to remember something really well. Picturing everything in my head would really pay off because it is like looking at a movie or some sort. Just have to understand the words that I see when I read something.

[@cristabel62]

Wow great tips. Will definitely attempt to implement these, with immediate effect, lol! I think you should have left the title as: how to increase your memory and make learning easier. A wider audience can definitely benefit no matter what they are studying! Thanks for sharing ☺️

[@FkingIvan]

You sir just got a subscription. Nice work man.

[@DocOssareh]

A lot of people do mass repetition and just keep going over the material. It does take more time to memorize with visual techniques. However, I think a lot of people do this technique without realizing it.

[@danialezero93]

He didn't paste the yt url to the video he mentioned, this is the name of the TedTalk he mentions: How to become a memory master | Idriz Zogaj | TEDxGoteborg

[@khudiza]

Daniela Chamorro Thank you x

[@swcoast]

Thanks for another helpful video. What is probably most useful - to us all, I'm sure others would agree - is that your motivation is really contagious, which definitely helps. I really appreciate the time you put into your videos. Hope your studies/training are/is going well. (PS: I think the video you were referring to is 'Joshua Foer - Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do' - those of you who are interested, simply search the title on KZbin)

[@iSalameee]

This is great.. I used this method when learning about the mitochondria and how it makes ATP from the cycle to the Electron Transport Chain then to the ATP Synthase and I was alone so I pretended to teach a class and draw it out on my dry erase board.. Teacher gave us the test out of 40 and added 3 extra questions for extra credit because he's known for hard tests.. And guess what.. I got 42 out of 40, highest in the class :D .. Great method.. Going to the Caribbeans for Med School. wish me luck

[@arditbajrami7160]

thank you buddy,i am a first year medical student and i find your advices very useful, keep on doing these videos 👍

[@ardraneala]

1:08 yes! which is why I want to go into biomedical communications ^_^ btw your videos are awesome and really helping me prepare myself psychologically for going back to school.

[@mbekka1]

repetitons and writing it down thats wat it is memerizing early morning at dawn when ur brain is fresh waking up u ll retain more info. thanks brother well put.

[@lauramora7632]

extremely valuable information, so glad I stumbled onto your channel.

[@006crazo]

Really love your videos! They are extremely helpful, good pointers and I really feel I have a sense of direction in the overwhelming world of med school. :) Perhaps one day I can say my success as a cardiovascular surgeon is partially due to these videos lol keep em' coming!!!

[@cyclash10]

You are great!!!! Very inspiring without intimidating aspiring doctors like me. Thanks Doc!

[@sebastian993]

I used to try these little tricks. Eventually you come to the conclusion that you're spending more time on one sentence than it takes to write it out a dozen times. 8 hours later you realize how little you've actually covered for the day.

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[@rileynickell]

Thank you for making your videos! Very helpful and one day I hope I can get into medical school. I am a radiology student right now.

[@LilAnonymiss]

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

[@mollerbt]

Writing it out by hand using flashcards will be more efficient. writing is move involved then typing. flashcards offer a quick and easy way to quiz. now your no longer practicing the skill of reading, but instead practicing the skill of memory recall. thats the aspect of memory that you want to practice and strengthen memory recall. would love to hear additional thoughts! :)

[@kmcginlp]

I learned how to use visualization to memorize out of desperation in medical school. I have a relative who is 15 who is embracing the method. I have been looking for how to apply the technique to organic chemistry. I wonder if there is a listserv or bulletin board or blog where students have posted their ideas. Or, have you personally or do you happen to know of people who have used the technique effectively with organic chemistry? Any thoughts?

[@margidedaniya9105]

Just amazing. ..and helpful too ...

[@RemoteIndigoIndex]

actually, i am already cultivating this technique. i think danniel tammet, the man who sees numbers as objects and was able to memorize 20,000 digits of pi, utilizes the same study technique. its really cool. and It makes learning fun.

[@acash93]

You just have to use 5 senses: touch, visual, auditory, emotions & smell. Make a story/song/video out of something. The more incredulous it is, the better your brain can remember.Act it out or recite the story to your pet dog/cat on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd day. Then recite it 2 weeks later & finally 6 months later.

[@kietlee2962]

Good idea!

[@ManuelGutierrez-zb5xm]

I have clever mind palaces for antibiotics, microbiology and most other major diseases. I walk around often. This works.

[@thesupreme829]

Hey thanx!! This hobby of yours is really helping people out!! Im doing biotechnology in India and it is helping me! thanx again! :D

[@provoiraira3504]

The mnemonic technique that i found was in the book "Silence of the lambs". Dr Hannibal Lecter used a technique called Memory Palace. There are good articles on the internet about it. It works, I use it.

[@MohammedMohammed-bj7oj]

eventually as one has to learn more and more this can become very confusing. esp if one is in their residency. i tink later on writing important points down/ repetition also tends to help.

[@MyJoeFlo]

great videos!! thanks so much for helping us all out. Im about to have first term midterms and man do i wish i saw these videos earlier. It really does come down to the discipline! and being innovative in learning strategies so this really helps! could u post that TED video? gracias!

[@ericdwkim]

Could you make a video about test taking strategies?

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[@DocOssareh]

Thanks for the comment.

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[@michaelhaggerty569]

Perhaps the hand wave is some sort of state dependent learning?

[@NardosAyele]

Good job, thanks you for the tips

[@diamandis07]

LOL!!! This is what I kind of used to memorize my notes too! Like increase of band cells in blood means a serious infection and I just imagine cells in a "band" making music that's very "serious" and political. Hahaha helps me out a lot too! But I like how you explained it, I guess I'll be doing that more often. Thanks!!!

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this is awesome ! thank you so much!!!

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[@dodyJoseph]

Great videos !!! Thank you .. Please when you talk about sth u do with your study show us example, i'd like to see thing and listen how it work . Thaaaaank you again

[@Brainydaps]

Hello doctor, i really enjoyed all ur videos. I want to ask you something. I am a premedical student, i am a blogger and a programmer at the same time. Can i still continue to blog and/or program once i start my preclinicals?

[@mshisha]

Beautifully said

[@jacobdines6370]

I believe this memorization technique is called the Method of Loci for those interested in reading more about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci

[@1HappyPiggy]

I love your videos but is there any chance you could condense the information and make them shorter?

[@Gandalf17]

we learn better by association

[@stOpSKYSC]

Is that a Stedman's medical dictionary I spot in the back round?

[@rawatenator]

Hey DocOssareh, around 3:40 you mentioned how getting perspective about how medical facts fit into clinical practice helps motivate you to study. Specifically you said "looking forward to clinical 'corets'" is a nice little trick to improve motivation. I think I misunderstood what you said, what is a clinical coret?

[@RibhuChoudhuri]

Very good video, thanks :) Personally I use clinical scenarios to remember information - I get a case study and work backwards filling in the details as I go :) I may try out these methods, they sound pretty useful :)

[@xxcpxx]

med student here about to finish first year. i think i have a problem with simply understanding the material itself and that takes forever...and then to put it to a creative picture takes even more time i don't have. does it get easier to make up things? maybe i need to read more and get my imagination back...the moment you mentioned foramen rotundum, i'm like dang it...should know this. it was on my last test!!

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[@SupraDRFT]

here is the video he is referring to: Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do: TED Talk

[@philipduodu8867]

Thanks. Very helpful.

[@Soulblade727]

Did you (if yes how) use this method with histo? Love your videos!

[@bubblygoth]

hey has your med school introduced OSPE test system if yes can you share it with me how it works thanks

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can u plz tell me what type of doctor r u? i mean what studies did u pursue, i love watching ur videos plus can u plz upload videos on neurology

[@MsAmandaloves]

You are SOOO much help

[@kaidalkan3981]

what if you have adhd like me and have to rely on stimulant ritalin to study? my memory works well only when i'm on it, i've been off form it before but it sevrely destroy my academic life and i have to repeat 2nd year due to my condition. My meds help a lot but i cant imagine having to memorize voluminous material for board exam, there must be something that i can do to hack my study method. Anyway great video, i'm glad to stumble across it

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This is amazing!!

[@steffacation]

I am a nursing student and want to pursue medicine when I am finished my BSN. Do you know of any nurses in your medical program? If so, how do they seem to fair in medical school? Thank you.

[@bazm-e-sukhan-urdushayari8810]

how can We visualize Biochemistry and histology ? Its another thing to visualize anatomy.. because we've got clear diagrams in books :/

[@lponced2002]

Hey, I've been learning and practicing these techniques for about a year and a half now. I'm just curious, how do medical students survive without using these visual techniques? massive repetition? highlighting? studying in groups?

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what you say about forensic medicine which book is the best

[@tanlovaio]

hey i'm only 30-something% of visual and 20-something auditory, and the rest is kinesthetic, and being a kinesthetic leamer kills me slowly, now I'm in my first year of medschool and I kinda give up already, do you have any advice? :(

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[@mandaraharikar]

Good material, but you should make it more brief. High yield, remember?

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This geeza speaks the language of speaking...

[@Segma94]

what made you realize the importance of the subject again? you said like clinical something???

[@Rdizzle512]

great!

[@MrMyd1111]

my problem is that i remember the details and keep forgetting the headlines :'(

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Thought the topic was about pc memory sticks

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Haha John Smith couldnt handle the heat so he got out of the kitchen.

[@AndyPayne42]

I believe this to be partly why physicians have trouble communicating with patients. We memorize so much stuff using these games but I find it to be wasting "brain space" or "idea space." What I try to do is form a movie that's playing actual physiology then I modify it as I learn. Please future or current students, try and connect things with actual meaningful clinically or physiologically relevant ideas and less silly acronyms!

[@cesarlara1170]

Its hard for me to visualize stuff to remember stuff ang suggestions?

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Wunderbar!

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*thank you

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He said "clinical correlates".

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You need to work at Khan Academy, this is great :)

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