How I Study For Exams in Medical School | 9 Day Plan

[@elinfelicia382]

“Write down in red the things you can’t understand” Me: *Writes down the whole lecture*

[@yogeshsharma-gw8rg]

Same here

[@rudd8488]

I dont understand what to even call half the stuff we learn

[@dominikamatulova5306]

* writes down all topics and subtopics for state exams * I can´t explain to 5 yrs old anything from what I´ve been studying these past years uh...

[@kentsqueezy1333]

I can't even remember what I study after a week or more

[@inigoxd]

same with my filipino, history and science exam

[@priscillavillegas479]

Its the end of my first week. I have my first exam in 9 days. Wish Id discovered this channel before 😶 such a good channel

[@ZachHighley]

You got this!

[@tboymarasela1459]

@@ZachHighley Please show us how to go around your normal lectures

[@stephaniewarren2253]

3rd year psych undergrad here, your channel is currently saving my life and saving me so much time in changing my studying techniques! Thank you sooo much! 🙏

[@khgdlqgsds4528]

I am so happy to have found this channel. This is gold!!

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you - glad to have you!

[@roshanariyaratnam8225]

'the information actually isn't that difficult, its just the sheer quantity, vast amount of information' - this was biggest shock to my system when I started in med school! - Well summarised!

[@hazal8075]

Greetings from Turkey! I have a big exam at the end of this season and feel lucky to be the only one from Turkey :) What an inspiring channel!

[@azra-qf4ee]

hyr ve evt

[@hazal8075]

@@azra-qf4ee ahahaha hoşgeldin

[@lukemcaleer6448]

Well, he has a doctors handwriting.

[@kimyawaddell4388]

I love listening to your voice. It makes your information inviting. You also have good vibes which makes it easy to just hang and absorb the nuggets your share. Thank you for being you!

[@astrolividus5236]

man I can't even study 4 topics a day. 6 years in medical school made me so UNBOTHERED haha

[@nonmetallica11]

I absolutely love your videos 🔥 I've done a week's prep in a couple of days! It's that powerful

[@katemichelle]

How often do you have exams? My school has exams every 2 weeks so I feel it would be difficult to make Rongie’s when I haven’t even had lectures for half of the material

[@ThePeanutGiant]

Just realized why he looks so familiar. Striking resemblance to actor Justin Chatwin who was in an episode of Lost.

[@kyliezhang113]

love love love your videos! could you do a video on how you plan/organise your week? In terms of food, study, break time, etc? Do you use any apps to plan your week?

[@ZachHighley]

Great idea! Thanks, I will definitely work on that one - I mostly use things to keep up with "to-dos" and notability/apple calendar for weekly planning.

[@Miles443]

How do you catch yourself from not defaulting to memorizing in anki since it’s so easy to make cards with image occlusion and actually prioritize understanding?

[@nachelia]

be conscious about it

[@femmelace]

late response, but ask yourself: "why does this operate the way it does?". it's a simple question, but if you find that you're at a lost to explain why something is the way it is, and you're just regurgitating the definition, then you're only memorizing. also, ask yourself: "how does (a) relate to (b)?". once again, a simple question; but if you're revising a topic and you can only repeat definitions and concepts, but not how they relate to one another, then you're memorizing. mind mapping after you've finished revising is a quick way to test if you understand how concepts relate to one another. when i'm finished looking over cards and notes, i pull out some scrap paper, and in my own words, try to relate my understanding of each term to one another. if i find myself lost, then i know i don't understand the topic. this might not work for everyone, but it works for me, hope this helps!

[@abdulrahmanosama8477]

i liked the technique. First vid i see from ur channel.. so underrated. wish you all the best man!

[@yulian7435]

As a pro slacker last minute hardcore cramer (ik its bad, forgive me). I've been doing this method but with excel. In the end it's about marking weak/difficult points to optimize time. Let's say in a module I have 40 chapters and each of them is about 1h-1h30 of "in class" lecture. I put 1 to 40 in a column (vertical) Then horizontally, I'd write 1 word for each weak points/ hard notion, usually a noun (usually pathologies that are hard to remember) and try to remember as much as I can on the topic. Ex: immunology--- 8/ thymus --- digeorge. Then i'd try to remember all around it. I don't even bother with specific questions, it's waste of time and space in the excel. Thanks to this method I've been able to study 5 months of lectures (of 4 different modules) in exactly 3 weeks and 4 days. And when I say i didn't even open a single lecture before strating to cram, I mean it. Those were 4 weeks of intense cramming but smart cramming with about 8-10 hours a day. I prefer excel because having an overview/ global view on a whole module is key for "branching" memory. And the best thing is that I didn't even needed to anki or practice test (because lack of time). If there's objectives given by the professor, I make sure I'm fully aware of them when I lean my lecture. And if not I try to put myself in the shoes of the professor and guess what the professor want, the key messages and points etc. Then I try to see if there's previous exams of last year and just skim the questions to know what awaits me. I dont even do these questions if I'm short on time.

[@thalfis0.693xclearancebyVd]

I'm going to use this technique for my upcoming exam which is in 14 days from today.

[@roselucanas8100]

I can feel the efforts in the vid. 👏 I felt guilty sacrificing sleeps🤣

[@Dr.H16]

Im also second year medical student from Pakistan. Really like your vedios

[@suffgania]

You're my role model Zach!!!

[@SturgeonMD]

Great video! Your advice is excellent! Keep the videos coming.

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you! I will

[@dasokudesuga_nanika-07]

Hi! I'm a Japanese acupuncture student! Your teaching is wonderful and I refer to it.

[@climax7260]

Thank you so much for your videos. It helps me

[@NBay_]

Hi. I was wondering if you can do a video on “ How to study for entrance exams”. There is so much material to cover and books to study from. The Broad range makes it difficult to know what the exam questions will cover. Time is precious so any tips is appreciated!

[@angelusvastator1297]

Your videos look like movie scenes. BTW agree on how medicine is overloaded on content. 😭

[@music-ish283]

i love you for this video, my guy

[@adrunkfred]

so helpful!

[@Bu.T.F.I]

Thanks so much for all the advice!!!

[@lentynietran9695]

I just found you and subscribed. I especially love this video. Thanks

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks for watching

[@joyintheworld7682]

Wow this channel is so informative. Thanks for sharing your effective study techniques and healthy lifestyle future doctor Zach.

[@sayerihossain8075]

Your voice can be a great ASMR video for peaceful sleep 😮😮😧

[@MrHorntail123]

First test in history 46 Atfter inplementing the rongie method 89 not the best but i have improved

[@ZachHighley]

Keep it up

[@MrHorntail123]

I never expected that you will see this lol because it's so long you posted this video

[@danielbrunsch4196]

How to study for a big exam. I'm in a programme where you only have one very big exam (over two days and later a verbal presentation). And this huge exam essentially has the contents of a bachelor programme.

[@gflow1230]

very helpful thank you for the advice and tips :)

[@Kanorr]

I know you're doing anki, but the new first aid has an updated ethics and biostats section. Would recommend finding a PDF or update first aid when you get closer to step.

[@khinshoonlai9644]

Thank you for sharing !

[@sudeeptisaini]

Watching this 9 days before exams and realising Im already doing wrongie method💅

[@daisyroman_xo]

Where was this when I was taking tests last year. 🤣 But thank you for this. I am definitely going to give this method a try for my senior in HIM and probably ASVAB. Again, thank you.

[@asht.4216]

Quick Question: What would you recommend in terms of books and/or online video lectures for first and second year med school curriculum? What books do you use for practice tests? Thank you and keep up the great work.

[@offended_pi4977]

I'm definitely trying it for my midsems... ( they start on 17 jan )

[@miniblitz3971]

how do you make your Anki cards? Do you just make them instead of notes? I feel like after taking notes AND making anki cards i don't have time to review and fall behind other new material.

[@Beeplabeep]

He does just anik and has a video on how to do it.

[@mouten1889]

Wish i watched this video last week i have an exam in 2 days so i don’t have time to test this method

[@MelissaAsh]

Do you use this method while also learning new class material? Or is this a dedicated exam study time for 9 days?

[@ZachHighley]

Hey Melissa, At my school, we have an exam week (dedicated study time) that finishes with an exam on Friday. So, the first 2 days of my 9-day plan (Thursday/Friday of the week before) are while I am learning class material. However, these first 2 days are not long study days, as mentioned, these are just quick scans of the material to identify and write down my 'Rongies.'

[@nniklask]

This is even soo useful for econ as well

[@jamescarpenter8973]

Great vid ty sir

[@misssomod194]

Thank you for sharing

[@mbalindlovu222]

You're so inspiring .

[@swinxfee]

Tip for the next time. Explain what a rongie is before you start talking about it for 10 min.

[@unlisted1962]

✴️ SOMEONE HELP✴️ I'm doing physics. I don't know if I do flashcards on the concepts and questions and there's no platform that let's me organise these like that. So for each topic I have a subtopic. Also thers some questions I don't understand and have no godamn clue how to gradually build up to that and irs stressing me out, Its time consuming to learn the information and then put the content into flashcards and then do exam papers then find out how to do the ones I got wrong (which I don't have a clue about figuring out ) and then write them into flashcards and then work out a schedule and method for spaced reppitition and if to do that online or not.

[@unlisted1962]

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[@zaynabazam4948]

Use anki flashcards.just write questions and attach pictures of answers (take pics from camera and attach it)

[@hunterholley7708]

And what if you are only given information by the lecture up until the exam? For instance, any school that I have ever been to, there are always courses that do not upload the lecture material until the day of the lecture. That is how many of the courses at my institution right now work. We will be taught new information all the way up to the lecture right before the exam.

[@La.italia]

Thanks a lot..❤❤

[@todhub]

So inspiring

[@swinxfee]

I still dont get what a rongi is

[@caseyfarrell5760]

How do I make ANKI cards as the lectures are going along? Wouldn’t that take a lot of time? What’s the move effective way of doing this ?? Does anyone know

[@katerivera1959]

Can you make a video about making a practing test?

[@magic_bear2853]

Im now interested in what aprtic regargitation actually means Need to look it up

[@arunimasarkar5722]

I did this method unknowingly

[@relax-vf4zg]

why u call it Rongie Method? i searched in google if ders something called the Rongie’s Method and ders nothing

[@ZachHighley]

Hey, you will not find this method on the internet. The "Rongie Method" is a name I gave this study strategy because I could not find it anywhere else on the internet. That's the reason I made this video as well because it has worked so well for me and thought some other people may benefit from this method :)

[@reannarichardson3978]

Ali Abdaal has similar videos he did some years ago but he's a UK based doctor.

[@Jordanatgmail]

This is exactly how i learned Chinese. You have to start with about 80 words a day some of them over lapping from words learned before and first thing I'd do is see which words I could cross of the list then read the list until all things are crossed off

[@ANITAYADAV-jd3wl]

thanks

[@ApekshaGA]

I’m not sure if you’ve covered this in other videos but do you make your own anki cards for lectures?

[@sergioDPT]

Anyone else think the name of the other student he got this from is Ron?

[@АмирДунакаев-й9ч]

Hello! Can you give a list of medical books that you think are the best one, please) Especially in the field of dentistry, please

[@Sk-tq7ih]

how I can do this method when having 5 exams in one week ?

[@priscillavillegas479]

So 9 days before your test you go through all the material that will be on it. How do you know? Do you go based off the lecture titles? Because for me I am given a schedule but the ppt I get the day of. I get exams every two weeks

[@godsplan.1625]

I have been looking for this ipad stand /cover( whatever) can anyone give me Amazon link . Please......

[@juliad.5723]

What about things I don't know I don't know? 😅

[@Nicole-ze9yo]

I watched this video way too seriously for a girl in art school who only submits drawings

[@caiorsilveir]

Take my money, you deserve it!

[@aroshmtv1121]

Education

[@m.umairahmad5215]

In skiming through the content is it means lets say physiology , u just read the whole physiology like reading a news paper and extracting out rongies Does it mean tha

[@zigajelavic1437]

Was that friend Rongie?

[@Humza-en2ue]

I thumbed up the video right after the my name is jeff hahaha

[@andrewzeiser7244]

can you make a hair tutorial

[@ltac8194]

How on earth did I end up on this channel? I am learning so much and I'm not even in med school. Thanks for the info. Luvn the videos.

[@felixkfriju2649]

Me too

[@arivd8611]

Me too! I'm not even in school anymore 😂

[@arathysarvanandan8094]

Me too

[@AyjayAlleyway]

I’m about to start

[@Supr93]

I’m I so in 😂

[@queentitan17]

I’m definitely trying this out for my exams in May and June! Update: I got a 93% on my exam!!

[@claudiaeder6672]

congratulations!!

[@mfonking1059]

OMG! congratulations!!

[@marienkablack6737]

Well done!!

[@AtifKhan-tq7dw]

Congratulations!

[@robertgenesis9278]

You prolly dont give a shit but does someone know a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot the login password. I love any assistance you can give me!

[@hugostudiesmedicine]

It took me 5:25 minutes to understand that Rongie's = Wrongies lol

[@kavyadav]

Fortunately for me, I read your comment even before he uttered Rongie.

[@RaakaOkami]

Omg

[@shubhxms]

5:19 B-)

[@AizaJustmint]

Haha THANK YOU.

[@soberslaps1854]

it took me 5:05

[@tenekebotma8772]

Whaaaat you are so underrated, I love your channel, you deserve way more subs, people are missing out, and I love your humor, “my name is Jeff” that made me comment 😂

[@ZachHighley]

haha thanks

[@miami9819]

He said understanding trumps memorisation and for a second I was like "why do we need to understand Trump's memorisation???"

[@yupthatsme89]

Same😂

[@marienkablack6737]

Same

[@deanpfeiffer3488]

MS1 here. Can’t tell you how quickly the “wrongie” method has turned my studying around. In a little over a week I was able to feel more comfortable with the weeks material than I have for any other week the whole semester. Which is saying a lot considering this week was Cranial nerves. Just took a practice final for my course and my scores were significantly higher than I’ve ever seen in practice. Thank you so much!!

[@sidrakamal3595]

takeaways: study based on the things you don't quite understand

[@ZachHighley]

yep!

[@megrocks3026]

What if the content is mostly memorizing?

[@cheems6495]

@@megrocks3026 spaced repeitition does the work

[@cocoaxo6126]

i realize i do this method unconsciously when studying for my anatomy exams ... except i definitely take too much time reading the slides and never do practice tests 😅 totally changing my methods to improve my efficiency !

[@urubal-baar4912]

I'm in high school and you don't understand how much your videos have been helping me 😭😭 the editing, advice and quality is just amazinggg

[@Adnankussad]

Excellent video! I've been kind of doing the "rongie method" indirectly but on Anki. Instead of just writing them down on the paper, i would type the points on Anki and put them under the tag "Difficult/Tricky", each for a specific topic tag as well to take an extra step at keeping it organised. Good advice you got there, got yourself a new subscriber ;)

[@ZachHighley]

That's a great idea! Thanks for the sub.

[@davidsoto4394]

Do these ways of studying work no matter how a medical school,s cariculuim is structured or if you are attending medical school in America, India, or England?

[@RedBullxMD]

one of the best channels for new med students! Can't wait to start Fall 2021

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks, and yeah get excited! Med school is awesome.

[@Makironee]

me aboutta do this but instead of 9 days its 4 days cause i just found you OUT UGH IM READY FOR A BETTER LIFESTYLE MWAH

[@_danila5185]

🔥🔥🔥

[@saragallego208]

Honestly, I can't thank you enough for sharing all this content. You made me see there's a more productive and wiser way to learn and memorise without wasting valuable time. Although I knew reading, underlining and re-reading for long periods of time wasn't working at all (I was basically trying to not lose the focus rather than learning and understanding new information), I've kept on doing it for years (why, tho??) Definitely applying it for my EIR and nursing "oposición" exams. Cheers!

[@javadog7166]

8: 24 " if you can measure it's not working for you" I really like how you articulate that bit. Any method requires self experiment on yourself to see if it is really effective for yourself. And the only way to do it is spend time with it before jumping into conclusion. Great video. Keep up the great works!!

[@financeandfacts238]

Going to start my med school in a month and the channel is awesome. You deserve much more subs.

[@angelusvastator1297]

Congrats on getting there!

[@rimaramax]

Good luck ✨, you got this 🔥👊

[@financeandfacts238]

Thanks 😊

[@MQLin910]

Great video! How do you find yourself balancing time between reviewing lectures/reading through lectures and do Anki? What I first started trying was not even looking at lectures and went straight to making Anki cards. But when I was reviewing Anki cards, I found that I didn't have the "context" that surrounded the cards--ie., I could remember the cards well even after spaced repetition because I couldn't really put those pieces of info together into a larger "story" or framework. Did you feel like this as well?

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks, I never reread lectures seriously because it’s been shown to be ineffective. I’m releasing a video this Friday on exactly what I do but you really want to make sure you get an understanding before making the cards. That understanding, for me, comes from a third party video like boards and beyond or sketchy, then I READ over the individual cards in the Anki browser to make sure I understand them, then I start going through the cards (you can check out my normal daily study routine here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJuXnZtvh6h5sNk) I will usually do the above the day before the lecture, then when I show up to the lecture I have a good idea of what’s going on and just sit and watch. I don’t take notes or anything. I may make a flashcard or two on something that seems like a big picture idea I should understand. If when you are reviewing the cards you realize you have lost the big picture idea stop, google/textbook/lecture whatever it is you are doing, then in your head try and imagine you were explaining that material to a naive friend, then add that explanation to the “extra” section, or somewhere that pops up after you answer the card, if the Anki card. Also, this is my regular study “plan.” As you saw in the video above my exam review is just filling in those gaps from the regular semester, but, really, if you study consistently with Anki/understanding you shouldn’t have that many Rongies.

[@Fatima-jm4vt]

This is actually one the most useful and effective study plans out there. Subscribed!

[@Dinahagi]

First year PA student here - super excited to try this out! Have felt like I'm wasting so much time reviewing lecture slides. Thanks so much!

[@sydzhen6493]

I'm the guy who relied on overwhelming memorizing since I tried to turn every single piece of info into Notion toggles, which almost equals wasting nearly 88% of the prep session. I scored like shit even after running through that tremendous amount of questions, and not until now did I realize it's because of the lack of REAL testing, which I mistook as merely scanning through information. Now it's 3 weeks out from the biggest exam of my life, and I'll try this out and max it out!

[@Ashley-zh4qj]

How did you do?

[@bouchranourelhouda2415]

How did it go ?

[@MyNameIsBlas]

Anki cards take too much time to make. Sometimes the readings are too long and you can't simply spend your life making cards

[@ajmbwetshangol]

Your editing skills are fire 🙌🏾

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you 🙌

[@kalpeshsinhchauhan3586]

I'm engineering student but your tips help me a lot! Thank you 🙂

[@silvvery7048]

I didn‘t realize that I actually already did this - the only difference is that I marked the topics that I didn’t understand with red post its xD

[@jesscnelson]

If we are studying all content 9 days out, the. we have 9 days of material that has not been taught. Is he just using supplemental material and not paying attention to lectures? Wouldn’t you be learning new material up until the exam? Or am I missing something?

[@1hopefulcrna875]

Starting my nurse anesthesia program in a few months, and your videos are prepping me well for being better at studying. The book Make It Stick is a huge help as well! Thanks for the videos.

[@lincolnoishi3175]

Planning to be a Crna as well. I have a long ways to go.

[@rebekahatwell8064]

I'm kind of nerdy, and I usually don't spend time on youtube cause I see it like a waste of time . But god your channel is extraordinary. Thanks from all my heart

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks!