MD Anatomy Flash Cards

[deltaJ]

Hey everyone,

Incoming MS1, and my class starts with anatomy. We’re using Moore’s “Clinically Oriented Anatomy”—would it be worth buying the associated flash cards? (Moore's Clinical Anatomy Flash Cards)

Appreciate the help!

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[TakotsuboOkazaki]

Would not do that.

Use ANKI instead.

Ask upper years if someone has made occlusion cards of your school's Atlas of choice.

Search the internet for ANKI decks for your given organ system. I'm sure they are out there.

Physical flash-cards are a thing of the past!

Worst case, you can make your own cards if you have a screenshot tool, ANKI, and a digital copy of your anatomy atlas. Once you get the hang of it, things move quicky.

 

[DeucesHigh3]

Would not do that.

Use ANKI instead.

Ask upper years if someone has made occlusion cards of your school's Atlas of choice.

Search the internet for ANKI decks for your given organ system. I'm sure they are out there.

Physical flash-cards are a thing of the past!

Worst case, you can make your own cards if you have a screenshot tool, ANKI, and a digital copy of your anatomy atlas. Once you get the hang of it, things move quicky.

Disagree. While I wouldn't necessarily spend $45 on them, I really enjoyed using physical flashcards for anatomy and bugs/drugs. It's just such a pain in the butt to make that many occlusion cards yourself, and it's proven that you retain more using a physical/tactile resource. Plus it's more soothing on the eyes, when you've spent the entire day in front of a screen watching 2x lectures or whatnot.

And lest you just think I'm a hater of spaced repetition, I currently have a collection of 3351 Anki cards (text, pictures, image occlusion), all completely home-made and not downloaded, that I just used for my Radiology boards.

 

[TakotsuboOkazaki]

Disagree. While I wouldn't necessarily spend $45 on them, I really enjoyed using physical flashcards for anatomy and bugs/drugs. It's just such a pain in the butt to make that many occlusion cards yourself, and it's proven that you retain more using a physical/tactile resource. Plus it's more soothing on the eyes, when you've spent the entire day in front of a screen watching 2x lectures or whatnot.

And lest you just think I'm a hater of spaced repetition, I currently have a collection of 3351 Anki cards (text, pictures, image occlusion), all completely home-made and not downloaded, that I just used for my Radiology boards.

Fair points, especially regarding the effect of handling a physical object and the rest for the eyes. It's disturbing how much screen time I have in a week between phone, tablet, PC, gaming, TV, etc. Something for a lot of medical students to think about I'm sure.

 

[crunchywhit]

I used them, I personally think they’re nice to have especially if you are a visual learner like me. One of the few times that I used physical flash cards, actually. If you go on over to the for sale thread I’ve got some new, opened but new, and used decks of them.

 

[Ben W]

It depends on your intentions.. If you are serious about pursuing a career in surgery/radiology then you will eventually need a higher level of anatomy than Moore's however it is an excellent book to get started. Personally I find flashcards really helpful as anatomy, in essence, is rote learning and should be based on visual recognition of various structures. Your knowledge of anatomy in the clinical setting is completely useless if you cannot accurately and confidently identify the structure. So I would also suggest complementing your study of anatomy with a good anatomy atlas (such as Rohen's). I also use primary anatomy as a resource for self-assessment (lots of practice questions) to maintain and solidify to memory.