How long does it take to memorize FA cold

[thrombin]

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lets suppose you have gone through all the qbanks/books and annotated everything extra in First Aid and now its just one on one with First Aid. How long do you think it would take to know that book cold I mean like pretty much you could write most of it from scratch or be able to write parts of it out on your own?

 

[Mace1370]

Probably a year.

 

[AlexMorph]

lets suppose you have gone through all the qbanks/books and annotated everything extra in First Aid and now its just one on one with First Aid. How long do you think it would take to know that book cold I mean like pretty much you could write most of it from scratch or be able to write parts of it out on your own?

why would you even want to do this?

 

[TexasPhysician]

6 intense weeks

 

[thrombin]

ok knowing it cold is a bit of an over exaggeration but I mean as in the case of those who get 265+. How well would you have to know FA if that is your final study source?

 

[AlexMorph]

ok knowing it cold is a bit of an over exaggeration but I mean as in the case of those who get 265+. How well would you have to know FA if that is your final study source?

i think those people are relying on a lot more than just FA to get that score. classwork from the first two years, natural intelligence, etc. is what gets you there. FA alone won't. i think that's what you are asking.

 

[MDman87]

lets suppose you have gone through all the qbanks/books and annotated everything extra in First Aid and now its just one on one with First Aid. How long do you think it would take to know that book cold I mean like pretty much you could write most of it from scratch or be able to write parts of it out on your own?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Q7b-vHY3Q

 

[DrYoda]

lets suppose you have gone through all the qbanks/books and annotated everything extra in First Aid and now its just one on one with First Aid. How long do you think it would take to know that book cold I mean like pretty much you could write most of it from scratch or be able to write parts of it out on your own?

If you've gone through all those other sources you should know most of the FA content already. So not long (to memorize content, not specific wording which would be stupid), assuming you retained a decent amount of info.

 

[Rollo]

i think those people are relying on a lot more than just FA to get that score. classwork from the first two years, natural intelligence, etc. is what gets you there. FA alone won't. i think that's what you are asking.

Agreed.

When will students learn that this exam is just as much about being able to APPLY the information as much as it is about being able to memorize First Aid?

 

[dude1344]

Agreed.

When will students learn that this exam is just as much about being able to APPLY the information as much as it is about being able to memorize First Aid?

The thing is, you can't apply anything when you don't know the material, so...

 

[airplanes]

I'm only learning FA for my patients.

 

[Rollo]

The thing is, you can't apply anything when you don't know the material, so...

Correct. But the ability to apply the learned material vastly differs between students.

Best wager for everyone is to definitely memorize as much of FA as possible though. However, complete memorization of FA won't guarantee you a ludicrous high score.

 

[deleted387928]

If I was trying to "memorize" FA and you gave me, let's say 8 weeks, this is how I would do it.

First 4 weeks - read goljan rapid review
Next week - read Katzung pharm
Next week - read high yield micro
Last 2 weeks - read FA

 

[airplanes]

If I was trying to "memorize" FA and you gave me, let's say 8 weeks, this is how I would do it.

First 4 weeks - read goljan rapid review
Next week - read Katzung pharm
Next week - read high yield micro
Last 2 weeks - read FA

4 weeks of just reading goljan?! LOL

 

[deleted387928]

yes

 

[Step1Hash]

If I was trying to "memorize" FA and you gave me, let's say 8 weeks, this is how I would do it.

First 4 weeks - read goljan rapid review
Next week - read Katzung pharm
Next week - read high yield micro
Last 2 weeks - read FA

The more and more I look at it, the more I realize that Rapid Review has everything!! Really wish I read it throughout the year... hopefully the blue high yield notes + FA will be enough.