How to use Anki as an M1

[coffeelover347]

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Hello. I am an incoming M1 who has never used Anki before and am confused on where to begin. I have read about how good AnKing is for studying in preclinical and beyond but do not know where to start.

1. Which deck or decks on AnKing do you use? Do you only use the AnKing Step 1 deck and then unsuspend the cards for whatever block you are currently in? And then continue to build from there? Or do you use multiple decks throughout the year (just depending on what block you are currently in)?
2. Is Anki good for anatomy? If so which deck do you use?
3. Is Anki only supposed to be used after you watch a lecture or review a third party resource on the topic? So I would not start with Anki as my first pass through material?

Thank you in advance. I want to make sure I understand this before classes start soon!

 

[MateoGM416]

Hello. I am an incoming M1 who has never used Anki before and am confused on where to begin. I have read about how good AnKing is for studying in preclinical and beyond but do not know where to start.

1. Which deck or decks on AnKing do you use? Do you only use the AnKing Step 1 deck and then unsuspend the cards for whatever block you are currently in? And then continue to build from there? Or do you use multiple decks throughout the year (just depending on what block you are currently in)?

Yep use AnKing for most stuff and make or share your own decks for the stuff anking doesn't cover

1. Is Anki good for anatomy? If so which deck do you use?

Google the Michigan anki anatomy deck - it's thousands of cadaver images

1. Is Anki only supposed to be used after you watch a lecture or review a third party resource on the topic? So I would not start with Anki as my first pass through material?

Yeah most people will at least watch the lectures first or skim the slides

 

[coffeelover347]

Yep use AnKing for most stuff and make or share your own decks for the stuff anking doesn't cover



Google the Michigan anki anatomy deck - it's thousands of cadaver images



Yeah most people will at least watch the lectures first or skim the slides

Got it. Thank you!

 

[amoxicillin_resistant]

I actually think the anking deck is a bit too overwhelming for the rising M1. especially if u are new to anki

I would advise to download it regardless, but use your inhouse anki deck for starters.

The reason why I think anking is overkill is bc u are not gonna be taught the same concepts in the same manner- big example is cardiology.

Some schools begin with: anatomy > embryology > pathophysiology > equations > pathology > EKGs/clinical stuff

Mine went a weird way and aligning it with the anking cardiology deck was a futile endevor.

If you really insist on using anking as an M1 - I highly advise getting the “create filtered decks” plugin so u can make filtered decks for concepts salient to what ur going thru and running thru those.

PM me if u wanna know more.