I didn't really have a specific schedule outlined. Our program used to have a reading schedule for Bolognia, but abandoned it when people became too stressed out by the rigid nature of it. We were all just encouraged to read up on our patients as we went, which I did, and then just kept going through Bologia starting with the first couple basic chapters, then cherry picking the more high-yield/general chapters like atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, blistering diseases, etc.
I like to take handwritten notes. It's a slow process often, but it has helped me tremendously since medical school. I did spend a lot of time on this, and maybe I had less free time on the weekends than some of my colleagues during the first year. But to me, it was worth it, and set me up so that the subsequent years were less difficult as I seemed to have a strong foundation early on.
I did occasionally make flashcards on index cards for the genodermatoses or basic facts like contact allergens, laser wavelength, and other straight up minutia. Some of my colleagues used Anki extensively, but I never really got into it. I'm sure it's quite good, though.
Bolognia seems daunting at first, and at times it is. But honestly, it's a wonderfully written book in many aspects, and I prefer greatly over Andrews. Just chip away at it little by little, and try to identify the chapters that are most relevant to someone starting out in dermatology, and then add the little stuff later. Of course, you will want to read any relevant chapters for specific lectures you may have by your attendance each week. Don't think that you have to read the entire two-volume set by the end of your first year. That might be a reasonable goal if you don't stop to take any notes and are a quick reader, but for me I probably got through two thirds of the entire set through my first year. The parts I didn't get to were often lower-yield chapters or chapters I thought were covered well in another fashion during my curriculum.
All that said, make sure you're learning clinically relevant info as you go! It's easy to get caught up on what's relevant for boards and all that jazz, but now more than ever you should be also focusing on how to take great care of your patients and manage complex dermatologic diseases. This is the final step before the training wheels are officially off.
