Studying method in Pod School

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Hi everyone
I know the volume of material in podiatry school is enormous and I was wondering what studying techniques do you use to help you accomodate for this volume. What studying method has worked relatively well for you?

 

[MaseratiGT]

Hi everyone
I know the volume of material in podiatry school is enormous and I was wondering what studying techniques do you use to help you accomodate for this volume. What studying method has worked relatively well for you?

First and foremost, you need to make sure that you keep current on your readings. You'll have to sacrifice some weekend hours, but it'll help you in the long run.

Use a group for general and lower extremity anatomy. In lab, a lot of people just went through the motions of dissection. Learn the material, like relationships, while you're there. Spend extra time in the anatomy lab.

Compress information with pneumonics.

Take time away from the books every few hours. Leave some weekend time to yourself.

A lot of this stuff is straight memorization. But you have to be able to recall it in two years for your boards and some of it after you graduate.

 

[air bud]

i have asked this same question to numerous people. the answer that is always said: whatever worked for you before (assuming it worked well), keep doing it.

I have always hated working in groups, and have no desire to start now. I think I did receive some advice that groups can be good for reviewing anatomy though.

 

[templepodnc]

I truly believe groups for anatomy is not an option but a requirement. Each person in the group should study in their own (however works best for them) but come together and quiz/talk each other through the material. This helps for several reasons.

1) You always learn the material better and maintain a better long term memory of it if you can teach it to someone

2) People pick up on different areas better than others. Hopefully an area you are weak in, your partner is strong in and vice versa so if help strengthen each other.

3) It allows you to see how your studying is doing compared to others. Whether or not you need to be studying more indepth or not, etc.

Spending extra time in the lab after hours is clutch.

 

[air bud]

here is a previous thread that i started

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=628320

 

[Feli]

here is a previous thread that i started
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=628320

Yep... good info in there. I study solo until I have a decent grasp on notes/text, then get with a group to fire questions or look at the stuff in lab.

As far as handling massive amounts of material, I think it helps to take notes... not laptop, actual notes. For me, that meant notebook or adding notes to printed notes in class and/or flash cards, outlines, etc at home in most courses.

You will probably find that a main factor is just paying attention and getting the most out of lectures. If you skip class or go but sit and daydream and screw around on your laptop, you will be facing a massive amount of material when you go to study. Unless you have a photographic memory, that might not end well. However, if you listened well, took good notes, and asked any questions during/after lecture, you will probably be way ahead. Studying you do after lecture is then review, not starting for the first time. It might sound stupid, but I've always seen that most of the students with the highest marks sit near the front in lectures since that's an easy way to keep focused listening and making eye contact with the lecturer/PPT screen.