mew Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi guys, At my school we have short blocks and frequent tests (every 2-4 weeks usually) and I find that pretty much as soon as that exam is over, the information is gone from my brain. I was shadowing a few days ago and realized I had lost information I had known cold just a couple of weeks before. It makes me very nervous for clerkship. Does anyone have advice for being able to retain information on a longer-term basis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Spaced repetition works well for me. I spend at least 30 mins a day reviewing stuff I’ve learned in previous units. Making a review schedule helps. Zuk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenStan Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Anki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheeler Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 That's normal because in preclerkship you're not using any of that info. You'll be surprised at how much you remember when you're in clerkship and the process of clerkship will facilitate further consolidation through experience. Medicine is a process of learning, forgetting and then re-learning. The most useful thing in clerkship would be to have an approach to common clinical presentations, that involves having a working differential and being able to tailor your history and physical around it. Case files can be helpful to practice the above process prior to clerkship as you can simulate thinking through the vignettes and the books generally contain the common clinical presentations and high yield stuff for clerkship exams. But really getting 'good at medicine' is a function of time, assuming you are putting forth requisite effort and accrue an adequate range of clinical experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Don't sweat it. It's normal. You can't easily retain the volume of info thrown at you. LostLamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Just wait until your royal college exams, OP. im unlikely to ever encounter dhat syndrome but you better bet I’ll know it for the sake of the big exam. you get used to it...learn enough to pass that exam and move on. The important stuff comes up again and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medigeek Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 You retain as you go, especially when you use it in real life. Make sure you do a lot of practice questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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