“That goes back to the bad piece of advice I’d alluded to was to memorize everything.”
On the STATMed Podcast: Study Skills Class Debrief Part 2
From mapping to memory palaces, STATMed Alumni share the skills that have transformed their studying habits If you’re struggling in medical school (or a related field), the tools you’re using may be working against you. If you’re relying on reading and re-reading material or continually listening to lectures but not getting the results you’re looking …
On the STATMed Podcast: Study Skills Class Debrief Part 1
“I was on the brink of failure…I typed portions of vignettes of my story directly into Google and found a testimonial of one of your former students that was my story on the page. I thought okay, I could have written this story, so this is the place I need to start.” -Elise, a first-year medical student
How the STATMed Boards Test-Taking Workshop Helped One Vet Student Pass the NAVLE
“I passed my boards (NAVLE) on my 4th attempt! Thank you guys so much for this program.”
On the STATMed Podcast: Creating Systems to Navigate Test-Taking on Medical Boards and In the Classroom Part 2
“This is a fact of human nature. Behavior change is hard. It takes time…this is why it’s so important to have the knowledge, and have access to the practice questions, to be able to actually train.” – Ryan Orwig
Success in Med School Starts with Strong Learning Foundations
At STATMed Learning, we don’t believe “tips” or “tricks” will help when you’re struggling and overwhelmed. Instead, we focus on building your learning foundations.
On the STATMed Podcast: Navigating Test-Taking on Medical Boards and In the Classroom
the Boards Workshop, we’re not going to fix your test-taking. I’m not going to go in and plug holes. We’re going to tear your system down to the ground. We’re going to bulldoze that sucker and build in its place our very rigid, very meticulous system.” – Ryan Orwig
3 Common Study Problems Med Students Face
I sometimes take for granted the success our STATMed Class students experience, so it was nice to be reminded when I spoke to Sophia. When I met her, she had just failed her first year of medical school, the first time she ever failed anything.
Help! Anki Isn’t Working For Me In Med School
Although Anki may benefit many med students, if it doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t have anything to do with your intelligence, desire, or ability to become a fantastic physician, veterinarian or pharmacist.
On the STATMed Podcast: Strategies to Prep for Medical Boards Pt 3
“But if you’re hurrying, picking the first answer that looks right if you’re missing key words, and you know that you’re that kind of test taker because all through pharmacy or medical school or veterinary school, you’re constantly complaining to your professors, ‘I picked the first answer that looked right’, or’ I missed this important phrase in the question’, you’re the type of person that better slow down a little bit and utilize your time resource a little bit more effectively.” – Dr. Culhane