What I wish I'd known before Starting Medical School

Summary

This engaging course, "How To Survive Year 1" by Ritwik Pain, is designed to help freshers navigate their first year of medical school without sacrificing enjoyment and fun. The session covers a wide range of topics from making friends to learning how to learn more efficiently using a variety of proven tools like ANKI, PassMed, and YouTube. Ritwik will delve into various aspects of medicine such as anatomy, physiology, embryology, pathology, and pharmacology, and how to master these subjects using resources such as Ninja Nerd on YouTube, Osmosis videos, and PassMed. Plus, Ritwik emphasizes the importance of experiencing life outside medicine by joining societies, trying new things, and playing sports. Importantly, the session reassures students that help is available, and it’s okay to reach out when things get too much.

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Description

This event hosted by 3rd year UCL medical student Ritwik Pain will cover the basics of navigating your first year of medical school. This will include advice on how to manage the content, useful resources for your learning, and study skills as well as a Q&A segment to help answer any questions/concerns you may have.

When: 18th October 2024 6:00 - 7:30 pm (BST)

Who: Ritwik Pain

Where: MedAll

Learning objectives

To understand and adjust to the transition from an informal lifestyle to a rigorous medical school schedule.
To identify and utilize effective study strategies such as ANKI, Passmed, Youtube, lectures, group study and note taking based on individual learning preferences.
To gain an understanding of the different aspects of Medicine such as Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology, Pharmacology and Pathology, and learn using the mentioned resources.
To balance academic requirements with social and extracurricular activities, recognizing the importance of holistic well-being alongside academic progress in medical school.
To identify and access the various support systems available for medical students in case of academic, personal or professional challenges.

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HowTo SurviveY ear 1 ByRitwikPainWelcome To Medical SchoolLifestyle - Freshersweekisprobablyoverforyoubutyoucanstillenjoyyouryear - You’reamedicalstudentbutyou’restillallowedtohavefun - Makefriendseverywhere - Medics,nonmedics,olderyears,otherunis,sports,societies,etc. - Workwillfeeltoughbutit’smoreanadjustmentasopposedtoadifﬁcultyissue - LearnhowyoulearnHowto learn - ANKI - Passmed - Youtube - Lectures - Quesmed - Whatworksforyoumaynotworkforsomeoneelse - Notetakingisheavilyadvisedagainst - GroupstudyisprobablythebestwayyoucanlearnmedicineAspects of Medicine Anatomy Physiology Embryology Pharmacology PathologyAnatomy Physiology Pathology Embryology Pharmacology Ankiisyourbest Youtubeisthebest Knowthenormal, Knowwhat Thisworks friend forthis thenknowwhat itlookslike differentfor happenswhen (youtube) differentpeople Learnsystematically Learnwith somethinggoes pathology wrong Thenlearn Knowthebasics Tutorials whateach thenstarttolearn stage drugnames Gotolabsessions means/is Imageoccludinga tableoranki worksbutnotfor everyoneResource Recommendations - NinjanerdonYoutube - Osmosisvideos(onytorifyouhaveasubscriptionontheirwebsite) - Olderyears - (Anyvideoonline) - Checkyourcurriculummap(ifyouhaveone) - Passmed–goodtolearnhowtouseeffectivelyearlyon - Premadelecturenotes(imageocclusion)You are also a uni student - There’slifeoutsideofmedicine - Joinasociety - Trysomethingneworcontinuesomethingold - SportsIt can be all a bit overwhelming Butit’llbeokayYou’re not alone Ifthingsgettoomuchit’sokayyouhavepeopletotalkto: - Yourfriendsonyourcourse - Friendsonothercourses - Uniadvisors - Societywelfareofﬁcers - Lecturers - HomefamilyandfriendsAny Questions?