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Exam Week Execution Plan: From Final Review to Test-Day Performance
By: Lynda Malcolm, JD, MD Exam week is looming. Notes are marked up, practice questions worked through, and the big exam is now just over a week away. You’ve already put in the hard yards. This final stretch is where many students lose their edge. It’s not because they don’t know the material, but because…
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Struggling with Anatomy? 8 Concepts That Make Anatomy Click
Anatomy is often seen as a subject you simply need to memorize with hundreds of names for bones, muscles, and nerve pathways. But anatomy is really a language, a common systematic way of describing the human body so that clinicians, students, and researchers can communicate clearly from anywhere in the world. In this post, we’re…
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The 80/20 Rule in Medical School: Focusing on High-Yield Tasks
By: Lynda Malcolm, JD, MD Med school throws an impossible volume of material at you. It all feels important. Success comes from realizing what matters and what doesn’t. The students who crush medical school aren’t the ones suffering through late nights and endless study. They’re the ones who have figured out that only a small…
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Shift-Style Schedules: Adapting Nursing School Days to Real-World Work Rhythms
By: Lynda Malcolm, JD, MD Nursing school doesn’t run on neat 9-to-5 blocks. Clinical days stretch long, labs eat into evenings, and suddenly it’s midnight, and you’re wondering where the time went. The students who thrive aren’t cramming study time into random gaps. They’re building their days around the same rhythm they’ll live by once…
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Interview with a Medical Student: How StudyFinder AI changed the way I study
Oliver Ma, Medical Student – Australia What are StudyFinder AI learning modes? StudyFinder AI offers several different learning modes to suit your needs at different stages of training. Set your training level between pre-clinical, clinical, or both! Example Prompt using StudyFinder AI Explore an example prompt using StudyFinder AI to explain types of stroke all…
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Webinar: Boost Productivity with AI You Can Trust!
Study Smarter with StudyFinder AI – a new AI-powered tool in Clinical Key Student Presenters Shiran Juttla and Dr. Isabel “Izzy” Candir explain how StudyFinder AI addresses your biggest challenges, by providing a single, trusted platform to find curated educational content from Elsevier’s extensive library. With StudyFinder AI, you can: enabling you to find what…
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Ultimate Midwifery Reading List
Midwifery care requires you to be a practitioner and a care giver, navigating medication dosing, and holding space for fear, pain, and the joy of birth all in one. Having the right book will ensure you develop and sharpen those essential skills. Here we have gathered our recommended reedling list that cover foundational knowledge, anatomy,…
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Best Books for Nursing Students after Year 1
As a first year nursing student your goal was understanding the foundations: anatomy, physiology, and the basics of care. Now, as a returning nursing student is when things start to feel different – more real. Placements get longer, the cases are more complex, and you’re expected to bring more clinical reasoning to every decision –…
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Webinar – The Art of Failing: How to Fail Well
Presenter Dr. Maria Ahmad explores the psychological and professional impact of failure, particularly within the demanding field of healthcare. The session reframes the concept of failure as an inevitable and valuable “setback”—a crucial component of learning, growth, and long-term success. Session Highlights Four Key Shifts in Perspective: 1. Self-Worth vs. Mistakes: Drawing on Carol Dweck’s…
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Must-Have Books for Medical Students after Year 1
As a first year medical student your goal was understanding the basics: medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology. Now, as a returning medical student the focus is preparing for clinical practice and exams, we know the right book can save you hours of confusion. Here are books worth checking out chosen to specifically support challenges during…