Study Skills & Success Strategies
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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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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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Navigating the Demands of Nursing School Without Burning Out
By: Lynda Malcolm Nursing school tests even the strongest students. It will challenge you in new ways. You aren’t just learning new material; you’re learning to keep people alive. Most programs don’t tell you that you need to learn to be two very different types of student at the same time—the scholar who can absorb…
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Surviving the Transition: Real Talk for Incoming Medical & Nursing Students
By: Lynda Malcolm, MD, JD Somewhere in your first few weeks, there’ll be a moment when you start to doubt yourself. Everyone around you seems so confident and prepared while you are a bundle of nerves. You’ll begin questioning whether you belong here. Newsflash—you do. The truth is everyone has doubts. Here’s what the brochures…
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Tips for a Successful First Year in Healthcare
Starting your first year in healthcare studies, whether in medical or nursing school, is one of the most exciting, and honestly challenging experiences. We understand it can feel overwhelming to find your rhythm between balancing the volume of content, fast pace, and pressure to keep up. The good news? The most successful healthcare students aren’t the ones who have the most knowledge. They’re the ones who figured out early how…
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Self-Care Planning for Health Students
When asked about their decision to enroll in a health sciences program, students will typically respond with motivations to ‘help others’ or ‘make a difference’. These motivations are carried into practice, and are a significant part of what health practitioners take pride in. However, self-care is essential for looking after ones own health and wellbeing.…
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Managing your Bandwidth
Author: Aaron Qi Yang Goh, co-author, Unlocking the Leader Within: A Medical Student’s Guide to Practical Leadership You’re presenting a patient to your attending during morning rounds, and a million thoughts are running through your head. As if the work of presenting is not already hard enough, you are faced with numerous distractions during your presentation – a bedside alarm going…
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Beat Burnout in Medical School: Practical Tips
Author: Aaron Qi Yang Goh, co-author, Unlocking the Leader Within: A Medical Student’s Guide to Practical Leadership Imagine this: after a full day of clinical rotations, you rush through a microwaved dinner and ready yourself for an evening of studying. You’re already physically exhausted but feel the need to push through the tiredness – Step exams…
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Marginal Gains: The Secret to Becoming 1% Better Everyday
By: Aaron Qi Yang Goh, co-author, Unlocking the Leader Within: A Medical Student’s Guide to Practical Leadership Do you freeze when you think about some of your biggest, most audacious goals? Oftentimes, the fear of how much effort it will take for us to reach our goals is more overwhelming than the goal itself. This…
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Secrets for Study Success
Success isn’t just about hard work—it’s about smart strategies and developing effective habits that propel you toward your goals. We reached out to medical students to discover what truly helps them excel. Ready to transform your medical school success? Discover the tried-and-true tips for greater productivity straight from those who’ve been there. Here’s what they…