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0:41 Study Buddies & How to Select the Right One for You
5:18 Making Learning more Durable and Finding Personal Relevance
14:50 Developing Practical Knowledge & Improving Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Medical Students
22:08 Failing Upwards: How a Supportive Environment Encourages Positive Mistakes
Proper exam materials and techniques
27:34 Test-prep Skills, Materials, Organization, & Pitfalls
32:18 Using Analysis of Board Exams to Qualify Our Testing Strategies
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Of course, our preparation can only get us so far. Sometimes we simply need help from the experts. This is when tutoring and mentorship can come into play. With the use of our own Purposeful Practice, and the guidance of someone with greater knowledge and experience than ourselves, we can reach for Deliberate Practice and be on a path for mastery!
Key Episode Points!
2:37 Mind Over Grey Matter - Conditioning our Stress Response
12:43 Setting our Mindset for Study and Exam Prep Success!
15:25 A Jedi’s Path - Using Medical Education Mentors
18:50 Purposeful Practice + Mentorship = Deliberate Practice & Subject Mastery!
24:20 Key Takeaways and Offers/Updates
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There are many strategies to utilize when it comes to creating our own personalized visual markers. As it is a creative process, there is no right or wrong answer. Similar to much of learning, it all comes down to what works best for you. This comes from experimentation, education, and consistency. So study smart and remember longer with these key points of memory palace creation for medical students!
Key Episode Points!
1:45 Begin at the Beginning- Organizing and Structuring Your Memory Palace
14:30 Using Spaced-repetition & Adding Linking Markers to Visual Mnemonics
19:50 Advanced Techniques- Hyperlinking, PAO, Memory Cities, Mind Forests
23:26 Avoid Pitfalls- Negative Self Talk, Density of Visuals, Limited Memory Palaces, and MORE!
38:08 To Tech or Not to Tech & Information Overload
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Key Episode Points!
2:42 Creating Visualizations- Visual Aids for Memory Techniques
5:40 Peg System Example with Howard Berg
11:29 Using Associations to Create Dynamic Visuals
16:53 The Story/Linking Method
22:50 An Intro to Memory Palaces
39:53 You are Invited! Check out our first Meetup and Other Events to Come
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In this episode, we have Ian Gibbs, speaker on academic learning and author of multiple books including 23 Tips to Learn Stuff Better. Ian was able to 4x his learning speed when he learned how to implement a few simple study methods. Today, we will learn how to “learn stuff better” and become more productive in our academic and clinical lives.
Intro
5:15 How Learning About Learning Techniques Can Lead to 4x Faster Learning
9:10 The Benefits of Learning Out Loud & Peer Mentorship for Rehearsal Practice
13:56 How to Implement Better Learning Strategies as Medical & Healthcare Students
20:23 The Challenges With Pre-made and Self-made Flashcards
29:47 Why Making Mistakes and Mindset are So Powerful For Learning
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We will also take a broader view of speed reading and mind maps for medical students and give examples of how to use these in our current studies. Those who seek more direct advice on these topics can reach out to Chase, or visit FindARotation on the social media links below.
Key Episode Points!
2:50 Intro to Mnemonics for Med School
24:20 Speed Reading Tutorials and Mistakes
37:40 Mind Maps as Medical Mnemonics
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On top of these skills, how to perform them, and mistakes to be aware of, the topic of mentorship arises later in the episode. What are some of the benefits of having a mentor and how can you search for clinical experiences earlier on in your education? Those who seek more direct advice on these topics can reach out to Chase, or visit FindARotation on the social media links below.
Key Episode Points!
2:50 Evidence-based Learning Strategies for Medical Students
1335 Durable Learning?
12:10 How to use Spaced Repetition and Rehearsal Practice for Medical Students
24:05 Common Spaced Repetition Mistakes to Avoid
30:17 Get a Mentor! Use FindARotation!
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Exploring the techniques that work for us, personally, will greatly reduce the weekly effort and time it requires to cover all of the material required for your studies. Knowing your purpose in studying this material (short vs long-term) can also determine what techniques are going to be more beneficial. We may wish to stick with regular notes for less important material, make graphic Mind Maps for outlines, or move tricky material into our spaced repetition flashcard decks.
Key Episode Points!
1:50 Efficient Study Planning & Student Time Management
8:45 Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance!
20:10 Be Nice: Tips to Working in Groups
25:58 Note-taking Success with the Cornell Method & Minds Maps
30:27 How to Create Medical Flashcard Decks
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In today’s episode, we will cover the Story Method in greater detail as well as how to create an anchor and linking markers for certain diseases. These stories, or dynamic visual interactions, can then also be placed in their associated memory palace for long term organization. However, this isn’t always needed. Sometimes simply adding a brief skit to a flashcard can also provide that added dual-coding that will help you in the long run.
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Intro
2:36 How Stone Henge is possibly a Memory Palace
10:57 Making your own Memory Palace and How does it work
20:34 Memory Palace in Miniature
21:33 Medieval and Early Asian Memory techniques
22:55 Good Technique for Translating Medical Textbooks to a more Memorable Format
29:00 How to avoid mistakes when learning Memory Palace Techniques
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Introduction
3:16 What is a “Superlearner” and How Do We Become One?
6:25 Where Should Students Begin On Their Path To Becoming A Superlearner?
12:53 Systems Learning vs Methods Learning in Medicine and Memory & How Far Down the Rabbit Hole Must We Go?
21:00 Where Can Students Begin Their Path to Becoming a Medical Superlearner?
26:55 Using Spaced-Repetition and Rehearsal Practice as a Medical Superlearner.
32:38 Are These Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Studying?
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Intro
3:25 Repetition and Its Influence on Long-term Memory: “Neurons that fire together, wire together”
8:10 Using Visualization and Mental Images to Strengthen Memory
13:12 Visualization Script Examples for Medical Students: Mitosis & Digestion
24:50 Mind Mapping is a Color-coordinated Hierarchy Method of Note-taking & Location-based Notes for Increased Memory
34:28 Be ACTIVE and ENGAGE in Your Education!
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Intro
5:05 “Left Brain” vs “Right Brain” Myths and Truths: Getting the BIG Picture First
11:55 How to Create a Mind Map for Medical Students
18:50 Strategic Thinking in Mind Map Design Planning & Making Associations
24:25 Avoiding the Reductionist Approach to Mind Map Creation & Adding Methods to Mind Maps for Medical Students
33:30 Just Three Wishes
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Introduction
4:43 How Students Learn with an Online Educational Environment & Game Design
8:20 Open-source Game-based Learning: Games Offer Bold Learning Insights Nowadays (GOBLIN) and eXperience Play
15:05 Autonomy Over One’s Education with Game-based Design
17:20 Team-based Activities & Educational Collaboration Through Gamifying Medical School
21:00 Using Tokens and Rewards to Encourage Student Participation
Contact Keegan via Twitter for more details. Also, please visit his website and explore his other recommended resources below!
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For the full episode, see the Pre-PA Podcast.
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Introduction
3:52 The Educators Responsibilities to Teach Students How to Learn and Focus on the Process over the Product
5:40 Design Thinking: Using Divergent Thinking, Convergent Thinking, and Iterative Thinking to Reach Educational Goals
9:58 What is Creative Thinking, Innovative Thinking, and How do we Develop Learning and Memory Skills
14:58 Positive Outcomes from Embracing Failure & How Mentorship Directs Medical Education
19:43 Self-directed Learning (including Self-regulated Learning) in Current and Future Medical Course Design (read The Future of Medical Education Design)
25:35 Just 3 Wishes: Use Challenge-Based Learning!
Learn more about Dr. Mostafa, and check out the University of Cairo’s courses.
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For Speedreading, we go into greater detail about the SQ3R method to increase comprehension, how to use pacers, how to minimize subvocalization, and why saccadic reading is important for your reading speed.
The second section of Part 3 covers memory techniques. We begin with a discussion of memory and forgetting as well as what the literature has to say about these topics. Then, several different methods for remembering numbers are explained with examples given. Names and places are also difficult for many of us to remember, so a few strategies to boost your ability to remember others are listed out. Lastly, we cover a few advanced memory techniques and mind mapping.
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Part 2
1:45 Using Mind Cities and Mind Forests to Remember 1 MILLION Objects! & Rehearsal Practice for Advanced Mnemonics
6:50 Improving Mnemonics with Dreams, Cartoons, Magic, and MORE!
10:55 How to Chunk Associations in More Effective Ways & Building a Community at the Medical Mnemonist Mastermind
14:30 Training Synesthesia for Stronger Mnemonic Associations (and the article from Nature that he cited)
16:55 Finding the Right Methods and Steps to Increase Your Reading Speed and Comprehension: Pre-Brainstorming Visuals, Skimming, Scanning, Parafoveal vision, and Compressing Information for Rapid Consolidation
27:00 The Different in Practitioners and Memory Athletes in Memory Training and Accelerated Learning
29:55 The Bare Necessities for Effective Learning and Productivity: Eat Well, Sleep Right, Stay Fit & Knowing Personal Goals
33:55 Just 3 Wishes
You can view more of Lev’s materials via his blog, Amazon page, or email him personally for a quick response. You can also utilize his personal training for more accelerated learning.
If you would like to try a few of the techniques first, here is a list of affiliate links you should definitely try to advance your skill level:
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Our unique MedEdge Method is a concise and powerful tool for exam success. It is comprised of three parts: the Basic Exam Technique, the Tie-Breaker Technique, and the Post-exam Autopsy. These skills can be developed early in a learner’s academic career and carried on through their board exams and specialty exams.
Having a method to monitor mistakes, guidance to correcting mistakes, and knowing how to overcome obstacles during your studies and exams will greatly reduce stress during test day!
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Intro
Invoking Curiosity is a Key to Accelerated Learning & What are the “Keys To Study”
Visualization for Creative Images → Mind Maps, Memory Palaces → Mental Cities, Mental Forests
Learn Memorization Before Speed Reading & Use a Step By Step Method For Speed and Comprehension
Using Person-Action-Object (PAO Method) and 7-Group Chunking for Creating Visualizations & Mind Mapping and Memory Palaces for Larger Associations
How to Avoid Mental Barriers with Visual Mnemonic Creation: Relaxation, Creativity, and Setting Proper Expectations to Create a Visual Dictionary
The Etymology Method and Osborne’s Checklist for Creativity & Anchor Markers → Linking Markers → Hyperlinking for Complex Visualizations
Pre-reading and Brainstorming Visuals to Build Interest BEFORE Reading the Text
Starting Exercises for Student Training: Free Tools and Schedules + Personalized Mentorship
Speed Reading Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid & Visualizations vs Associations vs Visual Markers
You can view more of Lev’s materials via his blog, Amazon page, or email him personally for a quick response. You can also utilize his personal training for more accelerated learning.
If you would like to try a few of the techniques first, here is a list of affiliate links you should definitely try to advance your skill level:
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In this episode, we will cover Part 1 of the book, which focuses on class study efficiency, home study techniques, self-development, and more.
The next 3 parts of the mini-series will be interspersed between our regular interviews and will cover one section of the book each. Hopefully, these episodes and the free Essentials guide will give everyone a great teaser of the complete material. And with the holidays coming up, please consider supporting us by sharing our many materials with friends and family interested in medicine and learning!
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Intro
3:00 Evidence-based Studying and Self-Regulated Learning & Goal Setting vs Habits for Academic Success
9:23 Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (aka Wish-Outcome-Obstacle-Plan or WOOP)
17:40 Hard Work Leads to Effective Learning & Creating a Healthy Study Routine
20:50 The Effect of WOOP vs SMART Goals and Control with Anesthesia ICU Residents
25:15 Mistakes for Students to Manage for Proper WOOP Implementation & When WOOP Fails
Resources:
You can also reach Dr. Saddawi-Konefka via email.
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Intro
05:38 Levels of Sophistication of Different Memory Techniques & Atomic Techniques Learned from Ancient Mnemonists
09:16 Encoding vs Storing Memories: Associations, Peg Systems, Memory Palaces, and more.
12:23 The Limitations of the Memory Palace for Complex Material and Medical Courses
16:21 Memory Techniques from Around the World & Expanding on Western Art of Memory
19:30 Drills, Exercises, and Mentorship to Prevent Memory Mistakes
21:52 Proper Mnemonic Stories Require Simplicity & Not Settling for Only Common Techniques
25:58 BEST SYNDICATED SERIES EVER!!!
27:31 Just 3 Wishes
Resources
You can also find more of Daniel’s videos and resources at DanielKilov.com or contact him by email.
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