As my previous article stated, one of my resolutions is helping friends succeed with me! One of the best ways I’ve realized to attain this is by group studying. This is not something that I practiced last semester, except during anatomy lab. Below I have listed the pros and cons: Pro #1: You can bounce […]
It’s Not Just Muscle Memory
When we first started learning all the shoulder, arm, forearm, and hand muscles in anatomy, I felt extremely helpless. There were SO many muscles in the forearm that sounded so similar, with such long names – flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis, flexor digitorum radialis, etc. It didn’t help that the muscles were pretty difficult […]
Guide to Block Exams
Today I took my second block exam, which means I am 50% done with my first semester of medical school! Although I’m still getting the hang of how to study and be successful on these exams, I have learned a few things about Block Exams that I wish I had known from day one. These […]