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Dreyyy:
Okay.
Hello. I haven't really posted anything on here before but I need the help, so it's worth a try.

I'm a medical student in my 3rd year and I believe I'm going to fail my first professional examination. I've been doing very badly, not because I have difficulty understanding or because I'm not passionate enough but because I can't seem to get what I'm reading to stick in my head.

I read and come back and reread and still, if you ask me a question on the topic, I won't know anything.

I did badly the last two semesters. My Anatomy is good enough but my Biochemistry and Physiology have gone to hell. I don't know what to do.

I haven't completed any of the first and second semester's work and I'm struggling to find my footing with third semester.

I feel defeated and depressed. I don't want to repeat or withdraw.

What study methods does anyone, any medical student or anyone think I can use to be able to remember what I've read?

Please, help.

Study alongside videos from YouTube topic by topic esp your Biochemistry.

Join a study group

Op, hope u have improved?

hagiosfemi:
Op, hope u have improved?

I'm still working on it.

My dear if you want to remember everything you read I have this trick
Search for jg on YouTube the other day search for the topic you find difficult, then when you are done you can thank me later, you will understand everything from scratch, then secoundly form the habit of reading every day and mostly in the midnight from 1pm-4pm then before you read take milk and sleep then wake up and read and also be taking enough water, water charges the brain and keep your brain active the lastly pray to God about it always he will make you remember then again before I forget don't engage yourself in sexual lust because if you do it God will turn his back on you so for you to succeed as a medical student you need to be pure so that you can remember everything you read and your friends matters too make friends with people that are intelligent and smart in your field, like we all know we behave like our friends so make friends that are smart then make your lectures happy so that If you have problem with any subject you can feel free to meet them

Dreyyy:
Okay.
Hello. I haven't really posted anything on here before but I need the help, so it's worth a try.

I'm a medical student in my 3rd year and I believe I'm going to fail my first professional examination. I've been doing very badly, not because I have difficulty understanding or because I'm not passionate enough but because I can't seem to get what I'm reading to stick in my head.

I read and come back and reread and still, if you ask me a question on the topic, I won't know anything.

I did badly the last two semesters. My Anatomy is good enough but my Biochemistry and Physiology have gone to hell. I don't know what to do.

I haven't completed any of the first and second semester's work and I'm struggling to find my footing with third semester.

I feel defeated and depressed. I don't want to repeat or withdraw.

What study methods does anyone, any medical student or anyone think I can use to be able to remember what I've read?

Please, help.

mhizsuzzy:
I guess we have some similarities
Candid talk
Flashcards for me I think it does not work well in Nigerian medical school
Flashcards takes time to construct and work load is too much
2) Reading for short period try doing short reading
Like 30 mins, walk around and read another 30 mins
When you are tired go and take a nap and continue again.
Don't touch your phone doing this period of break.
3) Don't take note while you read
Get a sheet of paper keep it close to your book
When you read understand try and recreate it in the paper. Don't copy all and paste. It must not be neat. When you are done, discard the paper.
The next day get another sheet of paper and try to write off heart all you read.
It must not be neat. Read another topic with the following way.
The 3rd day, get another sheet. It has to be neat
Write off heart what you can remember of the topic. Then go back to the textbook and try and add what you forgot.
Keep that book cos it is what you may go through for revision.
See the gist of the matter ( you will remember the things that has memory attached to it. The 3rd one you will remember there was a time you failed or missed out some things. Those ones stick better)
The ones you could remember the 3rd day has entered your long term memory.

4) Try using the morning
Wake up on time eg 5am, morning devotion 5am-6am and study for 6am-8am
Prepare for lecture.
I don't know the course you find hard. I found Biochemistry harder so I would read BCH if I were taking it that morning.
Then I will take anatomy at night cos I like it and physiology is reading more I prefer it in the afternoon. I can even by inside keke dey read physiology is like novel.
Consistency is key.
Hope it helps. God will guide you oooo

This is all you need @op..
Number 3 always work like magic.. I'm a 400 level engineering student and I've been using this point 3 ever since and it never fails..

I have covered a whole semester syllabus in just 2days using this point 3 above and I had distinction.

I am currently facing the same problem as this OP
Going through this thread makes me understand many things
Thanks to everyone who shared their reading patterns