How I Study For Exams in Medical School

How I Study For Exams in Medical School | 9 Day Plan

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After much trial and error, my in-house exam review strategy for medical school has improved a lot. Here’s my 9-day plan for every exam I take.
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0:00 Intro
1:43 Rongie Method
5:04 9 Day Exam Review Layout
10:21 Effective Practice Testing
12:13 Bonus Tips
Spaced Repetition Video: • The Most Important Stu...
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Pomodoro Method: • POMODORO TECHNIQUE - M...
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My name is Zach. I'm a second-year medical student in Philadelphia. I make videos about education, productivity, and technology. I love learning and trying new things and often mess up. However, every time I screw up I usually learn something. Whatever I learn I post either on KZfaq or my website 🌐 (zhighley.com/).
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@elinfelicia382 3 жыл бұрын

“Write down in red the things you can’t understand” Me: *Writes down the whole lecture*

@yogeshsharma-gw8rg 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@rudd8488 3 жыл бұрын

I dont understand what to even call half the stuff we learn

@dominikamatulova5306 2 жыл бұрын

* writes down all topics and subtopics for state exams * I can´t explain to 5 yrs old anything from what I´ve been studying these past years uh...

@kentsqueezy1333 2 жыл бұрын

I can't even remember what I study after a week or more

@inigoxd 2 жыл бұрын

same with my filipino, history and science exam

@queentitan17 3 жыл бұрын

I’m definitely trying this out for my exams in May and June! Update: I got a 93% on my exam!!

@claudiaeder6672 3 жыл бұрын

congratulations!!

@mfonking1059 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! congratulations!!

@marienkablack6737 3 жыл бұрын

Well done!!

@AtifKhan-tq7dw 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@robertgenesis9278 2 жыл бұрын

You prolly dont give a shit but does someone know a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot the login password. I love any assistance you can give me!

@ltac8194 3 жыл бұрын

How on earth did I end up on this channel? I am learning so much and I'm not even in med school. Thanks for the info. Luvn the videos.

@felixkfriju2649 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@arivd8611 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! I'm not even in school anymore 😂

@arathysarvanandan8094 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@AyjayAlleyway Жыл бұрын

I’m about to start

@Supr93 9 ай бұрын

I’m I so in 😂

@deanpfeiffer3488 2 жыл бұрын

MS1 here. Can’t tell you how quickly the “wrongie” method has turned my studying around. In a little over a week I was able to feel more comfortable with the weeks material than I have for any other week the whole semester. Which is saying a lot considering this week was Cranial nerves. Just took a practice final for my course and my scores were significantly higher than I’ve ever seen in practice. Thank you so much!!

@priscillavillegas479 3 жыл бұрын

Its the end of my first week. I have my first exam in 9 days. Wish Id discovered this channel before 😶 such a good channel

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

You got this!

@tboymarasela1459 3 жыл бұрын

@@ZachHighley Please show us how to go around your normal lectures

@hugostudiesmedicine 3 жыл бұрын

It took me 5:25 minutes to understand that Rongie's = Wrongies lol

@kavyadav 3 жыл бұрын

Fortunately for me, I read your comment even before he uttered Rongie.

@RaakaOkami 3 жыл бұрын

Omg

@shubhxms 3 жыл бұрын

5:19 B-)

@AizaJustmint 3 жыл бұрын

Haha THANK YOU.

@soberslaps1854 2 жыл бұрын

it took me 5:05

@cocoaxo6126 3 жыл бұрын

i realize i do this method unconsciously when studying for my anatomy exams ... except i definitely take too much time reading the slides and never do practice tests 😅 totally changing my methods to improve my efficiency !

@Fatima-jm4vt 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually one the most useful and effective study plans out there. Subscribed!

@urubal-baar4912 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in high school and you don't understand how much your videos have been helping me 😭😭 the editing, advice and quality is just amazinggg

@Dinahagi 3 жыл бұрын

First year PA student here - super excited to try this out! Have felt like I'm wasting so much time reviewing lecture slides. Thanks so much!

@stephaniewarren2253 2 жыл бұрын

3rd year psych undergrad here, your channel is currently saving my life and saving me so much time in changing my studying techniques! Thank you sooo much! 🙏

@jarays4990 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your studying method. I’ve been struggling studying in remedial massage. It has been overwhelming especially anatomy, I had never learned anything about human body before in English. I didn’t even know what is the tendon. I felt lost in the first week of semester, I tried hard but I get less outcomes. And I found you on the KZfaq!! I feel much better now. Thank you

@kimyawaddell4388 3 жыл бұрын

I love listening to your voice. It makes your information inviting. You also have good vibes which makes it easy to just hang and absorb the nuggets your share. Thank you for being you!

@nonmetallica11 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your videos 🔥 I've done a week's prep in a couple of days! It's that powerful

@tenekebotma8772 3 жыл бұрын

Whaaaat you are so underrated, I love your channel, you deserve way more subs, people are missing out, and I love your humor, “my name is Jeff” that made me comment 😂

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

haha thanks

@saragallego208 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I can't thank you enough for sharing all this content. You made me see there's a more productive and wiser way to learn and memorise without wasting valuable time. Although I knew reading, underlining and re-reading for long periods of time wasn't working at all (I was basically trying to not lose the focus rather than learning and understanding new information), I've kept on doing it for years (why, tho??) Definitely applying it for my EIR and nursing "oposición" exams. Cheers!

@khgdlqgsds4528 3 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to have found this channel. This is gold!!

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - glad to have you!

@javadog7166 3 жыл бұрын

8: 24 " if you can measure it's not working for you" I really like how you articulate that bit. Any method requires self experiment on yourself to see if it is really effective for yourself. And the only way to do it is spend time with it before jumping into conclusion. Great video. Keep up the great works!!

@miami9819 3 жыл бұрын

He said understanding trumps memorisation and for a second I was like "why do we need to understand Trump's memorisation???"

@yupthatsme89 3 жыл бұрын

Same😂

@marienkablack6737 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@abaykyahai1816 Жыл бұрын

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAVEN FOR ALL THIS. THANK YOU. CANT SEEM TO EXPRESS HOW HELPFUL YOU ARE

@amalyy7368 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I found this channel. I have an exam on the Cranium in 5 days and this video makes sense.

@tatjanabuchberger820 3 жыл бұрын

The quality of your videos and the content is incredible! Thank you!

@michelleann4893 3 жыл бұрын

I have examination on health failure and diease in nursing within 2 weeks. Thank you for sharing your experience and ideas! ❤️ I’ll be using this method. I will do my best to be very consistent and at the same time take some breaks. I might as well tell you my examination grade when I get the results! ❤️ May God bless you!

@1hopefulcrna875 3 жыл бұрын

Starting my nurse anesthesia program in a few months, and your videos are prepping me well for being better at studying. The book Make It Stick is a huge help as well! Thanks for the videos.

@lincolnoishi3175 3 жыл бұрын

Planning to be a Crna as well. I have a long ways to go.

@RedBullxMD 3 жыл бұрын

one of the best channels for new med students! Can't wait to start Fall 2021

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and yeah get excited! Med school is awesome.

@nanzibabiswasshreya2567 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch for sharing that Rongie's method. It works magically✨

@akinelahi6580 2 жыл бұрын

Its nice that i happen to stumble on your channel. I will definitely try out the rongi method in my future post graduation exams.

@ShemarM 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the best the video I've seen. Thank you!

@abdulrahmanosama8477 3 жыл бұрын

i liked the technique. First vid i see from ur channel.. so underrated. wish you all the best man!

@mayerlylara1600 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a premedical undergrad and I’m so using this from now on and definitely on my MCAT as well ! ;)

@kalpeshsinhchauhan3586 3 жыл бұрын

I'm engineering student but your tips help me a lot! Thank you 🙂

@nargesalove228 3 жыл бұрын

I am going to try this method. Thanks to you I started doing Anki and it has made a huge difference on recalling material. I used to highlight and write notes and that always took me forever and never really retained the material.

@roshanariyaratnam8225 2 жыл бұрын

'the information actually isn't that difficult, its just the sheer quantity, vast amount of information' - this was biggest shock to my system when I started in med school! - Well summarised!

@miman6519 2 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel , thank you , you do great videos , and great tips

@Nat.x.evanss 3 жыл бұрын

I so needed this, thank you!!!

@Adnankussad 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I've been kind of doing the "rongie method" indirectly but on Anki. Instead of just writing them down on the paper, i would type the points on Anki and put them under the tag "Difficult/Tricky", each for a specific topic tag as well to take an extra step at keeping it organised. Good advice you got there, got yourself a new subscriber ;)

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! Thanks for the sub.

@davidsoto4394 Жыл бұрын

Do these ways of studying work no matter how a medical school,s cariculuim is structured or if you are attending medical school in America, India, or England?

@candice69777 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Zach, I just discovered your channel and absolutely love your videos!! Watching your days studying and following your own schedules, I’m wondering how you have become such a highly self-motivated and productive person? Could you please share some tips on increasing productivity, managing time and being motivated? Thank you!

@youss3471 3 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful, I'm reall glad i ran into your channel 10 days before my exmas i found this methode quite efficient, thank you very much!!!❤ (also keep going on i love your videos)

@financeandfacts238 3 жыл бұрын

Going to start my med school in a month and the channel is awesome. You deserve much more subs.

@angelusvastator1297 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on getting there!

@rimaramax 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck ✨, you got this 🔥👊

@financeandfacts238 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@emmanuelaoppong3120 3 жыл бұрын

This is really good; thank you!!

@suffgania 3 жыл бұрын

You're my role model Zach!!!

@adrunkfred 4 жыл бұрын

so helpful!

@sidrakamal3595 3 жыл бұрын

takeaways: study based on the things you don't quite understand

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

yep!

@megrocks3026 3 жыл бұрын

What if the content is mostly memorizing?

@cheems6495 3 жыл бұрын

@@megrocks3026 spaced repeitition does the work

@Daawgyy 2 жыл бұрын

Great content. If youre not doing this already just start. Find your own tecnique but active recall is the only way to go

@joyintheworld7682 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this channel is so informative. Thanks for sharing your effective study techniques and healthy lifestyle future doctor Zach.

@benediktziesche 3 жыл бұрын

Very well put together video, thanks mate

@ourhaven 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, random question: Aussie??

@yupthatsme89 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an information systems student, I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks!!

@climax7260 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos. It helps me

@roselucanas8100 3 жыл бұрын

I can feel the efforts in the vid. 👏 I felt guilty sacrificing sleeps🤣

@immastar312 3 жыл бұрын

I love this idea. I try it because I have the Praxis Exam in 2 weeks, and I need to buckle down. I know personally know spaced repetition works for me and if I can teach a concept. If I can't teach it using my own words, I have to review my notes then I do it again. I am such a visual and a kinesthetic so I see if this technique will help me.

@lukemcaleer6448 3 жыл бұрын

Well, he has a doctors handwriting.

@Bu.T.F.I 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for all the advice!!!

@saadahyounis 3 жыл бұрын

Mashallah this is informative and creative

@danielc.6156 3 жыл бұрын

love the content brotha!

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@User-gu8oe 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful!! If you can make a video about your food planning thing it will be great 🙏🏻

@Ash-rq1jw 3 жыл бұрын

Great content, clear and direct talk! Your videos are high quality and are actually useful and I appreciate that.

@gflow1230 3 жыл бұрын

very helpful thank you for the advice and tips :)

@hazal8075 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Turkey! I have a big exam at the end of this season and feel lucky to be the only one from Turkey :) What an inspiring channel!

@azra-qf4ee 3 жыл бұрын

hyr ve evt

@hazal8075 3 жыл бұрын

@@azra-qf4ee ahahaha hoşgeldin

@kyliezhang113 3 жыл бұрын

love love love your videos! could you do a video on how you plan/organise your week? In terms of food, study, break time, etc? Do you use any apps to plan your week?

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks, I will definitely work on that one - I mostly use things to keep up with "to-dos" and notability/apple calendar for weekly planning.

@lentynietran9695 3 жыл бұрын

I just found you and subscribed. I especially love this video. Thanks

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@music-ish283 Жыл бұрын

i love you for this video, my guy

@khinshoonlai9644 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing !

@SturgeonMD 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Your advice is excellent! Keep the videos coming.

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I will

@brijmohandiwakar7813 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was really helpful.

@ajmbwetshangol 3 жыл бұрын

Your editing skills are fire 🙌🏾

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@sydzhen6493 3 жыл бұрын

I'm the guy who relied on overwhelming memorizing since I tried to turn every single piece of info into Notion toggles, which almost equals wasting nearly 88% of the prep session. I scored like shit even after running through that tremendous amount of questions, and not until now did I realize it's because of the lack of REAL testing, which I mistook as merely scanning through information. Now it's 3 weeks out from the biggest exam of my life, and I'll try this out and max it out!

@Ashley-zh4qj 2 жыл бұрын

How did you do?

@bouchranourelhouda2415 2 жыл бұрын

How did it go ?

@SeanDarmal 3 жыл бұрын

MY DUDE!!! THOSE SHOTS and angles!!!! wow, man! bravo

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! Much appreciated

@ssshukla6682 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot buddy!!

@katemichelle 3 жыл бұрын

How often do you have exams? My school has exams every 2 weeks so I feel it would be difficult to make Rongie’s when I haven’t even had lectures for half of the material

@bouchranourelhouda2415 2 жыл бұрын

Well I think it's amazing how one knows himself well, I knew right away that the way you study Zach is exactly the method that would work amazingly for me and get my grades up that I won't believe myself , I did active recall and did practic testing for my catch up exam (almost retook the year ) and I saved my year only by scoring very good in tso modules (I had to get 12 points) To be fair o didn't make anki cards and I just memoried everything but I'd have failed if I didn't parctice SO MANY exams And I should mention that more than half of the exam were from past exams or have information that weren't even included in the lecture , YEP it was all thanks to test practice and Now I learned my lesson and ready to be a top student

@fabriciapinheiro5999 3 жыл бұрын

my heart is racing from the urge to try this method lol I feel like it would really work for me and I'm excited hehe

@hananeelhm7292 3 жыл бұрын

Did it work ??

@fabriciapinheiro5999 3 жыл бұрын

@@hananeelhm7292 kinda hahah It would work better if I had more time to study, but I have lessons in the morning and in the afternoon, so it doesn't leave me enough time to do all this. But starting 9 days before definetly helps, as well as defining what I need to focus on

@Makironee 3 жыл бұрын

me aboutta do this but instead of 9 days its 4 days cause i just found you OUT UGH IM READY FOR A BETTER LIFESTYLE MWAH

@_danila5185 3 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@jamescarpenter8973 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid ty sir

@DavidBissonnetteC 2 жыл бұрын

0:57 LOL "my name is Jeff" in a video on study tips? Instant like!

@carlsmarionagawin7983 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro ! im planning to be the best !!

@yabloko6649 2 жыл бұрын

Coincidentally... i have an exam exactly 9 days away! This will be super helpful

@misssomod194 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@astrolividus5236 3 жыл бұрын

man I can't even study 4 topics a day. 6 years in medical school made me so UNBOTHERED haha

@vaneta8684 3 жыл бұрын

Wow man You're very thorough about everything My brain takes things it doesn't understand as just bothersome sometimes And then I go and see them in the exam😫

@_dimzaa2670 3 жыл бұрын

amazing !

@daisyroman_xo 3 жыл бұрын

Where was this when I was taking tests last year. 🤣 But thank you for this. I am definitely going to give this method a try for my senior in HIM and probably ASVAB. Again, thank you.

@NBay_ 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. I was wondering if you can do a video on “ How to study for entrance exams”. There is so much material to cover and books to study from. The Broad range makes it difficult to know what the exam questions will cover. Time is precious so any tips is appreciated!

@Dr.H16 3 жыл бұрын

Im also second year medical student from Pakistan. Really like your vedios

@mbalindlovu222 3 жыл бұрын

You're so inspiring .

@asht.4216 2 жыл бұрын

Quick Question: What would you recommend in terms of books and/or online video lectures for first and second year med school curriculum? What books do you use for practice tests? Thank you and keep up the great work.

@samirashardow5730 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Zach! Great vid! So I think this method is really feasible if we were doing just one module per semester but for my medical school, we have to do up to 5 modules per semester which is a lot of info to take in. Do you have any tips on how to prepare effectively for such an exam?

@trixie9880 3 жыл бұрын

zach your videos have helped me so much. I just wanted to know if what do you do when it’s bedtime and you haven’t finished a topic or two that day?

@ghaa6714 2 жыл бұрын

This is EXACTLY the method i do (rongie) Lets say whenever i assist a course in univ i write the things that i didn't get on a white paper and restudy them when i get home I also keep repeating them to anyone i know so i wouldn't forget about them and it's actually a really goood method Thank u for sharing it ✌️

@thalfis0.693xclearancebyVd 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to use this technique for my upcoming exam which is in 14 days from today.

@dasokudesuga_nanika-07 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I'm a Japanese acupuncture student! Your teaching is wonderful and I refer to it.

@tseganeshkilloh3868 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched many videos on study tips and this is one of the best ones. If you could do another one on time management and everyday schedule such as how many hours you study, that would be great. Ps- I think I'm in love with you.. guy who has goals, motivation, does yoga and plays soccer! Amazing, lemme know when you want the wedding to be :)

@Aaliyah_Matyevna 3 жыл бұрын

His expression at the first is my expression while I must study

@Kanorr 3 жыл бұрын

I know you're doing anki, but the new first aid has an updated ethics and biostats section. Would recommend finding a PDF or update first aid when you get closer to step.

@Yumwithtram 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@Miles443 3 жыл бұрын

How do you catch yourself from not defaulting to memorizing in anki since it’s so easy to make cards with image occlusion and actually prioritize understanding?

@nachelia 2 жыл бұрын

be conscious about it

@nacremeadow 2 жыл бұрын

late response, but ask yourself: "why does this operate the way it does?". it's a simple question, but if you find that you're at a lost to explain why something is the way it is, and you're just regurgitating the definition, then you're only memorizing. also, ask yourself: "how does (a) relate to (b)?". once again, a simple question; but if you're revising a topic and you can only repeat definitions and concepts, but not how they relate to one another, then you're memorizing. mind mapping after you've finished revising is a quick way to test if you understand how concepts relate to one another. when i'm finished looking over cards and notes, i pull out some scrap paper, and in my own words, try to relate my understanding of each term to one another. if i find myself lost, then i know i don't understand the topic. this might not work for everyone, but it works for me, hope this helps!

@sayerihossain8075 3 жыл бұрын

Your voice can be a great ASMR video for peaceful sleep 😮😮😧

@childe6300 2 жыл бұрын

when i get into the medschool of my dreams I'll go back to this vid

@rebekahatwell8064 3 жыл бұрын

I'm kind of nerdy, and I usually don't spend time on youtube cause I see it like a waste of time . But god your channel is extraordinary. Thanks from all my heart

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MQLin910 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! How do you find yourself balancing time between reviewing lectures/reading through lectures and do Anki? What I first started trying was not even looking at lectures and went straight to making Anki cards. But when I was reviewing Anki cards, I found that I didn't have the "context" that surrounded the cards--ie., I could remember the cards well even after spaced repetition because I couldn't really put those pieces of info together into a larger "story" or framework. Did you feel like this as well?

@ZachHighley 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I never reread lectures seriously because it’s been shown to be ineffective. I’m releasing a video this Friday on exactly what I do but you really want to make sure you get an understanding before making the cards. That understanding, for me, comes from a third party video like boards and beyond or sketchy, then I READ over the individual cards in the Anki browser to make sure I understand them, then I start going through the cards (you can check out my normal daily study routine here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNBkn8tqt6mqqqs.html) I will usually do the above the day before the lecture, then when I show up to the lecture I have a good idea of what’s going on and just sit and watch. I don’t take notes or anything. I may make a flashcard or two on something that seems like a big picture idea I should understand. If when you are reviewing the cards you realize you have lost the big picture idea stop, google/textbook/lecture whatever it is you are doing, then in your head try and imagine you were explaining that material to a naive friend, then add that explanation to the “extra” section, or somewhere that pops up after you answer the card, if the Anki card. Also, this is my regular study “plan.” As you saw in the video above my exam review is just filling in those gaps from the regular semester, but, really, if you study consistently with Anki/understanding you shouldn’t have that many Rongies.

@andrewarnold1792 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Zach, thanks for the video! Future M2 here and relatively new to your channel. What do you suggest for someone that has exams roughly every 2 weeks and the material normally wraps up a day or two before the exam (since the 9 day method seems to be more for a larger block of material)? Also, do you use Zanki/ Anking when doing your Anki review or does your class have pre-made decks from past students in your classes? I have used pre-made decks from past students for M1 year but there don't seem to be as many available for the M2 classes and I am trying to go into the next year with a solid plan. Thanks!