This fun, pocket-sized and practical guide is jam-packed with helpful tips on how to remember those all-important medical facts crucial to exam success and invaluable throughout the medical career. Featuring over 250 individual mnemonics across all areas of the biomedical sciences, medicine, surgery and the specialties the book also includes invaluable guidance to revision and fact retention. Building on the success of popular guides by the same author and updated to reflect the latest clinical guidance, Study Skills for Medical Students is an essential read for every medical student, and will also be invaluable to students of pharmacy, nursing and allied health subjects.
Khalid Khan is a GP Principal and Trainer, former Community Pharmacist, Coach, mentor and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Kings College Medical School, London, UK
SECTION 1: MAKE LEARNING FUN AGAIN 1 “The Power of Mindful Learning” 2 Making Mnemonics 3 Review Retrieve and Recall 4 Sleep The Performance Enhancer: Tips & Hacks 5 Awesome AI? 6 ‘Smart drugs’ – and Smart alternatives 7 Secrets of State Specific Learning 9 Peg Power 10 Spatial Mnemonics 11 Movie and Video Game Pegs SECTION 2: BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 12 Anatomy 12.1 The Upper Limb 12.2 The Thorax 12.3 The Abdomen and Pelvis 12.4 The Lower Limb 13 Biochemistry 14 Physiology 15 Pharmacology 16 Infectious Diseases & Microbiology 17 Chemical Pathology SECTION 3: CLINICAL SPECIALTIES 18 Internal/General Medicine 19 Surgery 20 Paediatrics 21 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 22 Neuroanatomy & Neurology 23 Psychiatry 24 Radiology 25 Primary Care and General Topics SECTION 4: EPILOGUE 26 Motivational Bits for Peak Performance