r/MedSchoolAnkiIndia

I am from 21 batch and will be posted in medicine dept. from next week for about 6 wks

Our govt. clg has a heavy workload with few faculties

Like only 2 dnb jrs and no Md one

So its too hectic

Seniors plz help me ,I know i am not able to study from lectures notes but

how to do anki in this hectic posting

How to cover up pending 2 to 3k daily reviews

Where to get time to do anki

Plz can u tell in detail from your experience

I am currently started preparing for inicet may 2027

I am an post intern taking drop

Sources : marrow main videos

Anki resource planned to use : Mango medic

What should my preparation strategy for seeing main marrow videos and doing anki side by side .

I need clarity about.:

Daily how many cards and reviews should be solved in anki because I should watch marrow main videos too( and it is taking me to complete the videos by November mid )and I have planned to do cards side by side too

Qn solving and addun wrong ones to anki

I can spend around 6 to hours for watching videos

1 hour solving questions and 1 to 2 hours for anki cards daily till I complete all vidoes

is it feasible?

Hey everyone.

I don't usually post, but I'm feeling really confused and could use some guidance.

I'm regularly scoring 120–125 in Grand Tests. Marrow, DAMS, Prep every platform. I just can't seem to break this plateau.

Last year, I got around 35k rank. This year, somewhere along the way, I feel like I lost direction.

I'm studying regularly, putting in the hours, and trying to stay consistent, but my scores aren't improving.

My biggest confusion is about what to revise now.

I have DVT notes that I've integrated thoroughly with PYQs, and I also have my main notes. I'm not sure which one should be my primary source at this stage.

I also have a few questions:

- Which notes i should focus on? Dvt or my handwritten notes?

- How many MCQs should I solve every day?

- How frequently should I take Grand Tests?

- If you've been stuck around this score range and managed to improve, what changed things for you?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

It has been recommended to me to read "First aid cases for the USMLE step 1." I got the book for very cheap and it is an easy read! BUT it has been very passive and is not really how I want to spend my time!

Does anyone know if there is an Anki deck for the book? I was uunable to find it, however some older reddit post says there is a deck. Please help! Thank you!

(I am still in my preclinical years and not taking step till next year.)

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"Every day spent without nurturing your dreams is a tragedy."
- Robin Sharma, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

This line has stuck with me for years. It's such a quiet reminder that the cost of postponing what truly matters isn't always loud or obvious - it just quietly piles up, day after day, until you look back and realize how much time slipped by.

Sharing it here for anyone who needs a nudge today to actually start that thing they keep putting off.

I made some cards for the imp pyqs of my university
But i am in doubt should i study frim them or should i follow the typical oldschool way

Has anyone here used Anki as part of their NEET MDS preparation and created their own decks?

I'm looking for guidance on an efficient workflow for making high-quality cards without spending excessive time. If you've done this successfully, I'd appreciate it if you could share your approach and any tips or best practices. Thank you!

Any deck solely on marrow wor..?

Is it neutrophil deck?!

I heard lazarus is based on marrow wor and is it paid

Kindly help .. need clear info ...need a marrow wor based deck..

Sri Lankan med student using Anki, while most classmates rely on notes and past questions and they score higher.
I chose Anki for spaced repetition and because a top graduate recommended it. I know how to use it, but fitting it in is hard.
Daily reviews take 2–3 hours. With 8 AM–5 PM lectures+ labs , I have little time left for practice questions. I’m passing but only average.
We study integrated anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry. The future cumulative exams (like Step 1), where everything is being tested, I think Anki would help more.
Anatomy is my biggest struggle.
Questions:
Is 2–3 hours of reviews normal?
How do you balance Anki with practice questions?
Should I reduce cards or suspend low-yield ones?
Should I stick with Anki or focus more on questions?
Any anatomy tips?
Would appreciate advice.
Thanks!

Hey r/indianmedschool

First Time making such a post, but a long-time student and lurker here, now in 3rd year and postgraduate exam prep (aim 2029). I have been long automating my Study process using apps like Obsidian and ANKI. (Screenshots attached)

We all use AMBOSS, UWorld, Marrow, and AnKing - they are the giants. They offer millions of questions. I am not trying to compete with them. They are comprehensive and vital.

But here are my observation: QBanks often feel distinct from the process of learning and understanding. They are great for assessment, but when I get something wrong, the feedback is usually a mass-explanation block that I have to read/parse/verify. I then have to manually find the relevant section in my notes to correct my understanding. It takes time, a lot of time.

I have been experimenting with merging my structured study notes directly with my quiz generation (currently using an LLM pipeline to add Markdown syntax to my notes for the past few years), creating a different kind of "serious study tool". Over the past 2 years i and 3 of my friends have been making these new kinds of MCQ's to learn.

My core hypothesis: Medical education needs a new MCQ standard where every Single Option is inextricably linked to its specific, detailed reasoning—essentially turning the explanation into the note, immediately accessible within the question interface and baked in as a part of the option.

Forget standard MCQs where you just get a general breakdown. Imagine a system where you are presented with a complex clinical vignette (like the image I've attached), and next to every option is a dedicated, explanation of why it is the correct choice. If you select Option B (e.g., phase-contrast), you don't just see "Incorrect/red mark/cross" along with the correct/incorrect status you see why B is incorrect and precisely what phase-contrast microscopy is best used for, derived directly from my study notes.

I am working on a "zero-setup" app experience focused on:

1. Textbook-focused data and UI
2. High-Yield "Theory Papers & Vivas" focus (this is far away in future)
3. This novel Option-Reasoning Link format.
4. And a REEL like question scroll (based on FSRS to suggest questions)

This app is about minimizing the mental energy required to understand your mistakes.

It's a high-fidelity tool for targeted, active recall on the specific concepts you just tested yourself on, along with curated, high-yield notes.

The Question: Is this format appealing to you? If I were to make this, and offer it for a low subscription (₹100 INR/5$ monthly for server costs, equipment, hosting and ios app store fees etc) would you guys be willing to use it?
BTW: if i get significant number of users and it scales the server costs will drop for sure.

Note: Coming from a modest background i realize the struggle and frustration i have faced in paying monthly subscriptions etc, but like i said i come from a modest background and i cannot afford to make this free for everyone. i have finished making questions in it for subjects like Pharmacology(5000+) and Microbiology(1500+ and growing) and since i have gap before and after my third year exams i will finish anat, physio and biochem soon.

I've attached an image showcasing my work as i do it. Your brutal honesty is essential and welcome.

The following Image is from Microbiology (microscopes section).

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Above is the same note for this Topic from my notes in Obsidian. the formatting(markdown linters and warnings/diagram alerts) were done with gemini 2.5 flash and
These are my other Obsidian Notes.

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This is to show that this Post is not AI-slop fraudster and a screen recording of what i have finished so far is also attached

https://preview.redd.it/1c7lajo5kn9h1.png?width=1365&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fd29ad1619c2df72152558ab2ecee135066ced8

https://reddit.com/link/1ugdaqw/video/oapqazv0ln9h1/player

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And here are photos of the App i have been working on for this. Right now this app only has quizzes, but i will soon be migrating my notes from Obsidian to this app.

Note:
If you guys suggest ideas then i might plan to make all these open source so we all can collaborate somewhere and maintain a digital databank of information free and accessible to everyone. It will probably still require money management though for the same reasons stated above.

Also this app has a mode that is similar to Instagram where you select your topics and scroll through questions and the app using modified FSRS and a new parameter to use time taken flags the questions and shows you the difficult/mistake questions more frequently than the others. this is so that instead of scrolling reels like most do in clinical postings/Bus rides we can use this. you can even select a specific Chapter from which you want the reels to appear. I am still working on correcting the logic for this feature so its not ready yet and will finish it post launch depending on the responses from here.

Please Suggest Ideas and Suggestions so i can effectively decide whether to seriously pursue this or should i just use this for myself? Criticism is welcome.

P.S. I am a student and i have no idea how well this is going to workout for me in the future, my average university exam scores range between 60-70% for the past 2 years (yeah i have very poor memory) and that is how i ended up making all this content. i need to add so people realize that i am no top ranker and i do not claim that these will help everyone.
> Also this is a very ambitious goal and i don't know when i will finish this but i hope to do it soon enough.

i mostly use the anking step deck and mangomedic deck, but are there better decks out there for medicine?

my method is to watch lecture, and then search for keywords in the anki browser and go through the list to see any relevant cards which will help me study the topic.

please let me know how do you guys go with using anki and neet pg prep

Has anyone made a hyperrevision ANKI? Please share, will be of great help :)

Hello i am from 2020 batch and started anki recently i started studying in late part of internship with marrow wor and my scores are around 100-110 ....i tried anaesthesia mangomedic today and it helped like magic...and goes well with notes

I am feeling i should do all cards of mangomedic before neet and it will gradually improve my score

Is it realistically ( i am gonna put all my efforts) possible to complete mangomedic before and what should be my strategy going forward i am managing to pull 14 hrs or more of study...

Please help

And are there any short high yielding realistically possible to complete decks...which have similar form like mangomedic( its the bestessst)

Does a deck for corebtr exists? Please can someone share? Will be really helpful.

Unable to find anatomy deck of mangomedic please share