r/medicalschoolanki

I just finished my first block of M1. I want to keep up my reviews from previous blocks, but I also need to focus on in-house exams as well.

I'm wondering what the best way to separate new cards from old cards would be? Ideally, I would like to just spend around 1 hour a day going through old reviews and the rest of my time focusing on in-house stuff and then I could go back to my old reviews if I have the time and energy.

I'm wondering if anyone has a good way to do this?

Hi, I am starting my prep with Step 1, I want to do it in less than 6mo, I thought what if I have Mehlman Files with UW tables/images in them too next to my reading of First Aid.

So, I created a sample here, for MM's cardio. The order is different, tried to order them Embryo > Anatomy > Physiology > Pathology.

My question is, is it a waste of time? Would you be interested in having something like this?
You can download it here [Google Drive]

A 74-year-old woman has noticed over the last month that she gets short of breath just walking to her mailbox, something that never used to bother her. She's started sleeping propped up on three pillows because lying flat makes her feel like she can't catch her breath, and her ankles have become noticeably swollen by the end of the day. She also mentions she's gained a few pounds despite not eating any differently.

What's going on?

A) Kidney disease

B) Heart failure

C) Deep vein thrombosis

D) Pneumonia

Drop your answer below, I'll post the explanation in a few hours

Going for an 80+ CBSE! Currently at around 14k of anking matured. For a score like that would the 3 high yield tags be sufficient or do I have to do lower yield cards too? Currently following bootcamp videos.

Ofc going to be doing uworld after as well
Thanks peeps

so i got like 5 days until my countrys version of the usmle residency exam and im just cramming my cards like crazy rn not sure if its a good idea since i usually do anki in small consistent doses but will this actually work ? im basically spamming custom study sessions for all 11 diff subjects at once lol :D

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I am confused on how to use anki effectivly. I would just unsuspend decks 5 days before an exam and try to study that, kind of use it like quizlet. However with boards coming up I am confused on how to balance that with classes.

For example, do I unsuspend a deck right after watching the lecture/ studying lecture? When I have multiple lectures in a day thats 100s of new cards in a day which is overwhelming. Then when its close to the exam time, the repetition will show months later but I need to review it again sooner for a closer class exam date. I have exams very often.

I have another deck for boards prep. I am reading thru my book and as I read chapters I am unsuspending decks. Again, overwhelming with the number of new cards in a day. Should I preset the new cards/day and preset max reviews/day to manage this? The boards prep is stuff I need to know months ahead.

With classes and boards together, its a lot! Would appreciate advice/tips!

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Hey everyone,

I’m a university student taking classes like Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biology, etc. Almost all of my professors teach directly from PowerPoint lecture slides, and our exams are heavily based on those slides.

I’m trying to figure out the best way to use Anki to study directly from my PowerPoints.

Ideally, I want something where I can upload/import my lecture PowerPoint or PDF and have Anki (or an add-on/AI tool) help me:

• Generate practice questions/flashcards from the lecture slides
• Keep or automatically include important images, diagrams, graphs, pathways, microscope images, etc. from the slides
• Make cards where I have to identify/interpret parts of an image
• Create questions that test understanding/application, not just basic definitions
• Possibly generate different types of questions from the same material
• Keep everything organized by lecture/chapter

For example, if a Microbiology slide has a diagram of a bacterial cell or a Biochemistry slide has a metabolic pathway, I’d like cards that actually show that image and ask me questions about it instead of turning everything into text-only cards.

I have a lot of PowerPoints throughout the semester, so manually screenshotting everything and making every single card individually would take forever.

What setup would you recommend?

Is there an Anki add-on, AI tool, workflow, or feature that can take PowerPoint/PDF lecture slides and create good Anki cards while preserving/using the images from the slides?

Also, if you use AI to generate cards from lectures, what workflow has worked best for you without creating a bunch of low-quality cards?

Thanks!

New M1 here, not new to Anki. Current strategy has been watching lecture at higher speed, then watching related B&B, and unsuspending Anking cards by B&B tag. However there’s a ton of cards with each unsuspension that are not covered in my lecture material and thus not used in my NBME CAS exams. Is the strat to suspend stuff I’ve never seen (e.g., hypospadias) and if so, when do I unsuspend it again?

I downloaded anki from the play store last week and am still confused on how it works. I downloaded mangomedic wale flashcards but what do I do next. How do I sort them topic wise? What is suspend and unsuspend cards? Please explain it in simple words someone

I've attached a link to my medical deck, based on Medicine in a Day, a popular book for students preparing for the UKMLA (this is the medical licensing exam in the UK). The deck contains just over 10,000 flashcards. I have not come close to completing the book (I would probably say I'm around 40%). When I'm done with the book, I'll update the deck (with better organisation of cards), provided there is interest from the community.

The management is largely based on UK guidelines, so is probably of limited (although not zero) use for students in other countries. It is exceedingly thorough on the subjects it covers: I created this for my personal use as I was dissatisfied with the superficial treatment that Spranki provided.

Hopefully this is useful.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10cal2pqu0UZ02Ry9UAH_vj0d7RfG7Eyw/view?usp=sharing

Hey everyone, I'm a third-year medical student (M3) trying to decide between two Apple setups.

Since I'm currently doing my hospital clerkships, I won't be taking my laptop out with me very often. At home, I have a dual-monitor setup. My daily workflow is very light—no coding or heavy processing. I mainly use Chrome and study apps like Anki.

Would I be better off getting a single MacBook Air M5, or splitting my setup with a Mac mini for home and a cheap/lightweight MacBook for on-the-go? Any advice is appreciated!

I failed a course and have to repeat the entire my first year. Our curriculum is purely pre-clinical/foundational right now, anatomy, physiology, histology, embryology, etc., and the exams are MCQ testing pure recall.

We have an exam every two weeks. I used the same shared Anki decks as everyone else and did my reviews religiously: 500–600 cards a day, ramping up to 1,000–1,100 the week of an exam. Despite that, my grades stayed below average all year (I averaged a B- while the class average was a B+).

With exams every two weeks, there isn't enough time to mature cards properly. I’ve realized I’m memorizing card patterns rather than actually understanding the underlying concepts. Standard USMLE-style Qbanks wouldn't be helpful either since our questions aren't clinical vignettes.

Any advice on how to fix my study method? If I fail another course, I’ll be dismissed from Medical school.

Thanks.

I downloaded the Anking step deck and figured I'd just unsuspend as I went, but I'm struggling to find content that matches with what I'm expected to learn. There are definitely some cards that do, but so far just lots of cards that are more clinically relevant and it slightly touches on the science we are going over.

Do I just hit the inhouse slides harder until anking becomes relevant?

I am currently creating a set of flashcards and would highly appreciate your suggestions, feedback, and a second opinion. I would love to know if the overall quality is acceptable, if anything essential is missing, or if there are any formatting errors.

Please share your valuable feedback with me!

Link: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/6712

should I be taking my time to deeply review every single question, or is it better to just grind through a ton of them? also, how are you guys handling your incorrects? is keeping an incorrect log actually worth it (seems tedious)? or do you just rely only on unsuspending related Anki cards? to me, only unsuspending doesn’t feel like enough…

thanks :)