MSK9's Medical School Thread & Guide

[MSK9]

Hmm, I do almost the exact same thing, I go through my notes over and over again, I mean going through the entire text and the summaries a few times doesn't cut it for me, I make my own "shortened" notes and go through those in addition to the text and chapter summaries otherwise I forget something or another...

The trick in med school is to personalize the notes. Write them in a way that relates them to something you already know or use a mnemonic. We use mnemonics A LOT. For example, I want to remember the symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder:  SIG-E-CAPS. 

Sleep changes
Interest (loss of it)
Guilt (worthlessness)
Energy
Concentration/cognition
Appetite
Psychomotor
Suicide