🎬 Check out my FREE 36-video online class on how to study for exams - skl.sh/2UOx68x TIMESTAMPS 01:17 - Use your seniors 03:18 - Keep the exam in mind 05:03 - Understand the big picture 07:43 - Use Active Recall and Spaced Repetition 10:07 - Do a bit of work each day 12:49 - Avoid flashcard overload 14:54 - Pre-read for lectures 16:33 - Textbooks are overrated 19:30 - Recommended resources for each subject - Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology 29:12 - Work together 31:50 - Wrap-up
All your work here has been spot on. You are a natural teacher and I am sure that will translate to what kind ofa doctor you will be. I am a doctor, a neurologist in practice in New York City, having graduated medical school in 1982. Clearly the experience has changed to a significant degree but your advice in this episode is brilliant. In many ways, I wish I could start the life experience of going to medical school once again, especially with all the available resources through the internet that was never available when I went through this. The bottom line I have discovered is that it doesn’t matter what medical school one goes to but rather the kind of person you are, your personal motivation and hope that you have the one thing that really cannot be taught, but must be part of the substance of the person one is... and that is empathy. With empathy , you are essentially guaranteed to make a difference in patient’s lives and also that you will continue to love your life’s work. I will continue to watch this series with joy and interest and I thank you for all your fine work.
Dr. Dustyn Williams says, "Most, if not all, successful medical students succeed in spite of their institution...not because of it." Medicine is self-study. Medical school gives you a checklist and a focused/biased view, then the students go out to find more efficient resources and teach themselves the content.
23:58 Let's talk about Pharmacology As medical students and as doctors we have to learn a list of a ton of drugs, and by far the best way of doing that is by using them.
Resources: (19:30) -instant anathomy (web site) -anki (for pharmacology) -medical pharmacology at a glance (book) -wikipedia -the big red text book: rode's(hepatology)
@@TruinGoal Hey check out www.medstudentnotes.com/?ref=SNEHAGAJENDRAN for affordable and good quality medicine notes and books! Use code SONU16 for a 15% off your purchases!
The advice about not overusing Anki and looking at past exams early is absolutely GOLDEN! I started learning anatomy for the first time last week (still undergrad) and have 800 flashcards just on the upper and lower limb and released yesterday I don't understand any of the bigger concepts. Thank you so much for this :)
The last point is my favourite! I’m gonna start pre med in a few days and my parents are already pressuring me not to tell others about how I study and really feel disgusted about their mindset. It really makes me happy that you’re telling us to enjoy studying with others rather than just alone.Thank you so much for all the advice you gave in this video! You just lifted my spirits!😊
You know what keeping secrets helps us to be motivated and confident about ourselves rather if we make friends we really end up worst than the other students who are doing better u know finding the good friends is the toughest part over here so i think being alone is the best thing to do……. What are your thoughts about this didi and i think by know you might be studying second year of MBBS and did you follow this strategy and did it go well pls replay….
@@srishailspujar6278 I finished premed a few months ago and just enrolled in medical school. And what you’re saying is true. But finding a studying partner can be just someone who has a lot of knowledge and is at or maybe above your level. Discussing topics, questions and doubts are a good thing in my opinion. And I’m not telling you to stick with a few people, you can just find anyone who studies well and talk with them. Longterm friendships are hard to find, they just come to you naturally. You just have to be yourself and enjoy your activities. I personally separate my study life from my personal life, which makes it easier. Study partners are different from real friends for me because finding a person in both categories is definitely rare. Help others in any way you can and some grateful people will definitely help you in trouble. No worries, you’ve got this. I do study alone, because self study is very very important in medschool. But be sure to discuss with people who love studying as much as you do sometimes, to get new perceptions and questions. It’ll broaden your horizons and studies do show that teaching others helps you absorb and remember information really well.
@@nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611 hello.i am doing premed course now (but I am also reading anatomy simultaneously on my own).any advice for me?should I start reading physiology and biochemistry? I do play some game like clash of clan, Should I stop playing games when I start my MD?
@@universal4989 Well keep your hobbies, they do help you in the long run. Just tone it down to a few hours per day. And it's best if you start revising your 11th and 12th grade human organ systems. It really really helps in the 1st year is Medschool. And it's your choice if you wanna start studying 1st year syllabus. It's for the best though, so that you can catch up easily with the lectures. They teach you a lot in a very short amount of time.
I've been watching your videos ever since i was a middle school student, as of today I'm two weeks away from my first day of medical school! So glad i spent so many hours watching every single one of your videos bc know i feel a tiny bit prepared for what's to come
For my first lecture of Biology class in freshmen year of college, my professor taught us long term potentiation (essentially active recall), spaced repetition, memory palaces, and organisers. Organisers include the lecture topic, main concepts, main sub-concepts, an organiser (I.e a way to sort such concepts with details examples of sorting includes flowcharts, mind maps, hypothesise/diagnose, table, etc), key words in each sub-topic, 3 boxes for check marks (if you decide to re-do those organisers, and the last is how the sub-topic relates to the bigger picture. We do these for every lecture and it’s really useful for finals.
You are SO amazing and one of the few people on the internet whom I really appreciate and look up to. It's so rare to find someone whose every idea is just so well-formulated and explained in a way that you need absolutely zero effort to get your head around what that person is trying to say (which is GREAT because it's all this really easy flow of ideas that you find yourself eager to just keep on watching). I could hear you rumbling for hours and it'd add so much to my knowledge on how to study/how to approach medicine and how to just be a really nice, kind and well-rounded person. I'm guilty of being one of those first years on instagram bombarding you with questions and it's so lovely of you to answer us and give us a bit of your time. Looking forward to all you upcoming videos and have a lovely day xx
On the note of pre-reading for lectures- that technique is called 'flipped classrooms'. I'm studying teaching and we are required to do this (and thats how i know what it's called lol) BUT it's a really, really great way of gaining a deeper understanding of a topic, even if you use it to figure out what you don't understand and know what to ask when you are in class. Plus, it kind of works like spaced repetition too ;)
How to use Anki properly would be really good. I struggled a little with the magic spreadsheet but I found it useful for concepts, and Anki for facts (like Pharmaco). PD: the audio sounds great 🙌🏼
My Takeaways: * Use your seniors, know what you do not know and ask for help * Understand the concepts * Ask “Why is this bad?” * Active recall * Spaced repetition * Just a little bit of work “each” day (20 mins each day such a difficult task??) * “Doing an hour a day is pretty good” Be efficient with it ### `Consistency is king` * Pre-reading for lectures > Textbooks are overrated > Use them when you are looking for something specific
The audio quality is so damn good! PS. Thanks for the timestamps, your attention to detail/quality is one of the reasons you are my go to channel for study tips content.
at first it seemed that video is too long but the way you explain things and give advices keeps people engage!! thank you so much that was very informative
I do almost all of the stuff above and now that i am in year 3 i prefer video lectures over Harrison's and then i just passively read through Harrison's looking for points i missed in the video lectures , i used to think im not doing enough considering how everyone in india says we need to study 8-9hrs from the text book , but now that i know a doctor from cambridge suggests otherwise , i feel really confident in my way of studying , thanks buddy 💪
As a new doctor I clicked the video thinking I would disagree with some advice here - this is all gold though. A lot of these lessons I also learned the hard way, stuff like spaced repetition, not using text books, online resources being best etc. If you're a first year (or any medical student) follow this advice
Bro u r so good u just made me so sure of my vision I'm a third year Algerian med student and it's really messed up here I always had almost same ideas of yours but seeing all of colleagues doing the inverse made me confused now I feel confident and stopped looking for that thank u so much and may Allah protect you.
@@tamimahsan3085 oh dude, prepare yourself for a ride. Honestly, on one hand med school is really fun cuz i get super excited talking about it and like practicing it, on the other hand it's super exhausting and made me develop anxiety 😂 But like anxiety in episodes haha, the fun parts are really fun, but it's just a lot and quite difficult too. But your first year should be enjoyable, make good friends that are happy for you and do not hang out with competitive snakes lol Oh and btw, CONGRATS on passingg 🎉🎉 Please enjoy the 1st year med student energy, and remind yourself constantly of how big it felt to be able to start this journey, GOOD LUCK 😊
i came across your videos when i started the whole application process and now im starting first year Med so thanks for your great videos they have been SO helpful!
Fantastic video, Ali! Your tips on prioritizing active learning, using spaced repetition, and breaking down complex content are incredibly helpful for first-year medical students. I love how you emphasize the importance of understanding the big picture before diving into the details. The Feynman Technique is a great way to reinforce learning by teaching what we've learned. Best wishes from Easy Human Anatomy! Our channel simplifies complex anatomy topics to help students understand better. If you're looking to deepen your anatomy knowledge, feel free to explore our videos - we’re here to support your learning journey!
Well honestly at the beginning of the year, I just skipped this video because it is too long but I came back again before my second term starts. I should have listened to it at the beginning. This is so useful and you will not regret watching this. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Greetings from Turkey.
For pharm I recommend downloading a list of the major CYP450 enzymes and drugs that are metabolised by them, inhibit or induce them. Helps to cope with the whole polypharmacy thing
Peace be to you (AsSalama'laikum)! I'm a new subscriber. Greetings from America!😊🇺🇸 I have been a medically licensed Physician Assistant for almost two decades and currently work as a Hospitalist Physician Assistant in Washington, D.C. where I live with my wife and four children. I am also an erstwhile PA program instructor and admissions committee member! I found you're information INCREDIBLY valuable! I wish I had known this information whilst in school. I was the "Carry my BIG text book and make volumes of 3x5 cards" guy!😅 I probably wasted weeks worth of time! I would add to your video that some of the information found in text books may even be antiquated. It takes about 4 to 5 years to compile and publish the information (I know, I wrote one😥). Thus, by the time the student gets it, the information may be out-dated (esp. concept like "HIV regimens"). I look forward to more of your videos and shall tell my colleagues about your channel! Peace!😁
I have watched your video and followed your channel since I was still in Y.13 struggling with BMAT exams and now I'm here, a first year medical student ! Thank you soooo much, your video really helped me a lot :)
Useful advices for this first year of medical school. Still learning how to apply active recall and spaced repetition to my studies but working on it. Massively grateful Ali :)
Don't have the time to watch this right now but I've added it to my watch later :) Thanks for making videos like this - I'm starting medical school next year and it's great to hear the experiences of past students and get some advice!
Pre-med student here. I was kinda excited about buying medical textbooks for next semester because I'm going to take Anatomy, Histology, and Pharmacology but after this video I think Im just going to stick to slides and lecture notes :D
1. Make seniors your friends 2. Keep exam in mind 3. Understand big picture (Feynman technique) 4. Active recall and spaced repetition 5. Do a bit of work everyday 6. Avoid flashcard overload 7. Pre-read from lectures( so you can be more engaged during lectures) 8. Textbooks are overrated
Wahey, your boy Matticus get's a mention haha. This is brilliant Ali! Not even a medical student but nevertheless still looking forward to this series. These tips will carry over for Physio Students and any other student for that matter.
Thanks a lot for your words !! I'm a first mediacal student and so far nothing is going in the right direction but I am hoping to figure things out and get the results i need
Using the phrasal verbs like "kick off" enrich you speech. We, non-native English speakers find us difficult to use in spoken English. Because, it's literal meaning is not acceptable here. But, we understand to see the context. However, your videos open my mind in positive way and I love your medical related videos along with your some business concerned videos. Thanks a lot.
Heyy you are amazing!! I’m starting med school in a week and thanks to you I can already see my first class ♥️😭 Can you try to make a video on writing essays and structuring them? And pleaseee carry on this series I’ve been binging your whole channel this past week and it’s been an amazing journey ♥️ Thank you soo much for your content ♥️
I wish I had seen this when at the start of last year. Well done Ali, just binge-watched almost all of your videos. I'm a 2nd year Medic down the 'road' in Buckingham and I am cheering you on man :)
I realy enjoyed this, I'm looking forward to seeing more of this in my subsequent years in medical school. Thanks a lot for all the advices and techniques.
First year med student from South Africa , and I must say Ali you are truly the best guide for all medical student INTERNATIONALLY, you simply our life😘😘
I have a competitive exam at the end of my first year and I do have to worry about being the best because only 10% of the year group continues to the next grade 😔 Thank you for your videos though they’re so instructive and helpful ❤️
10:45 Oof, yeah, my many years of untreated major depressive disorder and undiagnosed ADHD were... not helpful... during my first attempt at medical school... 😬 My advice? GET. HELP. Get yourself to a good psychologist, someone you trust and can rely on, and a good, ACTIVE psychiatrist who'll follow up regularly and frequently until you've got your meds figured out. I ended up dropping out and, after four years of struggling with the local psychiatry, moving halfway across the country because I couldn't get adequate healthcare where I was - and now it's been just over a year with a really great psychiatric team and I'm doing better than I have since I was 14. I'm 28 now. It would've saved me literally the latter half of my life if I'd gotten help sooner & not gotten stuck in a destructive thought pattern of "I just need to do X and I'll be fine." Don't wait, don't try to tough it out, don't think it'll pass once you've achieved X or finished Y. Nip that shit right in the bud. Recovery is much easier when you don't have a whole decade of destructive thought patterns and habits to deconstruct. It's not been the smoothest journey, and I probably won't even go back to med school until next fall at the earliest, but 🤷 shit happens, mistakes were made etc. I do think it's great to have experience as a patient, I'm sure that'll be very helpful, at least 😅
This was so helpful..my lectures here also make us buy this big textbooks n tell us about how a medical student should be studying 24/7...well I did all that n still not doing well...thanks🤗🤗
-Make freinds in hiigher classes -Dont try to be a doctor your first 2 years, focus on passing exams -Feynman technique -Active recall andd spaced repetition -Do a little bit of studies every single day - pre read all your lectures so so so important
well maybe other schools isnt like ours? but in our med schools here, it is actually highly important to recognize and have effort for your grades in the first year, because it is like a first pre-year to calculate your grades, and then just by what grade you have, you will be transformed to department and study there. for example, there's pharmacology department, biology, and radiology, and depending on what grades you have by the end of the year, it let you in a department you choose, so it is kinda important
since i want to achieve a specific department, then i consider the first year to be sort of important, and the others, sort of a person or a student trying to go and achieve their goals
I’m first year in med school and I’ve realised how behind l am in school and exams are in May 😅💔💀 this might really help me the text books are giving me depression 😫
🎬 Check out my FREE 36-video online class on how to study for exams - skl.sh/2UOx68x
TIMESTAMPS
01:17 - Use your seniors
03:18 - Keep the exam in mind
05:03 - Understand the big picture
07:43 - Use Active Recall and Spaced Repetition
10:07 - Do a bit of work each day
12:49 - Avoid flashcard overload
14:54 - Pre-read for lectures
16:33 - Textbooks are overrated
19:30 - Recommended resources for each subject - Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology
29:12 - Work together
31:50 - Wrap-up
This is my best video . Im a 4th yr med student . Much love from Nigeria
Bro kindly suggest good pharmacology book/resources fpr clinical practice and for basic understanding
THIS GUY IS JUST THE TOP ADVISOR FOR MED STUDENTS IN UA-cam
THANKS MAN
I strongly agree ❤️
On youTube not in
And Dr Jubal
@diegorecuenco5367 how's it going?
All your work here has been spot on. You are a natural teacher and I am sure that will translate to what kind ofa doctor you will be. I am a doctor, a neurologist in practice in New York City, having graduated medical school in 1982. Clearly the experience has changed to a significant degree but your advice in this episode is brilliant. In many ways, I wish I could start the life experience of going to medical school once again, especially with all the available resources through the internet that was never available when I went through this. The bottom line I have discovered is that it doesn’t matter what medical school one goes to but rather the kind of person you are, your personal motivation and hope that you have the one thing that really cannot be taught, but must be part of the substance of the person one is... and that is empathy. With empathy , you are essentially guaranteed to make a difference in patient’s lives and also that you will continue to love your life’s work. I will continue to watch this series with joy and interest and I thank you for all your fine work.
Eloquently stated, Doctor! You are awesome!
wow
NEURO BIBLIOPHILE 🙏🏽
Holy ..
Dr. Dustyn Williams says, "Most, if not all, successful medical students succeed in spite of their institution...not because of it." Medicine is self-study. Medical school gives you a checklist and a focused/biased view, then the students go out to find more efficient resources and teach themselves the content.
23:58 Let's talk about Pharmacology
As medical students and as doctors we have to learn a list of a ton of drugs, and by far the best way of doing that is by using them.
I am doing that right now *snorts and rubs nose*.
The best way to learn is by doing
The best way to do that is by doing them
Resources: (19:30)
-instant anathomy (web site)
-anki (for pharmacology)
-medical pharmacology at a glance (book)
-wikipedia
-the big red text book: rode's(hepatology)
THANK YOU
@@TruinGoal Hey check out www.medstudentnotes.com/?ref=SNEHAGAJENDRAN for affordable and good quality medicine notes and books! Use code SONU16 for a 15% off your purchases!
Thank you
The advice about not overusing Anki and looking at past exams early is absolutely GOLDEN! I started learning anatomy for the first time last week (still undergrad) and have 800 flashcards just on the upper and lower limb and released yesterday I don't understand any of the bigger concepts. Thank you so much for this :)
I’m starting as a first year medical student in 2 weeks. These 33 mins were so valuable thank you! Can’t wait to get started!
Sebastian Lister Same starting soon too!! Where you at?
Sebastian Lister same here! Starting next semester
Good luck to all of you. Believe me,it will be intense but just keep going and hit those books hard!
How are all of you guys doing?
I'm a first year too and I'm crying rn
The last point is my favourite! I’m gonna start pre med in a few days and my parents are already pressuring me not to tell others about how I study and really feel disgusted about their mindset. It really makes me happy that you’re telling us to enjoy studying with others rather than just alone.Thank you so much for all the advice you gave in this video! You just lifted my spirits!😊
You know what keeping secrets helps us to be motivated and confident about ourselves rather if we make friends we really end up worst than the other students who are doing better u know finding the good friends is the toughest part over here so i think being alone is the best thing to do……. What are your thoughts about this didi and i think by know you might be studying second year of MBBS and did you follow this strategy and did it go well pls replay….
@@srishailspujar6278 I finished premed a few months ago and just enrolled in medical school. And what you’re saying is true. But finding a studying partner can be just someone who has a lot of knowledge and is at or maybe above your level. Discussing topics, questions and doubts are a good thing in my opinion. And I’m not telling you to stick with a few people, you can just find anyone who studies well and talk with them. Longterm friendships are hard to find, they just come to you naturally. You just have to be yourself and enjoy your activities. I personally separate my study life from my personal life, which makes it easier. Study partners are different from real friends for me because finding a person in both categories is definitely rare. Help others in any way you can and some grateful people will definitely help you in trouble. No worries, you’ve got this. I do study alone, because self study is very very important in medschool. But be sure to discuss with people who love studying as much as you do sometimes, to get new perceptions and questions. It’ll broaden your horizons and studies do show that teaching others helps you absorb and remember information really well.
@@nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611 hello.i am doing premed course now (but I am also reading anatomy simultaneously on my own).any advice for me?should I start reading physiology and biochemistry? I do play some game like clash of clan, Should I stop playing games when I start my MD?
@@universal4989 Well keep your hobbies, they do help you in the long run. Just tone it down to a few hours per day. And it's best if you start revising your 11th and 12th grade human organ systems. It really really helps in the 1st year is Medschool. And it's your choice if you wanna start studying 1st year syllabus. It's for the best though, so that you can catch up easily with the lectures. They teach you a lot in a very short amount of time.
@@nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611 ok thank u verymuch
I've been watching your videos ever since i was a middle school student, as of today I'm two weeks away from my first day of medical school!
So glad i spent so many hours watching every single one of your videos bc know i feel a tiny bit prepared for what's to come
For my first lecture of Biology class in freshmen year of college, my professor taught us long term potentiation (essentially active recall), spaced repetition, memory palaces, and organisers. Organisers include the lecture topic, main concepts, main sub-concepts, an organiser (I.e a way to sort such concepts with details examples of sorting includes flowcharts, mind maps, hypothesise/diagnose, table, etc), key words in each sub-topic, 3 boxes for check marks (if you decide to re-do those organisers, and the last is how the sub-topic relates to the bigger picture. We do these for every lecture and it’s really useful for finals.
You are SO amazing and one of the few people on the internet whom I really appreciate and look up to. It's so rare to find someone whose every idea is just so well-formulated and explained in a way that you need absolutely zero effort to get your head around what that person is trying to say (which is GREAT because it's all this really easy flow of ideas that you find yourself eager to just keep on watching). I could hear you rumbling for hours and it'd add so much to my knowledge on how to study/how to approach medicine and how to just be a really nice, kind and well-rounded person. I'm guilty of being one of those first years on instagram bombarding you with questions and it's so lovely of you to answer us and give us a bit of your time.
Looking forward to all you upcoming videos and have a lovely day xx
This guy is a truth preacher, doesn’t just apply with med school but way of life...
When I’m a doctor in a decade and a bit I’ll come back and say how it went on this comment
Me to, see you in a couple of years mate
All the best for your journey
ok, i'll remember
Okay!
see you then!
On the note of pre-reading for lectures- that technique is called 'flipped classrooms'. I'm studying teaching and we are required to do this (and thats how i know what it's called lol) BUT it's a really, really great way of gaining a deeper understanding of a topic, even if you use it to figure out what you don't understand and know what to ask when you are in class. Plus, it kind of works like spaced repetition too ;)
How to use Anki properly would be really good. I struggled a little with the magic spreadsheet but I found it useful for concepts, and Anki for facts (like Pharmaco).
PD: the audio sounds great 🙌🏼
In which video is the magic spreadsheet explained?
My Takeaways:
* Use your seniors, know what you do not know and ask for help
* Understand the concepts
* Ask “Why is this bad?”
* Active recall
* Spaced repetition
* Just a little bit of work “each” day (20 mins each day such a difficult task??)
* “Doing an hour a day is pretty good” Be efficient with it
### `Consistency is king`
* Pre-reading for lectures
> Textbooks are overrated
> Use them when you are looking for something specific
The audio quality is so damn good! PS. Thanks for the timestamps, your attention to detail/quality is one of the reasons you are my go to channel for study tips content.
at first it seemed that video is too long but the way you explain things and give advices keeps people engage!! thank you so much that was very informative
Lol 5 months late but I love how this channel went from "this is how you get in" to "congrats! Now this is how you survive..."
His voice is so attractive it’s actually distracting me from the content of the video 😂
Gay
True
IONS LEGACY how is it gay when a girl said that lmao
Looooooool
Bitch stop being thirstyyyyyy
Just started my own med school journey and this video was incredibly helpful! Thank you!
About to start med school in 2 weeks so really needed this! Thanks Ali :D
goincrazy11 How did your first year go?
How did it go?
He died;He didn't survive medical school .
I do almost all of the stuff above and now that i am in year 3 i prefer video lectures over Harrison's and then i just passively read through Harrison's looking for points i missed in the video lectures , i used to think im not doing enough considering how everyone in india says we need to study 8-9hrs from the text book , but now that i know a doctor from cambridge suggests otherwise , i feel really confident in my way of studying , thanks buddy 💪
As a new doctor I clicked the video thinking I would disagree with some advice here - this is all gold though. A lot of these lessons I also learned the hard way, stuff like spaced repetition, not using text books, online resources being best etc. If you're a first year (or any medical student) follow this advice
For a student entering into medschool this year ... This is a must need... Thank you Ali abdal...
Good luck guys. Believe me,you can do it! It may be hard,but if it wasn't hard ,everyone would do it.
web md thank you so much! I really appreciate it
@@Jateebasheer you're welcome!
Bro u r so good u just made me so sure of my vision I'm a third year Algerian med student and it's really messed up here I always had almost same ideas of yours but seeing all of colleagues doing the inverse made me confused now I feel confident and stopped looking for that thank u so much and may Allah protect you.
I JUST GOT INTO MED SCHOOL🎉🎉
How is it going ?
@@oznur4511 hell
@@abdorahman98 why
And i just got into med school..will start from august..how things r going overall?
@@tamimahsan3085 oh dude, prepare yourself for a ride. Honestly, on one hand med school is really fun cuz i get super excited talking about it and like practicing it, on the other hand it's super exhausting and made me develop anxiety 😂 But like anxiety in episodes haha, the fun parts are really fun, but it's just a lot and quite difficult too. But your first year should be enjoyable, make good friends that are happy for you and do not hang out with competitive snakes lol
Oh and btw, CONGRATS on passingg 🎉🎉 Please enjoy the 1st year med student energy, and remind yourself constantly of how big it felt to be able to start this journey, GOOD LUCK 😊
about to sit for my second term exam this august, wish me all the best! thanks Dr for the tips!
i came across your videos when i started the whole application process and now im starting first year Med so thanks for your great videos they have been SO helpful!
Who else watched till the end?🙋 Thanks Ali! - a premed who really enjoys and gained a lot of insight from your videos🙌
You’re a wonderful person Ali, wish more people were like you.
Thanks!
Your videos on study tips makes me more excited to learn and study!!! Thanks for all the tips! From a first year medical student here ✌🏻
Thank you! I don't often comment but your videos are really good and easy to listen to.
Fantastic video, Ali! Your tips on prioritizing active learning, using spaced repetition, and breaking down complex content are incredibly helpful for first-year medical students. I love how you emphasize the importance of understanding the big picture before diving into the details. The Feynman Technique is a great way to reinforce learning by teaching what we've learned. Best wishes from Easy Human Anatomy! Our channel simplifies complex anatomy topics to help students understand better. If you're looking to deepen your anatomy knowledge, feel free to explore our videos - we’re here to support your learning journey!
Finally! More study tips!
I keep re-watching your other videos.
You give the best tips and ideas!
Well honestly at the beginning of the year, I just skipped this video because it is too long but I came back again before my second term starts. I should have listened to it at the beginning. This is so useful and you will not regret watching this. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Greetings from Turkey.
Great tips! I wish I had this for my first year in medical school.
For pharm I recommend downloading a list of the major CYP450 enzymes and drugs that are metabolised by them, inhibit or induce them. Helps to cope with the whole polypharmacy thing
Peace be to you (AsSalama'laikum)! I'm a new subscriber. Greetings from America!😊🇺🇸 I have been a medically licensed Physician Assistant for almost two decades and currently work as a Hospitalist Physician Assistant in Washington, D.C. where I live with my wife and four children. I am also an erstwhile PA program instructor and admissions committee member! I found you're information INCREDIBLY valuable! I wish I had known this information whilst in school. I was the "Carry my BIG text book and make volumes of 3x5 cards" guy!😅 I probably wasted weeks worth of time! I would add to your video that some of the information found in text books may even be antiquated. It takes about 4 to 5 years to compile and publish the information (I know, I wrote one😥). Thus, by the time the student gets it, the information may be out-dated (esp. concept like "HIV regimens"). I look forward to more of your videos and shall tell my colleagues about your channel! Peace!😁
This is just what the doctor ordered. I'm starting med school in 4 months and this is definitely going to help!
I am loving this serious. 30min of my time well spent. Thanks so much Ali.
I have watched your video and followed your channel since I was still in Y.13 struggling with BMAT exams and now I'm here, a first year medical student ! Thank you soooo much, your video really helped me a lot :)
Exactly the video I was looking for while I'm entering the med school as a 1st year. Thanks a lot! ❤
Me also
Well what u said about working together is absolutely amazing man u r advices are priceless
U are literally the best source I found in my medicine journey.
Useful advices for this first year of medical school. Still learning how to apply active recall and spaced repetition to my studies but working on it. Massively grateful Ali :)
Don't have the time to watch this right now but I've added it to my watch later :) Thanks for making videos like this - I'm starting medical school next year and it's great to hear the experiences of past students and get some advice!
Pre-med student here. I was kinda excited about buying medical textbooks for next semester because I'm going to take Anatomy, Histology, and Pharmacology but after this video I think Im just going to stick to slides and lecture notes :D
I'm a pharmacy student but I find your videos are relevant to any health professions student. Thank you!
1. Make seniors your friends
2. Keep exam in mind
3. Understand big picture
(Feynman technique)
4. Active recall and spaced repetition
5. Do a bit of work everyday
6. Avoid flashcard overload
7. Pre-read from lectures( so you can be more engaged during lectures)
8. Textbooks are overrated
Wahey, your boy Matticus get's a mention haha.
This is brilliant Ali!
Not even a medical student but nevertheless still looking forward to this series.
These tips will carry over for Physio Students and any other student for that matter.
I love you guys! My pre med was physiotherapy and now im taking medicine here in the Philippines! Keep it up👌
Allu Sanchez Wow a Physio and A Doctor. Brilliant!
@@therealmattchong ahaha thanks! Physiotherapy really helps seriously 😁 good luck to you guys and God speed!
Thanks a lot for your words !! I'm a first mediacal student and so far nothing is going in the right direction but I am hoping to figure things out and get the results i need
Using the phrasal verbs like "kick off" enrich you speech. We, non-native English speakers find us difficult to use in spoken English. Because, it's literal meaning is not acceptable here. But, we understand to see the context. However, your videos open my mind in positive way and I love your medical related videos along with your some business concerned videos. Thanks a lot.
Im currently in my first year and the final exams are just around the corner. Thanks doctor!
Heyy you are amazing!! I’m starting med school in a week and thanks to you I can already see my first class ♥️😭
Can you try to make a video on writing essays and structuring them?
And pleaseee carry on this series
I’ve been binging your whole channel this past week and it’s been an amazing journey ♥️
Thank you soo much for your content ♥️
How did it go?
I wish I had seen this when at the start of last year. Well done Ali, just binge-watched almost all of your videos. I'm a 2nd year Medic down the 'road' in Buckingham and I am cheering you on man :)
In my fourth year in Pakistan Medical school and yet i learned so much from these 33 minutes. Very excited for the series!
Went from watching your how to get into medical school last year to this. Thank you!
Brilliant, @AliAbdaal. I loved your ideas and regret not knowing them when I was in med school several years ago. Well done!
Cant get enough of his videos! My favorite med channel on YT !
Video about using anki would be really helpfull :D. Love your vids, the quality is truly amazing! Keep it up man!
I realy enjoyed this, I'm looking forward to seeing more of this in my subsequent years in medical school. Thanks a lot for all the advices and techniques.
Please make such a video for 2nd year. I later realized you have included it! Thanks a lot for this video!
Omg I just can’t tell how great you are at analysing and explaining this
Thank you for keeping up with this channel and etc. Its very comforting and reassuring to know others share the same questions as I
Ali, I truly appreciate these videos. You really have a way of making medical school appear less daunting. You’re awesome! Cheers!
First year med student from South Africa , and I must say Ali you are truly the best guide for all medical student INTERNATIONALLY, you simply our life😘😘
I have a competitive exam at the end of my first year and I do have to worry about being the best because only 10% of the year group continues to the next grade 😔
Thank you for your videos though they’re so instructive and helpful ❤️
I like your videos; they are very helpful.
I used the excel method you showed in another video and got A+ in that exam! :)
Thank you
" Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology"... 1000 pages... The pain... We just started 😢😢😢
I believe this is going to be such a wonderful initiative.
Kudos!
This advice works perfectly for law school too!
I’m a law school student and I agree 100% with all the Ali’s strategies!!!
this applies so much to pharmacy, I wish I had this in first year
I’m soooo lucky to watch this video on 1st year of med school right before my exams. Ali you’re literally saving our lives ❤️
Sameeee
This is the most helpful video I've seen I appreciate it
Finally a video giving actual practical advice rather than generic tips that never really help
I'm a first year med student and our uni starts this Monday! Thank u sm 4 the vid, i needed this a lot :) Keep up the good work!
I'm SO excited for this series! Thank you so much! I'm in my first year of med school so this is GOLD for me ❤️
10:45 Oof, yeah, my many years of untreated major depressive disorder and undiagnosed ADHD were... not helpful... during my first attempt at medical school... 😬 My advice? GET. HELP. Get yourself to a good psychologist, someone you trust and can rely on, and a good, ACTIVE psychiatrist who'll follow up regularly and frequently until you've got your meds figured out. I ended up dropping out and, after four years of struggling with the local psychiatry, moving halfway across the country because I couldn't get adequate healthcare where I was - and now it's been just over a year with a really great psychiatric team and I'm doing better than I have since I was 14. I'm 28 now. It would've saved me literally the latter half of my life if I'd gotten help sooner & not gotten stuck in a destructive thought pattern of "I just need to do X and I'll be fine."
Don't wait, don't try to tough it out, don't think it'll pass once you've achieved X or finished Y. Nip that shit right in the bud. Recovery is much easier when you don't have a whole decade of destructive thought patterns and habits to deconstruct.
It's not been the smoothest journey, and I probably won't even go back to med school until next fall at the earliest, but 🤷 shit happens, mistakes were made etc. I do think it's great to have experience as a patient, I'm sure that'll be very helpful, at least 😅
Thank you for this video! It has given me so much insight on studying in general! This channel keeps getting better and better! Thanks again :)
Not a medical student, nor do I plan to be, but you bet I'll still be watching 😁
Me too. I'm about to start Speech Pathology and have found that all the medical school advice has been really helpful.
Seeing my friends, I felt like the odd one not reading the physical books but this types of videos do help
I'm starting pharmacy school in a week. This was very helpful. Thank you!
I’m so excited for this!!!! You’re the best❤️👏🏼
You are amazing !!!! Please never stop sharing advice !!! You have helped me a lot 😍😍😍😍
You are brilliant and natural teacher! 😊
It’s 12:30 mid Night and I’m feeling hella productive. WHY NO IN THE MORNING!!
love the detail in this video, esp concerning your takeaway order
This was so helpful..my lectures here also make us buy this big textbooks n tell us about how a medical student should be studying 24/7...well I did all that n still not doing well...thanks🤗🤗
Thank you so much for sharing! Informative as always, really feeling lucky to receive all these tips from you early on in my med school journey!
Amazing tips i dont think any other youtubers can serve such quality content
-Make freinds in hiigher classes
-Dont try to be a doctor your first 2 years, focus on passing exams
-Feynman technique
-Active recall andd spaced repetition
-Do a little bit of studies every single day
- pre read all your lectures so so so important
Hi Ali
I love your channel is sow practical for any students the information you give.
Keep doing what you do.
From Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
well maybe other schools isnt like ours? but in our med schools here, it is actually highly important to recognize and have effort for your grades in the first year, because it is like a first pre-year to calculate your grades, and then just by what grade you have, you will be transformed to department and study there. for example, there's pharmacology department, biology, and radiology, and depending on what grades you have by the end of the year, it let you in a department you choose, so it is kinda important
since i want to achieve a specific department, then i consider the first year to be sort of important, and the others, sort of a person or a student trying to go and achieve their goals
thanks man just going to start med school from this august .
Chirodeep Patro how is it
Straight facts!!! Love and agree with these tips so much 👏
The honesty is much appreciated 👍.
Thanks dear .... I wish I have these tips in my first year ... Now I'm fourth yr MS
I’m first year in med school and I’ve realised how behind l am in school and exams are in May 😅💔💀 this might really help me the text books are giving me depression 😫