Student Success in Medical School

Dr. Mehrzad is a physician, scientist and author who has worked closely with attendings and hundreds of students, interns, residents and fellows throughout his career. He is American Board Certified in Internal medicine and worked as a specialized physician at Yale New Haven Hospital for 3 years where he was also a clinical instructor at Yale School of Medicine. Currently, he is pursuing a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery residency at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University and hence with his background brings both medical and surgical knowledge to the project. Dr. Mehrzad has conducted extensive scientific research in multiple areas in medicine, surgery and education and has over 36 peer-reviewed articles and over 22 abstracts published. He has written 5 books that are selling widely in Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and contributed to six 6 medical and surgical textbooks. He is also an international lecturer and has lectured at over 100 schools for thousands of students across Europe. Lastly, beside his medical degree, Dr. Mehrzad holds an Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership degree from Brown University and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Massachusetts, Isenberg school of Business.

Chapter 2 - The art of studying in the medical field

Difference between other fields

Challenges

Opportunities

Summary

General facts

Understanding and processing basic health information

Hidden barriers

Online reading

Practical strategies

Summary

The physiology behind ambition

Intrinsic motivation

Extrinsic motivation

Creating motivation

Overcome laziness

Value creation

Small steps lead to big changes

Summary

What are goals

Why goal setting is different in healthcare studies

The power of goals

How to set up goals

Summary

Time management and its importance

Why time management in the medical field is different from other fields

Balancing clinical rotations and your studies

Planning your rotations

Planning your studies

Prioritizing the content

Writing down your study plan

Following your plan

Plan adjustment

Strategize when falling behind

Summary

What is accelerated learning

Science behind accelerated learning

Learning faster and more efficient

Strategies for faster comprehension

Strategies for greater retention

Strategies for systematic expertize

Summary

Why class time is different for healthcare courses

The value of lecture time for healthcare courses

The art of listening

The art of focusing

The art of writing notes

The art of asking questions

The art of efficiency

The art preparation before lectures

Why mentorship is important for your studies

How you find a mentor in your field

How to use a mentor

Summary

The role of supervisors in teaching

Learning from the teacher

Summary

Why teamwork is important in healthcare studies

Optimize your learning with your classmates

Group assignments

Teamwork strategy

Summary

Why procrastination is common in this field

The dangerous of procrastination in this field of study

Strategize to avoid procrastination

Summary

The physiology of memory

Short and long term memory

Memorizing versus understanding

Association

Strategies to improve your memory

Summary

Why exams differ i...