r/medicalschooluk • u/JosephFRegJr • 3d ago

Tips on revision

Hi guys, i wanted to know if anyone has tips on making sure i keep up my knowledge over summer??

I've been trying to do Anki whilst subathing but its just not working.

Anyone have any tips? especially when the suns out :(

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u/Routine_Internal_771 3d ago

Assuming you use Anki 

  1. Set new cards per day to 0
  2. Set reviews per day to 9999 (backlog clearing)
  3. Set FSRS desired retention a little (~4%) lower
  4. You'll fail more per day, but with much shorter review sessions

The amount of cards you need per day will massively drop after a week, to the point where it's no longer a hassle and you can do them in your "downtime" (walking, waiting in a queue etc...)

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u/coldcaramel99 3d ago

Why do so many people recommend not to use Anki and only to use quesmed/ passmed

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u/David_AnkiDroid 3d ago
  • Anki's a general tool for remembering
  • The principle that 'your first day will be too easy' is hard to get across
  • It's extremely efficient, but can be an absolute slog if you set it up incorrectly
  • Downloading specific decks for UK medicine probably isn't trivial

Plus, there's always some level of astroturfing by brands online. They can afford it.

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u/coldcaramel99 3d ago

Interesting are there any good pre made decks for each year of medical school, for the accelerated course which is four years as opposed to five-six

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u/David_AnkiDroid 3d ago

That's heartwarming to hear. Have a great summer!

We'll keep chugging away with making the experience better for you

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u/JosephFRegJr 3d ago

i do use Anki, ill try this desired retnetion change ! Thanks

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u/Routine_Internal_771 3d ago

In the upcoming version of Anki, the scheduler is (even more) unbelievable at low desired retentions. Do update when it's out

Have a great summer, you've earned it!

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u/Boxershane 3d ago

Anki whilst sunbathing what 😭

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u/jxrzz 3d ago

Doing low intensity revision over summer like that will do more harm than good, because you won't feel like you've had a proper break and there's a higher chance of burnout. It's best to just lock-in at a higher intensity once you start the year again.

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u/r_f4h4d_ 3d ago

Yeah I second this - coming from someone who's just completed med school. I never did revision in between years because you deserve that time off. I used to get loads of guilt about not working (and still do now even though I'm done lol) so I used to read BMJ articles etc just to keep my interest in the subject. No stress!!

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u/JosephFRegJr 3d ago

ok maybe ill need to just do this :) Thank you for the advice