STUDY TECHNIQUES

WEBINAR
NEAR-PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME

NOOR UL ELMAH HASAN

4th Year MBBS
Dow Medical College
 Points to Ponder
Learning Objectives in 1st year of
med-school
Developing Management Skills
Reading (and Reading a lot)
Studying Efficiently, Effectively, &
Excellently
 MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Study Schedule that suits you.
General Scheme of Studying
Effectively
Dealing with the Tiring Day
 READING
What’s new about READING in medical college?
Why a special mention?
 Mass
 Volume
 Density
 Time
 STUDY GOALS
How to JUDGE Your Understanding of a topic?
 “If you can’t explain it to a five y/o, you’ve yourself not
understood fully.”
 Act like a Teacher

But How To Reach This Level of Confidence?

Course Load Time Constraints

Study
Fatigue

Distractions
 POMODORO
TECHNIQUE

Block Hour -> Small Break -> Block Hour ->Small break – few cycles -> Longer break
Comprehension
Skills

Efficient Reading
How to Develop These Skills?

 Active Reading Strategies

 SQ3R Method
 Active Reading Strategies
 Get an overview of what you’re about to read

 Read in small chunks of only a few pages or a

sub-section at a time.

 Highlight keywords. Be minimalistic.

 Take notes by Cornell’s Method

 Flag when you come across a really important

page which you want to reference later.

 Re-explain & Read Out Loud.

SQ3R Method