Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

Chase DiMarco

Medical education innovation for premed, medical students, physician assistants, and nursing. Mnemonics, memory palaces, speed reading, study hacks, mind maps for the MCAT, USMLE, COMLEX, PANCE, NCLEX, and all of your healthcare board exam and classroom needs!

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Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) Flashcards with Brocencephalon (Ep. 61 Rebroadcast)

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

02/04/21 • 45 min

Dr. Amreet Sidhu is a Toronto-born Internal Medicine Resident based in Detroit. He is the creator of Brosencephalon, a comprehensive set of pre-clinical flashcards created for self-study that spread worldwide. Amreet’s cards have evolved into a community-driven project by medical students for medical students. Today’s episode will cover the inspiration behind the creation of Brosencephalon, the most useful aspects of Anki and how to create your own effective flashcards for retention.

[3:20] The Inspiration Behind the Creation of Brosencephalon
[7:42] Evidence Based Cognitive Learning for Effective Retention
[9:59] How COVID-19 is Facilitating Change for Brosencephalon and Learning Programs
[13:59] Curricular Design and Application
[15:31] Creating Effective and Efficient Flashcards
[19:58] The Benefits of Cognitive Effort When Creating Flashcards
[23:30] Digital Cards vs. Physical
[25:50] Elaborative Interrogation and its Relevance to Flashcards.
[30:45] How to Integrate Multiple Learning Strategies
[34:19] Using Flashcards for Self-Assessment
[37:53] The Need to Update Standard Western Learning Conventions
[40:00] Amreet’s Favourite Anki Plugins
[41:50] The Use of Mnemonics and Images in Flashcards
[43:43] What Would Amreet Change if He Could go Back in Time?

Resources

Information about Amreet and Brosencephalon can be found here:

https://www.brosencephalon.com
https://twitter.com/brosencephalon
https://www.reddit.com/r/Brosencephalon

Anki Plugins

Hierarchical Tags
Frozen Fields
Load Balancer
Heat Mapper

Websites

https://apps.ankiweb.net
https://www.reddit.com/r/Anki/

Join the Medical Mnemonist Master Mind Facebook group and find our Blog posts, Podcasts, and other Resources at FreeMedEd.org! Feel free to Email any Questions or Comments.

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33 Developing Advanced Memory Techniques with Dr. Lev Goldentouch of KeyToStudy (Part 1)

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

10/08/19 • 47 min

Dr. Lev Goldentouch discusses advanced memory and speed reading techniques.

Dr. Lev Goldentouch is an accelerated learning practitioner and instructor. He has developed advanced memory and speed reading techniques that are unique to his methodologies. He is also the author or Key to Study Skills, and co-developer of the very popular Become a Superlearner course. His wife Anna also provides one-on-one training for those looking to become masters of their learning!

Intro

Invoking Curiosity is a Key to Accelerated Learning & What are the “Keys To Study”

Visualization for Creative Images ? Mind Maps, Memory Palaces ? Mental Cities, Mental Forests

Learn Memorization Before Speed Reading & Use a Step By Step Method For Speed and Comprehension

Using Person-Action-Object (PAO Method) and 7-Group Chunking for Creating Visualizations & Mind Mapping and Memory Palaces for Larger Associations

How to Avoid Mental Barriers with Visual Mnemonic Creation: Relaxation, Creativity, and Setting Proper Expectations to Create a Visual Dictionary

The Etymology Method and Osborne’s Checklist for Creativity & Anchor Markers ? Linking Markers ? Hyperlinking for Complex Visualizations

Pre-reading and Brainstorming Visuals to Build Interest BEFORE Reading the Text

Starting Exercises for Student Training: Free Tools and Schedules + Personalized Mentorship

Speed Reading Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid & Visualizations vs Associations vs Visual Markers

You can view more of Lev’s materials via his blog, Amazon page, or email him personally for a quick response. You can also utilize his personal training for more accelerated learning.

If you would like to try a few of the techniques first, here is a list of affiliate links you should definitely try to advance your skill level:

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21 Deliberate Practice for Medical Students with Dr Anders Ericsson- Part 1

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

06/04/19 • 26 min

Dr. Ericsson discusses Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule, memory research, self-assessments, and more!

Many students that strive for graduate degrees and high honors are thought of as having Type A personalities, being born gifted, or have developed expertise in their area of study. This is especially true for medical students. But we were all cut from the same cloth, and expertise is a state more so then a trait. I’m very pleased to announce that today we have one of the foremost experts on expertise, Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, here to tell us how we can develop expertise in our studies! Dr. Ericsson is a Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State. He is well known for his work on Deliberate Practice, which was exemplified by his 2016 publication of Peak: Secrets for the New Science of Expertise. Dr. Ericsson, welcome to the show.

Intro

2:10 Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule and What He Missed: Practice vs Deliberate Practice

7:33 Memory Research: Joshua Foer & How Anyone Can Learn The Techniques

13:52 How to Implement Deliberate Practice in Medical Training

18:06 Comparing Purposeful Practice and Deliberate Practice

19:31 Steps in Deliberate Practice: Goals, Focus, Feedback, Pushing Your Limits!

21:52 Self-Assessment Skills & When to Seek a Mentor

Find Dr. Ericsson’s book at PeakTheBook.com and this recommended reading article.

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77 MCAT and USMLE Tips from Tutor Leila Javidi MD-NPH

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

01/14/21 • 19 min

Dr. Leila Javidi and Chase DiMarco discuss when students should ask for help and the perks of personalized coaching.

[00:34] How Dr. Leila Joined Med School Tutors
[03:10] When Should You Get a Tutor?
[04:35] Personalized Learning Through Coaching
[07:05] How to Sign Up for 1:1 Tutoring at MST
[09:43] MST’s Competitive Advantage
[13:08] Med School Tutor’s Pricing
[15:10] Up and Coming Services from MST

Full Show Notes

BONUS: Visual Markers and Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco; Interviewed by Greg Rodden of Physiology by Physeo

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

05/24/19 • 42 min

Greg Rodden from InsideTheBoards interviews Chase DiMarco about creating visual markers and memory palaces for medical studies.

Today we have a special edition! I will be interviewed by Physiology by Physeo's host, Greg Rodden! Greg is one of my teammates from InsideTheBoards, and questions me on a step by step process for creating visual markers and memory palaces for your medical studies. In this episode, we give a basic outline, rules, and obstacles to be cautious of when creating your medical student memory palaces. We will explore the cephalosporin antibiotic class in this tutorial example.

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101. Sage Advice from Over a Decade in MedEd with Ben White MD

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

12/23/21 • 31 min

Chase DiMarco talks to Dr. Ben White, a Neuroradiologist with three books and a long-running website (BenWhite.com.) Dr. White shares practical advice for med students gathered from spending over a decade in the MedEd space.

[00:45] Getting to Know Dr. Ben White
[05:50] Comparing Medical Books of Today and From 10 Years Ago
[09:10] Online Resources for Medical Students
[12:00] Curriculum Replacement Platforms
[14:40] The Future of Med School is Online
[18:30] Why Soft Skills are Essential in Med School
[21:50] Extracurricular Activities and Med School Admissions
[26:16] Mental Health and Attitudes in Medicine
[28:40] Parting Thoughts

Full show notes

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Game Learning for Clerkships and Residents with Michael Cosimini MD (Ep. 73 Rebroadcast)

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

12/22/21 • 23 min

Dr. Michael Cosimini discusses gamification and games for clinical education. Dr. Cosimini is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, and the author of Empiric, a card game for learning guidelines-based antibiotic selection.

[02:08] Challenges of Creating Games for a Clinical Setting
[02:56] Gamification Versus Serious Games
[07:22] How to Balance Between Entertainment and Education
[08:09] Tabletop Games Versus Video Games
[12:23] How Medical Students Can Apply Games to Their Learning
[13:49] How Empiric Works
[20:21] How to Find Out More About Michael & Empiric

Gamification Versus Serious Games

Many medical instructors already gamify their educational content, for example, by transforming a PowerPoint slide into a game of Jeopardy, giving out stickers for accomplishments, and having a leaderboard in class. An example of gamification in the literature is when surgical residents performing laparoscopic procedures were split into competing groups. The randomly selected students who trained in this gamified setting trained longer and performed better.

Dr. Cosimini does support gamification, but he more strongly promotes “serious games” which go beyond gamifying existing educational content, to creating a game for the purpose of education, rather than pure entertainment. For example, the game GridlockED, which resembles Clue, trains players to handle emergency room throughput. Michael’s card game, Empiric for learning antibiotic selection is also a serious game.

How to Balance Entertainment and Education in Games

To help find the appropriate balance between entertainment and education, Dr. Cosimini emphasizes the importance of testing the outcome of a game, to see what students have actually learnt. As a rule of thumb, be respectful of the player’s time. Do not have a game that is long, unless there is evidence that shows that this contributes to the learning process.

Tabletop Games Versus Video Games

Dr. Cosimini promotes tabletop games over digital or video games for medical education. He cites a study by Mary Flanagan of Tiltfactor, a game design company. The study compared the iPad and tabletop version of Pox: Save the People, a game about disease spread. With the tabletop version, people tended to interact and work together more, which is important for the social aspect of learning.

How Medical Students Can Apply Games to Their Education

Creating their own card games might be too involved, and too time-consuming for a medical student. Students can instead use off-the-shelf card games from resources such as East Midlands Emergency Medicine Educational Media, #EM3, which provides games for learning about pediatric EKGs, pediatric dermatology, and pediatric and adult orthopedics. For instructors, Michael recommends MedEd. He of course also recommends his own game Empiric, for learning about antibiotic selection, and his upcoming game about emergency medicine. These games are more helpful for clinical education i.e. for medical students on their clinical rotations, or for residents, and less helpful for first and second year medical students.

How Empiric Works

Empiric is based on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Red Book, 2018-2021. Dr. Cosimini includes visual cues — such as color coding — for facts such as the mechanism of delivery and the spectrum of activity, to enable students to memorize facts more quickly. It can be difficult to keep up with the changing facts around antibiotic resistance, and other antibiotic research. Currently, Dr. Cosimini does this by updating the printable card decks online, after the research is updated.

Check out Empiric’s Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and website. The website includes a list of

Optimizing Medical Student Memory & Skills Development Though Hacking Brain Physiology (Ep. 56 Rebroadcast)

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

10/28/21 • 37 min

Dr. Shae Datta is a neurologist and Director of Concussion and Neurocognition in New York. She also serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Residency Success. Dr. Datta has researched numerous subjects in the area of brain trauma, including the gut/brain link and study success through brain health.

Residency Success is a platform to help students with the application and interview processes to ensure success and build habits that will stay with you throughout your career.

Today’s episode will cover how to improve your brain health and preparatory habits to improve memory.

3:10 What is Residency Success and How Did it Come to Be?
4:10 Overview of Topics to be Covered
5:35 The Anatomy of the Brain in Relation to Memory
6:00 The Mind and Body Connection
6:35 The Detriments of Multi-tasking
7:47 Meditation to Improve Memory and Attention
11:40 Healthy Food Habits and Optimum Nutrition
14:40 Eating the Rainbow
16:45 Caffeine Consumption: The Benefits and Knowing When to Stop
19:45 Exercise and Neuroplasticity
23:10 The Role of Light Exposure in Chemical Balancing
24:15 Memory Consolidation and Sleep
25:00 Sleep Hygiene
26:30 Creating Memories: The Three Stages of Memory Formation
27:40 The Use of Memory Evoking Scent for Consolidation
30:35 Eliminating ‘Junk Light’
32:36 How Residency Success Can Benefit You
32:30 Scheduling Tips

Resources

Residency Success can be found here: Residency Success

You can also contact Dr. Datta by email here: [email protected] or by calling: (917) 524-8067

Apps for meditation: 10% Happier, Headspace

Don’t forget to sign up for our online education summit at: FreeMedEd.org/omes Tickets are free!

Join the Medical Mnemonist Master Mind Facebook group and find our Blog posts, Podcasts, and other Resources at FreeMedEd.org! Feel free to Email any Questions or Comments.

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What’s Your Prognosis? Gamified Diagnosis with Medical Joyworks’ Dr. Nayana Somaratna (Ep. 59 Rebroadcast)

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

10/21/21 • 29 min

Dr. Nayana Somaratna is CEO and Co-Founder of Medical Joyworks and creator of the Prognosis app series and the Clinical Sense app. As well as holding a medical degree, Dr. Somaratna also holds an IT degree and just this year completed a law degree. Today’s episode sees him discuss his background and inspiration for his company as well as how to apply the learning from his app series.

02:17 The Creation of Medical Joyworks
04:15 The Experience of Medical School in Sri Lanka
06:15 How and Why Prognosis was Conceived
09:15 Obtaining Clinical Insight via Prognosis
11:11 Basing Algorithms and Processes on Clinical Workflow
13:01 The Differences Between Prognosis and Clinical Sense
14:22 Which App to Use for Exam Preparation and Why
15:32 Who is the Audience: Students Practitioners
16:37 Available Research into Gamification for Medical Study
19:00 Expanding Online Curriculums and Telemedicine Post Covid-19
21:34 The Future of Joyworks
23:50 What Would You Change if You Could Go Back in Time?
26:54 Medicine is an Odyssey

Resources
Medical Joyworks
Clinical Sense
Prognosis

Join the Medical Mnemonist Master Mind Facebook group and find our Blog posts, Podcasts, and other Resources at FreeMedEd.org! Feel free to Email any Questions or Comments.

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78 Student EQ, Group Study, and Card Games with Paulius Mui MD

Medical Mnemonist (from MedEd University)

02/18/21 • 30 min

Dr. Paulius Mui, a family medicine resident, discusses Table Rounds, the medical card game he co-created to help medical students learn medical terms and topics.

[02:25] Understanding Table Rounds and How You Can Benefit From it
[06:31] Active Learning Through Gamification
[11:07] Why Most Games Require Some Foundational Knowledge
[12:58] The Future of Games in Medical Education
[19:48] How Games Help in Group Study Settings
[24:40] The Things Dr. Mui Could Change if He Could Go Back in Time

Full show notes

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