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A Work-life Balance
Shivam, Intercalating Medicine KCL Student's for Global Health A Work-life Balance
A mistake lots of medical students make is constantly working without taking proper breaks or having a good work-life balance. Coming into medical school, we’ve often just finished years of working super hard constantly in school and forget once we’re in uni to take some time for ourselves. The most important thing to remember is to break up your work with time to chill, whether it’s going on nights out, going to society socials, taking a few days off from revision or even sleeping in when you cba to go in, remember to look after yourself and make sure you don’t burn out.
Find What Works For You
Jasmine, Intercalating Medicine KCL Paediatric SocietyFind What Works For You
Everyone has different preferences when it comes to studying, and although it may seem obvious, do what works best for you! With that being said, uni is very different to school, so it might take some time figuring out how you actually study best.
Some people (like me) prefer waking up super early and getting all their work done so they can chill in the evening. Others like to sleep in and stay up late working, when it's quiet and distraction-free.
My overall advice is to experiment around and try different things until you find what works for you. Try to have some sort of consistency when you do, and avoid distractions as much as possible. And of course, take sufficient breaks to avoid burn-out!
Studying Top Tip
Dilek Bodur, 3rd Year Chemistry KCL Turkic SocietyStudying Top Tip
One tip I would give for studying at university and thriving academically is always dedicating the time to go over anything you have had difficulty understanding during lectures, seminars and tutorials. The main reason to never leave a topic/ question unanswered is that the topic/ theory will most likely will be developed later on in your University degree, so it is important to review everything. One way I did this was by jotting down the time during the lecture (e.g. Tuesday 4th September at 3.33pm - Module Name) where I needed to clarify a topic/theory. Then I would make sure to go over it on lecture capture during the same week, where it was still fresh in my mind, and this helped me to addresses any mistakes as soon as possible. Also don’t be afraid to ask questions during and/or after the lecture, and many lecturers are available during their office hours also.
Overstudying
Aqib Chowdhury, Intercalating Medicine KCL Crohn's and Colitis SocietyOverstudying
We've come into university with the ultimate aim of achieving a degree (with the best mark possible) and this can lead to many first year students to overstudy (which I was definitely guilty of). So, study but also make time to enjoy your first year and enjoy the university experience (you end up with less time to do this in the future years).
Learn to Enjoy Learning
Aqib Chowdhury, Intercalating Medicine KCL Crohn's and Colitis SocietyLearn to Enjoy Learning
As medics we learn a lot in a small amount of time and we are constantly learning, whether it’s in lectures, in dissection or learning clinical skills. I think the trick to not get overwhelmed is learn to enjoy learning. The knowledge we’re learning is going to be used to help people (and potentially save their lives) and I think having this mentality makes lectures less laborious and gives a lot of motivation. Learn what you need for exams but more importantly learn what you need to become a good doctor, that is our ultimate goal.
Passmed
Aahil Damani KCL Crohn's and Colitis SocietyPassmed
If you are studying medicine, start doing past paper questions from the very start to see what the standard your revision should be at. Passmed.com is a great website that is free for years 1 to 3, and allows you to select specific topics (great for when you have completed a particular topic or module). Even if you did a few questions a day, by the time it gets to the exam, you will be very well prepared!
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