How to study in medical school (Phase 1 Week 1 version!)

Medical school comes with a lot of advice about how to study — much of it conflicting. Here's a short NotebookLM video (5 minutes) to bring together ideas from several sources to highlight some common themes about learning effectively in medicine.

This is not a checklist or a set of rules. Instead, it’s intended as a prompt for reflection: how you approach learning, how you prioritise understanding over volume, and how to avoid the pull towards rote memorisation. 

You don’t need to adopt everything you hear here. Use it as a way to think critically about what works for you, especially as you transition into Phase 1 and case-based learning.

 This is just the beginning - we will have plenty more conversations about this.