To review:  General Tips. 

Tips for students:

Comments:

Don’t cram, review daily.

Take the time to integrate new material with what is already known.

Use elaboration techniques.

Consciously relate new material to old.

How does the medical school curriculum build upon the academic foundation already established?

Know your science!

Make new material meaningful to you.

Keep your end goal in mind.

Ask: How will this help me reach my goal?

Practice, review, practice, review...

Calculations, problems, terminology, essay questions, verbal clinical communications;

practice and rehearse everything.

Start strong--it is very difficult to catch up.

Start heavy studying early in the semester, then let up later if possible.  It is much easier than trying to catch up.

Learn relaxation techniques and apply them when studying and before taking tests.

Some stress can be motivational, too much stress limits your ability to perform and accomplish.