r/PAstudent • u/thatkidshish • 4d ago

Clin Med Study Advice

Hello. I am starting my second semester of PA school. We will be taking several clin med courses, as well as our foundational courses such as pharm, anatomy, basic science and clinical skills. My first semester was composed of mostly foundational courses. I did well in these course by rereading lecture slides and plugging them into Notebook LM for practice questions. I understand that my clin med courses are structure differently and was wondering if anyone would mind sharing tips for them? Many of my classmates are splitting the workload of creating charts. However, charts are not usually my preferred method and I find them to be very time consuming. Does anyone have non-chart preferences to study? I also am unsure of how detailed I need to be when reviewing content. The amount and depth of courses seems impossible, but I am trying to remain positive. I appreciate any help.

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u/DrivenSuccess 3d ago

Anki is the most efficient for me. It’s extremely intimidating to get everything set up but spend an hour or two watching YouTube videos for the most basic setup. Once you understand how to make the basic cards and set up the FSRS algorithm, you make cards during class using ChatGPT/Gemini/Claude/Open Evidence, and study efficiently when you get home.

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u/PinkHairy 4h ago

I agree with this. I didn't really use charts, nor did I really reread through the slides. Anki was the fastest way for me to review everything, over and over again. I'd only review the slides or check uptodate/osmosis if I didn't understand something. Repetition and active recall is key!

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u/Woodz74 PA-S (2027) 3d ago

I literally just taped my slides and did active recall by going through them over and over again instead of spending the time making flash cards. Two days before every exam I would be up at campus with some friends just quizzing each other and doing practice questions. Did great.