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Microscope Ergonomics: Avoiding Repetition Injury and Selecting the Optimal Microscope
Using microscopes for long periods of time is both fun and laborious. Here are some tips for reducing eye, neck, and back pain when at the scope, as well as ergonomic features you may want to look for in a microscope.
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5 Notetaking Styles I Use (Photos Included)
In this post, I will briefly talk about the notetaking styles I use and show examples. Note (ha, pun intended) that I am in medicine, specifically in pathology residency. We study materials that are heavy in text details (hello, molecular markers) but that are also picture-heavy (all those gross and microscopic images of disease entities!). The styles depend on the reference text, primarily, and the amount of time I have.
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9 Best Notetaking Apps for a Medical Resident
Some people prefer to have all their notes on one app, hence the need for a "second brain". However, I have found that each app has its particular strengths and weaknesses, and I believe I can work better if I tailor my use of the app according to its capabilities. In this article, I talk about the 9 best notetaking apps that I have tried and that have helped me study in residency.
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Minimalist Digital Planning
Since I have been unsatisfied with previous digital planner purchases (they either had too much or too little), I simply decided to design my own minimalist planner that suited my workflow, organizational preferences, and aesthetics.
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Studying Effectively, Part 3: Memory and Tests
In this post, we look at the types of memory, interleaving when studying, as well as some preventable pitfalls that assure us we're learning when we're not. In the end, we conclude with testing tips and how to apply everything that we have learned in real life.
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Studying Effectively, Part 2 – Never Later
cleaning, cooking, reading, and doing everything except the one thing that you're supposed to be doing (yes, that is studying!), then you are not alone.
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Studying Effectively, Part 1: Chunk the Chunks
When a subject feels overwhelming, it is helpful to break it down into learning chunks. Chunks are the building blocks of later and advanced studies and helps the brain become more efficient by organizing data.
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Working Lunch: Meals Even When Busy
If someone had told me that once married, I would be spending a daily average of 3 hours in the kitchen, I would have told them they were crazy. But my schedule was bound to change after starting residency and while I was progressing along my pregnancy.