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Being asked how I improved my writing is one of the most frequently asked questions on my blog! This post I wrote a while ago details some of my key tips and tricks. As I mentioned in there, I like to use a font to trace as an attempt to change my handwriting! Here are a few fonts which you could do so with (or just use for your notes!):

Cursive style

Unicorn Calligraphy

Lilly Mae

Winter Calligraphy

Quintus

Vampire Calligraphy

I Love Glitter

Affectionately Yours

Rough Notes

Beautiful Creatures

Daydreamer

Eyes Wide Open

Learning Curve

Unicorn Sparkles

Halo Handletter

Walkway

Always In My Heart

A Perfect Place

Fox In The Snow

Sanies Script

Jenny Sue

Run Wild

Lauren 

Melinda

Print style

Paper Daisy

A Little Sunshine

Always Forever

Miss Kindergarten

Angelina

Talking To The Moon

Throw My Hands Up In The Air

Handwriting CR

Simplicity

Covered By Your Grace

Drops Of Jupiter

Behind Green Eyes

Dear Joe

Youthing October Fourteen

Heartwarming

Orange Blossoms

When Oceans Rise

Piece By Piece

Super Renewables

Ways To Say Goodbye

A Year Without Rain

Begin Again

Comic Type

Love And Sunshine

Hello Casual

I hope these suggestions help! Wishing you and your writing the best :D

Hello sweetie! Everyone has those really rotten days, some more often than others. Whether you are feeling depressed, anxious, sick, or completely stressed out I want you to know that I’m here for you. These are a few things that I hope can help you feel better. And if these aren’t working for you feel free to *send me a message* and we can just talk. I truly care about you and I want to do my best to get you smiling again!

*Check out the Support Group! Share your problems with others or offer encouragement! All responses will be posted there and you can find even more things to make you feel better!*

~ Relax and Unwind ~

Take a nice hot bath! If you have candles SAFELY use them. It helps, really!

Relaxing music playlists: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

This is my favorite relaxing classical playlist bc it has AMAZING visuals

Rain sounds

Ambient sounds playlist: Everything from waves to light nature sounds

Get Comfy! I’m talking sweatpants and baggy t-shirt 

Wrap yourself in your fluffiest blanket

Read your favorite book

A Quiet Place

The best yoga poses to release stress

Calming 

Therapeutic Gif

Pacific Reef cam from the National Aquarium (They say 8:00am-10:00pm EST are the best viewing times)

Calming Doctor Who Score playlist (via whensilencefell, thanks!)

~ Kindness ~

Kind Words from my followers

Endless hugs from the Nicest Place on the Internet

Rice Questions

40 movie inspirational speeches in 2 minutes (the greatest)

Panic and anxiety information masterpost

Self harm alternatives

Compliments

Gives me hope

If you ever feel suicidal 

How to love yourself

Exploring and coping with panic attacks

Emotional Baggage Check

Love is louder

American Psychological Association Info

HelpGuide

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Reasons to live

~ Laugh a Little ~

Ellen makes everything better

So does an hour of Scenes from a Hat from Whose Line Is It Anyways

Playlist of Sideways Scenes from British Whose Line

Comedies

Top 10 funniest Friends scenes

Funniest game show answers of all time

Sunny Mabrey vine compilation

AFV

Kevin Spacey in a cat suit playing Keyboard Cat (from Jimmy Kimmel) I’m sorry, but I burst out laughing when I saw this

2 hours of the best moments of Boy Meets World (via bugsy88)

~ So Much Cuteness ~

Play with shelter kitties LIVE (scroll down a bit until you get to the map and click on any orange paw print. If one doesn’t work, try another)

Watch some cute cat videos

Cute Roulette (you won’t regret it!)’

Bunnies making you feel better

Kitty cam live

Cute drawings

Play cute games

Vancouver Aquarium Live Cams (Beluga, Penguin, Sea Otter and Jellyfish) I find the jellyfish cam to be relaxing if you turn on some music in the background

Animal Planet’s Live Puppy Cam and Live Kitten Cam (WARNING: adorableness may cause uncontrollable *squee* moments BECAUSE THEY ARE SO CUTE)

~ Mmm Food ~

Fudge Brownie in a mug

Cookie in a mug

Nutella hot chocolate

Study snacks 

S’mores pie

Mac n cheese in a mug

~ Health ~

As a wonderful person suggested exercising and staying healthy can help you work through those bad feelings. It may be hard at first, but you will feel so much better and you can make it fun:

Have A PRIVATE DANCE PARTY IN YOUR ROOM! Playlist here. What is your fav song to dance to? Send it to me and I’ll add it to the playlist for all to enjoy! Please!

Fandom Workouts list of great themed workouts

Nerd Fitness make working out like a role playing game. Choose a character, pick a quest, and reach your goals!

Workout like a dwarf from the Hobbit

Easy Workouts for Anytime

Workout Masterpage resources, apps, specific workouts & more

Zoomba anyone?

Simple, Healthy Snacks

~ Distractions ~

Make something beautiful: textures, Weave Silk, Drawing tutorial masterpost, More textures, Increase creativity

Play a piano

Mario

Cool things

Cubefield 

Quote yourself

Games

List of Disney/Pixar/Marvel movies

List of other TV shows

Hacker typer

“Essay” typer

Learn a new hobby masterpost

Candy box, Candy box 2 (you will get addicted)

Resources masterpost Textures, brushes, fonts, etc

Akinator

Build something with Legos (Apparently it only works on Google Chrome, sorry!)

Play Daft Punk songs using your keyboard

The mother of all General Tumblr Resources Masterposts

Explore 100,000 stars!

The 2048 Game

Doctor Who version of the 2048 Game

So I decided to put one of these together to refer back to and also help minimize some of my tabs.  Happy blogging dear tumblrbugs! :)

Get Organized

Weekly meal planning worksheet

Weekly Food & Exercise Recorder

Ultimate Life Planning System Organizers

150+ Organizing Tips & Tricks

52 Life Tips

“My Library List” Book Organizer

By the Hour Time Planner

Daily Planner With To-Do List

Daily Planner Printable

Home Management Binder

Personal Files Organizing

College & Studying

When to go to sleep/wake up

College Packing List

Dorm Essentials Checklist

What can I do with this major?

Time Management Tips

Studying Tips, More Study Tips

SelfControl Siteblocker

Studying Music Collection

Studying Mix 2

Study skills, presentation techniques, etc.

SimplyNoise, SimplyRain, myNoise, rainymood, coffitivity, Naturesoundplayer, NatureSounds

Tutoring with KhanAcademy

Time Management: My Daily Schedule, My Weekly Schedule, Balancing Work and College

For the Party-goers: What to Do If You’ve Been Drugged, Dealing with a Hangover

Finding, Choosing, and Applying for Internships

Reviews about Professors- By other students 

Food to Keep in Your Dorm

Pros and Cons to Joining a Sorority or Fraternity

Money Saving Tips for Students

Help with Math: MathWay, WolframAlpha

Can’t Remember a Word

Stress Relief 

The Mountain- 3:09

The Aurora- 1:55

The Water- 2:37

The Arctic Light- 3:21

The Quiet Place

The Quiet Place Thoughts Room

Seed Plant Breeder

Laugh with the Procatinator

Pick Up a New Hobby

Fly a Line (Vertigo Warning)

Paint a Nebula

Do Nothing for 2 Minutes

Stress Analyst

Paint a Picasso Face

Weave Silk

MoodGym

The Nicest Place On The Internet

Automatic Flatterer

Calming Manatee

Cute Overload

Self Help & Helping Others With Various Health Conditions

List of Hotlines

International Suicide Hotlines

International Rape Crisis Hotlines

Lifeline Crisis Chat

IMAlive-online crisis chat

List of Self-Help Channels

Self-Harm Alternatives

How to Talk to a Friend Having a Panic Attack

How to Talk to a Friend Who Self-Harms

How to Talk to a Friend With an Addiction

How to Talk to a Friend With an Eating Disorder

How to Talk to a Suicidal Friend

How to cope with depression (+)

Natural depression treatments

Ways to deal with depression/stress

Bipolar disorder and self-help

Living with bipolar disorder

Tips to beat insomnia (+) (+)

Understanding insomnia and how to cure it

First Aid for Seizures

First Aid for Heart Attacks

First Aid for Burns

First Aid for Allergic Reactions

First Aid for Heat Strokes

First Aid for Your Animal Companions

Dealing with gastritis

Rape escape (+)

How to break out of a zip-tie

Bored?

Read Any Book

Project Gutenberg -  free online books

Writing prompts and exercises

The Secret Door

Sandbox Maker

Learn a New Language

Hobbies Masterpost

Personality Tests

Simulation of Living on Minimum Wage

Boredom Masterpost

Color Matching

An Everything Post

Food

60 Great Vegan Recipes

Jamba Juice Smoothie Recipes

Maple Oat Smoothie

Vegan Blueberry PB Smoothie

Fiber & Protein Berry Smoothie

Plantation Tea

Top 5 Salad Recipes

List of Healthy Recipes

Kitchencraft Meta Masterpost

List of Awesome Healthy Food Blogs

Fitness

Workout Playlists

Online workout videos masterpost (not mine)

Blogilates Masterpost (not mine)

Youtube Workouts (not mine)

Full body cardio core 20 minute workout

Most effective 20 minute cardio workout-Tabata Style

High intensity Fat burn cardio training 

Full body circuit Boot Camp workout

Zuzana Light-ZWOD #1 

Fitness-How To Tror workout

POP Sculpt: Total Body workout

Sexy Body Exercise Video

Model workout episode 1

Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred: Level 1

Walking cardio shape up

The thanksgiving BIG BURN workout

Cardio Groove n’Burn Workout video by ExerciseTV

Pilates-Exercicios Alongamento

Bootcamp Calorie burn by ExerciseTV

Full body workout by eFit

Cardio Fat blast workout

Insanity 20 minute workout-fat burner

Total body workout 30 minutes

Fitness-suicie sweat workout

Victoria’s secret model workout

Food baby HIIT workout (POP cardio)

Bare Fitness-Girl fight

POP pilates: New body makeover

Bikini Blaster 1 HIIT it hard

15 minute total body boot camp

Fat blasting 10 minute workout

Pump it up

Killer abs workout

Tabata workout abs in 4 minutes

Sunkissed ABS workout

Hardcore ab workout with blogilates

6 minutes abs of steel ab workout

Core Rhythms Full workout

25 minutes abs and obliques workout

The Bikini abs workout

Reduce Tummy

Yummy abs workout

Lose bellyfat

Fitness-10 minute ab workout

Amazing abs workout

Best core workout ever

HIIT workout for abs and obliques

INSANE abs in 5 minutes

POP Pilates: Intense ab workout

Crazy slim abs 

Stomach exercises to lose belly fat

5 minute abs workout

Flat belly workout 

Standing abs workout routine

Flat stomach exercises

Abs of envy workout

Pumped up sexy abs workout

Bikini booty Thong workout 

MaliBooty workout

Hot booty firm up

POP Pilates: Butt blaster

Butt and Cleavage workout

How to get a perfect butt workout tutorial

10 minute booty shaking waist workout

Beach bum workout 

Best butt workout ever

What make you bootyful butt challenge

POP Pilates: Beyonce bootylicious Bum butt Badonkadonk

Bonanza 

Pilates butt burner 

3 weeks to an awesome butt

Butt like a Brazilian 

Quick butt workout

Butt lifting exercises 

Best exercises for buttocks

How to get skinny looking legs

Thinner thighs and legs workout

How to slim and tone those thighs 

Pumped up kicks workout

Squat challenge

Tone it up Thighs workout

Sexy legs workout 

10 minute Ballerina beauty, long legs, tight booty

Love your legs workout

Leg slimming exercises

FGF Ultimate Upper body workout

Awesomesauce arms

Lean, toned and strong arms workout

Best arm workout, slim arms

Upper body pulse workout

Killer sculpted arms workout

Upper back, arms and chest workout 

50 caliber arm workout

Toned triceps challenge 

20 minute Yoga class for complete beginners 

Yoga for weight loss-morning and evening routine 

Yoga for strong slim legs

20 minute weight loss & fatburning Yoga Workout

Hatha Yoga flow 55 minute class

Yoga for bedtime 

Jennifer Aniston’s Yoga ab workout

Yoga booty goddess booty

Yoga morning routine 

Hot Yoga challenge

Yoga Meltdown with Jillian Michaels

heeeey here are some web resources i found for staying sharp over the summer holiday and keeping productivity up :] i hope they help 

inspiration for planning

+insp for planning out

try volunteering here

about 25 things to do 

whiteboard organizing

15 easy things to do

guide @ productivity

cute summer quote

50 things to do wow

prepare for school yr

studyblr challenge

creative/productivity

10 things to do woo

more things to do

time managements

get ahead 4 school

journaling prompts

+ masterposts!!!

succeed @ school

ap world history

web resources

ap psychology

bullet journals

ace ur exams

stress reliefs

essay writin

printables

supplies

sat help

ps. if you want to know where to download pages for free (legally!) go here:

http://lifehacker.com/get-iwork-for-free-on-any-os-x-mavericks-machine-1469700860

Hey guys! I’ve been getting a lot emails regarding my study space, so here it is. If you have any specific questions about anything ask me, I’ll be more than happy to answer your questions.

Overall what helps to keep me sane during the semester is to make sure things are organized and easily accessible. Otherwise I would honestly go crazy.

If you can, buy a wall rack. This helps me TREMENDOUSLY to keep track of loose leafs/notes/worksheets/etc during the semester. I assign a rack to each class, and keep all my paperwork organized that way. If you have more than five classes, then put the labs together and so on.

I keep old notes and exams organized in the plastic bin pictured above. I bought it at Target and I can’t remember the exact price but it was under $10.

As you can see I use drawer organizers. The one I have is not compartmentalized enough for all my stuff. It gets messy fast. If I find a perfect one I’ll share it with you guys.

The small shelf where my printer sits has three cloth bins. I took a picture of one of the bins to give you more or less an idea of what I store in them. Things such as paper (both lined and printer paper, old notebooks, miscellaneous school necessities and so on.

Lastly, as you can see the top portion of my bookcase only has the books I will use for this semester. I have a strict “no clutter” policy on that rack lol Nothing goes on there except books and binders.

When I am not in class, I spend the majority of my time studying, and I know most of you probably do the same. It’s really important for me to feel comfortable in here and I’ve devoted a lot of time to make sure the space is welcoming and warm. It’s hard enough to sit down and study for hours every day, I have to give myself incentives lol

For those needing some healthy snacking inspo, here’s a master post of delicious, yet nutritious, snacks!  You can always pick up an apple or slice up some carrots, but sometimes we all need something a bit more special. These are perfect for some unprocessed, sugar-ridden-free study session snacks, or even as things to bring to school to keep you away from those tempting fast food options.  Enjoy!

DIY Trail Mix

Roasted Chickpeas

Baked Apple Chips

Cinnamon Carrot Chips with Honey Yogurt Dip

Baked Spinach Chips

Strawberry Banana Ice Cream

Spicy Roasted Cashews

Honey Roasted Carrots

Cucumber Avocado Roll

Zesty Black Bean Dip

Cucumber Roll Ups

Fresh Fruit Pops 

Avocado Boats

Egg and Avocado Toast

Hummus and Cucumber Bites

DIY Dried Fruit

Baked Cinnamon Apples

Dressed Up Popcorn 

Cinnamon Almond Fruit Dip

Parmesan Roasted Broccoli

Skinny Broccoli Salad

Homemade “Kind” Bars

Veggie Dip

Cinnamon Pear Chips

Spice Tuna Bites

Apple Pie Energy Balls

Asian Cucumber Salad

Cucumber Hummus Avocado Toast

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

Peanut Butter & Apple Sandwiches

Banana Chips

Banana Pudding 

Restaurant Style Salsa 

Cottage Cheese with Berries

Greek Salad Skewers

Sliced Basil Tomatoes

Lemon and Honey Almonds

Black Bean Veggie Salsa

Guacamole 

Avocado, Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

Healthy Candy Apple Wedges

because i spend 90% of my day online i’ve managed to compile a giant list of helpful school-related resources!! (◡‿◡✿)

planners/printables/etc

how to bullet journal (2)(video)

bullet journal inspo

bullet journal page ideas (2)

form your habits

giant daily planner

tons of calender printables

more printable planners

more printables

medication-taking schedule

motivation/time-management

behind in school?

stop procrastinating

studyblr community list

time management hacks

more time management

taking notes

effective reading/note-taking

note-taking styles

visual notes

how to take lecture notes

reading and note-taking

note-taking tips

making organized notes

how to mindmap

efficient note-taking

more tips

phone/laptop apps for school

momentum (chrome)

microsoft onenote (pc download)

evernote clearly  (chrome)

stayfocusd (chrome)

save to pocket (chrome)

highlighter (chrome)

top 14 productivity apps

hemingway (website)

google keep

best iphone study apps

mindmeister

rogerhub final grade calculator

photomath (iphone)

finals/tests/studying

finals survival guide

dont freak over finals

how to multiple choice

make your own flashcards (2)(3)(4)

how to make a study schedule

how to study

exam lifehacks

how to win at finals

how to remember better

study hacks

studying for visual learners

how 2 study

studying for auditory learners

condensing info method

homework help

what is that word im thinking of???

10 common essay mistakes

reading strategies

accurate citation site

didnt read that book?

strategic reading

crashcourse (videos)

khanacademy (learn anything relating to math/science)

solve math problems

how to read shakespeare

change small words to big words and vice versa

“how to write good”

google scholar

scholarpedia

essaytyper

mental health is most important

stress relief

cute/happy things tag

test anxiety coping

the dawn room

how to get a good sleep

comfort spot

dealing with depression and good grades

1. Teach yourself a useful skill like HTML, JAVA, or Python

Free online instructional websites like codeacademy and w3schools are great.

2. Teach yourself how to cook

Reverse recipe look-up websites like gojee and supercook are imperative.

3. Change your Facebook settings to learn a new language

Remember when you thought changing your Facebook to Pirate was comedic gold?

4. Or read magazines online in another language

5. Explore Wikipedia Simple English

You can learn about complicated things in plain, jargon-free, regular, human English.

6. Wikiversity too

7. Go to a lecture without having to physically move

Academicearth.org has free lectures and course material from universities like MIT, Johns Hopkins, Stanford and Columbia.

8. Watch documentaries and TED talks on Netflix

Nonfics.com has suggestions for the best documentaries currently on Netflix and the best places to find documentaries online. PBS is also a great resource, as is thisTimeout ranking of the 50 best documentaries of all time.

9. If you’re a college student, look into discounts and free admissions deals that your school offers for museums/shows

10. Download an app that will restrict you from websites that you spend too much time on

11. Find books that you’ll actually want to read

12. Or catch up on the latest and greatest articles that are available on the web

Longreads collects magazine pieces and articles for you.

13. If you just can’t keep your brain focused for an extended period of time, catch up on some short stories

Free classics online at Classic Shorts and American shorts at Americanliterature.com. Resources for Gabriel García Márquez and Alice Munro shorts at Openculture.com and a list that includes George Saunders at Flavorwire.com.

14. Attempt to learn to do something artistic like draw or play the guitar

Drawspace.com and Justinguitar.com can help with that respectively.

15. Listen to podcasts while you commute, cook or wait in line

Try Radiolab, Stuff You Should Know, How To Do Everything, The History of Our World, or Neil Degrasse Tyson’s StarTalk. Check out more podcast suggestions from CollegeInfoGeek.com

How to Schedule Your Study Time

I’ve been asked multiple times to make a post about how to schedule your study time, so here it is! This is a little bit different of a schedule because it’s over mid-semester break (Easter break for most), but it still works.

Step 1: Write down everything you need to do.

Get out a piece of notebook paper or open a new document on your computer and unleash your brain’s to-do list. Write everything down from classes, work, events, and extracurriculars to your work outs, meals, showers, and sleep. Nothing is too small to be written on the list, so if you need to remember to shave your legs, write that down!!

Step 2: Assign each task an estimated amount of time it’ll take to complete.

This part is really crucial for me because it takes my organization a step further to help me achieve my studying and planning goals. It also gives me a reality check – sometimes I’m so ambitious I try to bite off more than I can chew. If I know from the beginning that I most likely won’t achieve everything I need to do, I won’t be as disappointed come the end of my planning and studying. It also tells me I probably need to pick it up during the week and stop procrastinating…

Step 3: Open up Excel, create a table on another computer program, or grab a piece of paper.

Next we’ll make the calendar with a readout of our obligations. I generally use Excel or a piece of paper, but I find that excel works best because I can edit future events easier if I didn’t quite complete a task I planned for.

Have the first column for times, then a column following for each day you want to plan. It helps to have the time column skinnier with the days’ columns wider so text can fit in easily. I leave two rows per hour (therefore one line is equal to one half hour) so I can plan for events or tasks that won’t be taking up whole hours.

Step 4: Designate a color for each of your scheduled categories.

These colors are the same as in my planner:

Purple: Anatomy & Physiology

Pink: Genetics

Blue: Beverage Management

Orange: Economics

Red: Work

Green: Extracurriculars

Black: Personal (showers, meals, sleep, relaxation, etc.)

Yellow: Travel

I enter in all of my class, work, event, and extracurricular times first – things I can’t miss. These are important to put into your schedule first because you can easily schedule studying around them. 

Step 5: Once all of your obligations are plugged into your schedule, it’s time to fill in your studying.

This is where the required times for your tasks help a great deal! It’s easy to spot an hour block here or there and plug in a 45 minute or hour task… something that may be a little hard for some when they’re just going through their day and have a block. I know whenever I get an hour block I try to nap or rest as much as possible, but this frequently puts me behind. :(

Also, it may help you to pull out your planner and see what exams, quizzes, or assignments are coming up soon. You should rank these at a higher priority and complete these sooner rather than later to ensure you complete them.

I also group lesser tasks; for example, on Thursday night at 11:00 PM I grouped two homework assignments because they really shouldn’t take that long and they’re on the computer at the same time, etc. It’s just easier for me to get them done at the same time. Just like if you need to go to a few different stores, try to go to them all in one trip. It’ll save you time, money, and gas!

Step 6: As you’re adding tasks to your schedule, make sure you’re crossing them off your list you made. You don’t want to miss anything or add something twice!

This is pretty self-explanatory but also important! Make sure you’re adding everything and not missing anything. 

Step 7: Make sure to schedule enough sleep during your night as well as time to eat/relax.

This is the most important step of them all! Without recharging your smart little brain and body, how are you going to have the fuel to move on? Also, try snacking on fruits and veggies and drinking water when you’re studying. I’m one to love candy when I’m studying and it’s hard to say “no” to my precious chocolate and skittles, but I know they’ll just bring my metabolism and energy down. Drinking a lot of water helps too because that means more bathroom breaks – which means more study breaks! ;)

Source. A collection of Meddit resources and advice on what bread-and-butter topics interns would most benefit from brushing up on/memorizing prior to the beginning of their internship. 1) Fluids. How and when to use them, dosage, timing and other pearls.

Review of fluids (not how to use them per se) by Dr. Strong /u/ericstrong

Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Acutely Ill Patients - NEJM.

Pretty thorough review of fluid management on openanesthesia.org

2) Nausea. When to treat, how to treat and at what dose.

3) Standard pn orders: pain killers, sleep aids and antiemetics aka how to reduce nighttime calls from nurses by 25%

4) “Reflex” antibiotic choice for routine inpatient infections.

http://www.bpac.org.nz/Supplement/2013/July/antibiotics-guide.aspx /u/ChristianM and /u/ive_been_up_allnight

5) Initial work-up and treatment of dyspnea. (more realistic to approach by symptoms as, unfortunately, you first have to diagnose whats wrong. E.g. heart failure, pulmonary edema, embolism, COPD, pneumonia).

6) Initial work-up and treatment of oliguria/anuria.

7) A sensible initial approach to suspected ileus.

8) Blood. When, how, why to replace.

9) Pain. Optimal management without inducing narcosis.

Managing cancer pain: Frequently asked questions: CCJM

10) Potassium. When, why and how to shift or replace.

A review on both potassium and sodium disorders by Dr. Strong /u/ericstrong (Not reposted in 12) hyponatremia but applies there as well) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYojB5NEEakXVIAapcSEleP4doUdHVtld

11) Hyponatremia. Most common electrolyte disturbance, commonly mismanaged.

12) Resuscitation aka commit the ACLS algorithms to memory.

Current ACLS guidelines. https://www.acls.net/aclsalg.htm

Would love a video series, interactive cases etc.

13) Basic EKG interpretation.

Whole EKG video courses

A whole free youtube EKG video review course by meddit’s own u/ericstrong

An alternative EKG course that takes you through all the basics. This however has no free version and costs 96$ a year. The quality is amazing. Here are 6 basic sample videos on youtube. The paid course is available on http://www.ecgteacher.com/

I have to admit I haven’t used this course personally but his free youtube videos are on-point and he seems like a good teacher. Also behind paywall. Free youtube samples are here. The full course can be found here https://www.ecgacademy.com.

EKG video cases

Amazing case-of-the-week emergency medicine EKG videos on youtube by Dr. Amal Mattu

– If you like Dr. Mattu’s cases (and you most certainly will) he is still posting every single week on his new site https://ecgweekly.com. It costs 4 starbucks coffees a year and is going to save someones life.

Practice EKGs with answers

Watching videos isn’t enough, you still have to grind out EKGs to keep your game strong. Visit http://ecgmadesimple.com and http://ecg.bidmc.harvard.edu/maven/mavenmain.asp for this.

EKG blogs

I recommend signing up for some kind of RSS feed (e.g. https://feedly.com/) and subscribing to the following EKG blogs:

http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.is (Dr. Smiths ECG blog)

http://www.ems12lead.com

http://ecg-interpretation.blogspot.is

http://jhcedecg.blogspot.is

EKG resource libraries

Life in the fastlane has a nice resource to look up a specific EKG finding, criteria or concept.

http://www.practicalclinicalskills.com/ekg.aspx /u/collidge

14) Know when to order ABGs and how to interpret them.

Almost too detailed video lecture series on ABGs and how to interpret them by Dr. Eric Strong (/u/ericstrong)

Practice makes perfect. ABG interpretation generator. https://abg.ninja/abg

Bonus 15) Basic CXR interpretation

CXR video lecture course

Again, Dr. Eric Strong has an excellent video course for free on youtube

Step-by-step guides to basic CXR interpretation

The Radiology Assistant: Chest X-ray - Basic interpretation

Radiology Masterclass step-by-step basic CXR

University of Virginia’s step-by-step basic CXR

All inclusive resources

The art and science of thoracic imaging All inclusive resource for all things thoracic! Jokes aside amazing resource.

UPenns CXR learning website

Loyola Universities excellent CXR Atlas Most outdated look but amazing content.

Checklist approach to CXR

Bonus 16) Overnight o-shit-what’s-that Head CT interpretation

Midnight radiology: Emergency CT of the head

Hi Everyone! 

Update: I am now officially done with my second year! I know i’ve been MIA on here for a while now - but that’s only because I was drowning in textbooks and assignments! I will be writing a whole other post on what my second year in medical school was like - so watch out for that :)

I, for one, can not just rely on one method of learning. Meaning, I’ll jump from videos, to textbooks, to flashcards. In this post I’m going to list some of my holy grail youtube channels that have helped saved me. 

1) Handwritten Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/user/harpinmartin

Every video in this channel is short, but not so much that you feel like you’re missing out on information. Definitely one to save as a favourite!

2) Armando Hasudungan

https://www.youtube.com/user/armandohasudungan

The best thing about this channel is the fact that there are over 300 videos, covering a wide range of core topics in endocrinology, neurology, physiology and pharmacology. Another pro is the presentation of topics (otherwise considered snooze-worthy) in an artistic manner!

3) Speed Pharmacology

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-i2EBYXH6-GAglvuDIaufQ

Raise your hand if you’ve ever fallen asleep trying to read about the mechanism of action of opioids, their side effects and contraindications. I know I have. Fret not, for this youtube channel will introduce you to a world where pharmacology is actually interesting.

4) Wendy Riggs 

https://www.youtube.com/user/wendogg1

Wendy Riggs is a very down-to-earth professor in Northern California, and she covers a wide range of  topics in Anatomy, Physiology and General Biology. 

5) Anatomy Zone

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAnatomyZone

A better way to learn anatomy is to supplement your textbook information with videos from this channel. The explanations and visuals provided are absolute gold.

For all my wonderful rising MS3 followers, here’s the list of things I used for each shelf exam. I was completely clueless about what to study at the beginning of third year, so I hope this can be helpful! Third year is INFINITELY better than first/second year, so don’t stress. It is possible to get honors on shelf exams. Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. 

Resources for Every Rotation:

Online Med Ed: didn’t get a chance to use all of it for internal, but used it for every other rotation. It is best to use these videos during the first few days of the rotation to get a nice foundation of knowledge.

Emma Ramahi powerpoints: just google her name and they will pop up. She has powerpoints on IM, peds, psych, and surgery. These are easy “gimme” points and are always amazingly helpful. Best to do these at the beginning and towards the end of the rotation (during the week before the shelf). Easily got me 10 extra questions on both IM and surgery shelves.

NBME practice exams: I always did at least 1-2 of these for every rotation (except family medicine…because they don’t have any for family med :( ). Best to do them the weekend or so before the shelf. Sometimes, the questions in the practice exams are eerily similar to the real shelf questions. 

Rotation-Specific Resources: 

Family Medicine: My Family medicine shelf was based off of CaseFiles…so this won’t be helpful for schools that use NBME’s version. 

CaseFiles: Literally every question from my shelf was pulled from these 43924890238 cases. So, memorize them as best you can if your shelf is set up this way.

AAFP has a set of practice questions. Just sign up for a free membership and you can access them.

Unfortunately, there are no practice shelf exams, no OME videos, and no Ramahi powerpoint :( This shelf can be tough. Focus a lot on health maintenance and screening stuff.

Internal Medicine: At my school, this rotation was SO SHORT for the amount of things you need to learn (only 6 weeks). Start studying early and stay on top of it.

I did not have time to do OME videos. At all. I don’t really regret it, but I hear they are good.

I did all the U World questions. There are like…1400? of them. It is a LOT for 6 weeks in addition to working from 6am-5pm. However, they are excellent prep.

Step Up to Medicine chapters on cardio and ambulatory medicine are da bomb and added to U World. This whole book would honestly be really great prep, but I just didn’t have enough time to read it all. I’m using it more during Step 2 study time, and I really love it.

Neurology: This was only a 3 week rotation for me, but the residents and attendings were amazing teachers and absolutely saved us for the shelf exam. 

U World questions

First Aid: around 40 pages. Good foundation along with OME.

Case Files: I thought this particular Case Files was super helpful.

OB/GYN: Gyn-Onc week was possibly the hardest week of third year as far as hours and work went, for me. Benign-Gyn and L&D were also super busy weeks. Basically, just try to plan your study schedule as best you can with the knowledge that this is an extremely busy rotation.

U World

First Aid: pretty long section (like 70 pages), but good foundational knowledge.

 APGO questions: 550 questions that are a little more “detailed.”  

Case Files if there is time.

Pediatrics: Wards and clinic weeks are super busy. Residents are amazing and very good teachers. You will learn a ton.  This shelf was a bit of a sleeper in that it was more difficult than people were expecting.

U world

First Aid: 50 pages of goodness

Case Files: honestly didn’t find this one as helpful as neuro or OB. 

Psychiatry: Residents and attendings are very nice and hours are great. Know the drugs really, really well. Supposedly, the shelf this year will now officially contain all the DSM-V diagnoses.

U World

First Aid for Psychiatry: This book is honestly all you need to get honors on the psych shelf. It is unequivocally the best study aid for this rotation. Its also pretty short and if you really want to, you can probably get through the whole thing in one weekend.

Relax during this rotation! 

Surgery: Long hours, rough days, but also very challenging and exciting cases (sometimes). 

U World

Dr. Pestana’s Surgery Notes: great review of high yield topics, but leaves out a lot of detail.

General/all rotations:

https://onlinemeded.org/

Has a ton of free lectures on various topics. Notes and stuff, you need to pay for.

http://www.medbullets.com/

Summary of various topics. Free. 

http://radiopaedia.org/

Useful radiology source

http://www.dynamed.com/ or http://www.uptodate.com/

Useful readings that are subscription based - I would wait to buy subscriptions because the hospital or your school may give it to you for free. Also, dynamed is free for students. 

Maxwell Quick Medical Reference

A quick reference for random things

Case files / Blueprints

Books series that has books for each rotation. Choose whichever works for you, and before you buy, check out your hospital library!

http://som.uthscsa.edu/StudentAffairs/thirdyear.asp

Has review lectures for the psych, surgery, peds, and medicine shelves that are about 2 hours each.  

Qbank

Pick your fav

Medscape app Apple / Android

Useful reference and has calculators 

I don’t really recommend epocrates - has a lot of random and really stupid errors that even I caught. 

Figure1 - Apple / Android / Web

Instagram for medical people

http://www.2minutemedicine.com/

“High-Impact Reports on the Latest Medical Studies. All Curated and Written by Practicing Physicians and Health Professionals “

Medicine 

Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (Pocket Notebook) 

Gold for medicine rotation

Step Up to Medicine 

Good reading for medicine rotation. I’ve heard that the older version and the newest version are not that much different so you might consider buying an older version to save money. 

Family

http://www.fpnotebook.com/ 

Reference guide. Also has apps. Recommended by my attending. 

ER

10 second EM app - Apple / Android

Recommended by an ER resident - has quick references for everything ER

Ortho

http://www.orthobullets.com/

Medbullets for ortho.

Surgery 

Pestana’s Surgery Notes  

Overview of surgery things. I dunno, I never finished reading this but people highly recommend it.

Surgical Recall 

Good to review before your surgery for pimp questions.

For pts

GoodRX - Apple / Android

Find the cheapest prescriptions. 

Medisafe - Apple / Android

To help remember when to take medications 

Random 

Compression socks

Especially on surgery or any other rotation where you’re on your feet a lot.

Comfy shoes

For all rotations

Food/granola bars in your whitecoat

Because you never know when you’ll get hungry/hangry

Pain meds

You may consider carrying some in your white coat because there may not be time to go to your locker to get anything.

Whitecoat clipboard 

Useful to organize notes and whatever. Also has some nice reference things on the back that I always forget is there.

General advice

Be flexible. Things don’t always work out perfectly - roll with it. 

Have things to study with you, especially for when your attending invariably runs late. 

Don’t take things too personal. People will yell for the most stupidest things. Realize that it’s a problem with them and not you.