Anatomy is the course that scares almost everyone before medical school starts.
That said, anatomy at RSU is very doable if you understand what you’re actually being examined on and stop trying to study everything at once.
Don't take everything I say as fact, make sure it still applies on your course!
First: Understand the Structure of the Course
Anatomy consists of two main parts:
- DemoLab (online, once a week)
- Practical classes in the Anatomikum (once a week)
Both matter, but they require different study strategies.
There are also two colloquiums, each with:
- a theoretical exam
- a practical exam
Assessment of the colloquiums
Your theory and practical grades are calculated together, and they need to make up a 4, in order for you to pass. So the strategy is usually this:
Get a 10 on the practical. This is the easiest way to ensure you will pass the colloquiums. You will be presented with a list of structures (around 200 for the first colloquium). Make an Anki deck of these structures using Image occlusion enhanced.
Honestly, image occlusion enhanced is my cheat code to passing anatomy. It is super quick to make decks and to learn them. If you want to read more about using Anki in your medical studies, check out this post.
Basically, you need 55% of 100 points. This means, if you get a 10 on practical (=30 points), you only need 25 points from the theoretical exam to pass. So, make sure you get a 10 on the practical!
If you get a 10 on the practical, but get less than 25 points on the theoretical, you will have to redo both. So do study enough for the theoretical.
You can read more about anatomy colloquiums in this post.
For the practical, on each practical class, choose 10-15 structures on the list, find them on a model and take a picture. Then write the names of the structures on the picture, put that on Anki and use Image Occlusion Enhanced to make a deck. I guarantee you, you'll learn the structures for the practical in 5 hours.
For the theory, you should study every week. Watch the DemoLabs, read through the DemoLab slides and learn from these. At least it worked for me.
Tip: Best youtube channel for learning theory is TaimTalks Med
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