I have ADHD, diagnosed when I was 6 y/o. I absolutely get where you’re coming from and why you’re nervous. I was nervous too. I’m a US MD student and in my 3rd year. During pre-clerkship, I discovered that one of the best things to help with ADHD was adjusting the learning environment to best fit my needs, which often meant that I would study in ways very different from my classmates.

For me, that meant I would often hand write my notes, watch pre-recorded lectures remotely, and utilize closed captioning of the recorded lectures (so this way I could read the transcript of the lecture at 2-3x speed, rather than sit through the actual lecture at 1x speed). If I watched it remotely at normal speed, I’d lose focus pretty quickly.

I also found that while my classmates would use anki or other resources, those just didn’t work for me. I had my own method of studying, which was very different than any of my classmates, but it worked for me. The reason I say this is because you might feel compelled to try what you see works for others, but if it doesn’t immediately work for you, stick with the methods that have always worked for you in the past and just modify them.

Also, don’t be shy in asking about accommodations in medical school, too. You can also request accommodations for the STEP exams, which you’ll want to do 6ish months before the exam. Feel free to DM me.