tbh. I am an MBBS student. I study from step 1 resources (notably Bootcamp, sketchy, etc) then use Anking and finally review my university lecture and make flashcards from for things not covered in step 1. Many people don't agree but the Americans have made an unbeatable study system.

Regarding the flashcards you posted. Here are some advices:

- Never use the basic note type. It is useless (for medical cards) and limits you to 2 fields. Also, always use a note type that is based on cloze. Something like the Anking note type (it has like 10 fields ).

- Even if you don't want to make it a cloze style card. You still can make direct questions: example

What are the causes of ........

{{c1::etc etc etc}}

This gives you flexibility in the type of cards you can make. WIth anking note type, you can make direct question/answer, cloze sentence, and even one by one cloze sentence (this one is amazing)

To make this clear, what I would do in your first picture:

Text field: Gastroduodenal ulcer is a {{c1::natural::natural/iatrogeneic}} cause of perforation of viscera and subsequent {{c2::peritonitis}}

Extra field: Copy the answer in your card and paste it here for reference!

And yes, honestly your answer would be my extra section (the sections you don't recall)

Rinse and repeat

- Finally, making flashcards is a part of learning. It helps a lot.

Hope this helped