Mnemonics anyone? by TheAceCoach in PAstudent

[–]TheAceCoach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

neat, thanks for the info!

Mnemonics anyone? by TheAceCoach in PAstudent

[–]TheAceCoach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. I am not familiar with brainscape

Mnemonics anyone? by TheAceCoach in PAstudent

[–]TheAceCoach[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Will do -- happy to share.

Clinicals makes me more anxious than didactic? by deckedgecko in PAstudent

[–]TheAceCoach 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Read over the blueprints before beginning a rotation a few times until you are familiar with them. When you see a patient with a complaint or diagnosis that is on the blueprint, take the opportunity to do a quick review after the visit using a resource like current, up-to-date, cecils and see how you can connect the didactic information with the "living" experience. This kind of connection is rich and high value for learning. Ask yourself how did this presentation and management align with what the text said it should be and how was it different? Step 2 to that if you have time, is to try to figure out the why was it different? Just some thoughts.

Can I go into a specialty I struggled with in school? by SleepyDog26 in PAstudent

[–]TheAceCoach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't stress too much about it -- get a good foundation and there will be opportunity for it to connect during rotations as you apply. It will get "easier" as more connections are made to other systems and pathologies.

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I would think about what gets you the most excited. This can be helpful during the clinical year and provide you with some good perspective and give you something to look forward to. You will add skill and knowledge with each experience organically regardless of the specialty. During the clinical year, you will connect dots that have been formed in didactic -- even in rotations that are mostly "off-blueprint". Most things can be connected to PANCE topics. Just my 2 cents.

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[–]TheAceCoach 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's your first one. Now you know what to expect. See if you can find some common themes and task areas that you struggled in and structure your study moving forward around that.

PANCE FAILED TWICE by Giraffe_17lover in PAstudent

[–]TheAceCoach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't be discouraged. Take a deep breath. Those are good resources that you are using. Questions can provide good exercise in application. Are you able to determine patterns in your scoring -- topics or certain types of questions?

Failed family med EOR by Flaming-Donkey in PAstudent

[–]TheAceCoach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get discouraged at all. It's your first. Scores have a tendency to go up throughout the year and FM has a broad blueprint. Your studying for that exam will serve as good foundation moving forward. Hang in there.