HOW TO LEARN ANATOMY -HOW TO PASS EXAMS
SOME EXPERIENCE BASED TIPS!
Anatomy is a subject I failed trice, during my medical graduation, despite being taught by a eminent professor. It was really frustrating! Several names, spacial relations, less of ideas and logic. I was very good in physiology and biochemistry- they had more stuff to think and understand! But anatomy was boring-like learning the detailed map of New york City or some Mumbai Slum! Yes! It was!
Recently I found a CD- it has almost everything you need to pass anatomy exams. It has almost all of the following compiled into one set of CDs. Click here to know about this collection. CD's by Dr. James Ross.
The PROBLEMS IN ANATOMY LEARNING can alleviated by:
1) Systems Anatomy Before Regional! First Learning the Systems separately-Before going to REGIONAL ANATOMY - have an overview of the systems separately-like skeletal system, vascular system, so on. This will give an integrated view- Roger's text book is very helpful.
2) Don't Skip Practicals: Attend dissection classes-dissect your self- cadavers or dummy. (software/CDs also help- see the link) If you skip one option to compensate it is to BUY Dr. James CDs
3) Try to correlate while learning- especially functional correlations: injuries, pathologies, physiological importance, clinical points etc
4) Despite all these you may have to use mnemonics. Here is a MNEMONICS database-see link A good idea/collection you can get from the following CD by Dr. James Ross.
But Everything In One Place!- JAME' S BOOK!
5) Lavish use of pictures, diagrams- Grants Atlas, Last Anatomy and animations. But use of electronic media is of GREAT help. No doubt the CD kit by Dr. James has most of the things I described so far.
6) Streamline from exam point of view. Try to attempt old question papers, MCQs. You think you know. But you take a paper and really TRY it by writing it on a piece of paper . Stand tall in exam results!
7) Diagrams-Simple line diagrams are MOST important. That you should learn from: Lasts anatomy, Ranganathan- Text book of anatomy, Chaurasia Text book of anatomy or from CD by Dr.James. It has almost everything- better don't waste money on many things- Any way keep a Last Anatomy-hard copy.
Don't go for Grays Anatomy- that is for detailed study once you pass the exams!
8) Draw diagrams-PRACTICE DAILY- several time without looking into the book. Mark every part which is relevant.
9) Practice the great ideas by Dr. James I think it can SAVE A LOT OF TIME. TIME IS MONEY!
10) Once you start practicing you will earn thousands of Dollars...a lot of money will roll into your pocket! So one year you fail -one years income is lost. This loss is HUGE compared to the trivial amount you might spent now to win the anatomy exam. Give a Try - the compilation of anatomy stuff by Dr. James visit his website. Click here: Caging the Anatomy Elephant.
The compilation of software, notes, images, diagrams and other stuff from Dr. James helped a lot is passing the anatomy exam. You can also try it. But you have to pay! OK! But it is rather worth it. No free lunch! ;)
The link to his site is below: http://alturl.com/tdq6u
Or click here ANATOMY
This is helpful for preparing USMLE/National Board/MRCP/DipNB/DNB exams and various PG entrance exams. Also helps the paramedicals. PubMed is a good website for recent papers for anatomy research data. Use Google to find online books, blogs.
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GOOD LUCK!
