How To STUDY (how I memorize everything in PA school)
Channel: Boris Temkin, PA-C
Date: 2021-08-14

You don't have to be smart to succeed in school, you just need a good strategy and a strong work ethic. Everyone knows that you have to study to get good grades, but not everyone knows HOW to study. Learning study strategies that work for you is the most important thing you can do for yourself as a student, and will be the difference between success and failure in your undergraduate courses, nursing school, PA school, medical school, law school, or any other academic endeavor you attempt. 

In this video, I discuss the basics of recall. There are three types of recall: free recall, cued recall, and serial recall. These basics are the foundation of every good study strategy I have found and have personally used. This is a simple video, but the information is powerful. This is not an in-depth course on studying, but is meant to introduce you to how your brain stores information and how you can hack your brain to retain more information and get that A on the exam you're studying for.
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0:00 intro
0:32 3 types of recall
1:13 free recall (rote memorization)
1:42 cued recall (paired memorization)
2:15 matching questions on exams
2:32 studying for matching questions
3:44 serial recall (ordered memorization)
4:41 using acronyms for studying pharmacology
6:14 studying medications
7:21 how to study
8:53 using scratch paper on exam day
9:54 outro
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Hi everyone! I’m Boris, and I am going to start PA school this August (2019)! My channel is all about making videos to help pre-PA hopefuls achieve their dreams of getting into PA school! Stay tuned for more great content including: interview tips and stories, CASPA essay writing tips and ideas, ways to get in with a low GPA, ways to get improve your chances of getting into a specific school, interviews with PA students and practicing PAs, and much more!

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