Study Group Strategies (RCE)
Published on Jan 03, 2017
ROYAL COLLEGE STUDY GROUP - STRATEGIES TO BE FUNCTIONAL UBC Internal Medicine - Academic Half Day 2017 - short presentation with anecdotal quotes
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
study strategies... sort of
UBC IM - academic half day 2017 | m. lam, nephrology PGy-5
Based on our Royal College Exam 2016 study experience (from my perspective)
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Key Differences
“Okay. #58, I flagged because… what the fuck.”
Your RCE may be different!
- starting earlier
- competency-based residency design
- learning strategies similar, but exam methods will differ
- starting earlier
- competency-based residency design
- learning strategies similar, but exam methods will differ
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Shared scope
“We’re going to be fucking smart at the end of this… we’re actually going to know some stuff for once.”
Remember: you're in this together! Groups will be tested heavily:
- some groups break up
- some groups fight
- some people go solo
*you have to believe that everyone wants to contribute
Why a group:
- you don't know, what you don't know
- some groups break up
- some groups fight
- some people go solo
*you have to believe that everyone wants to contribute
Why a group:
- you don't know, what you don't know
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Shared Schedules
“When I’m done these questions, I’m just going to fucking read the purple book front to cover…”
Make a schedule and (try to) stick to it!
- assign some sort of "homework" / preparation
- try to complete
- be flexible
- be understanding
- assign some sort of "homework" / preparation
- try to complete
- be flexible
- be understanding
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Shared Sustinence
“Hey, how much do you fill up your gas tank?”
Make an event of studying / it becomes a ritual
- food
- workouts
- hangouts
- teleconference
- food
- workouts
- hangouts
- teleconference
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Shared Supplies
“Up-to-Date says that PE can cause pulsus paradoxus… Er, sorry, I mean Wikipedia.”
Share notes, textbooks, good reviews
--> remember: the focus is on bang for your buck; UTD is not always the best at that!
--> remember: the focus is on bang for your buck; UTD is not always the best at that!
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Shared (Common) sense
“He’s got fucking chest pain when changing his clothes… he’s fucking going to die.”
Take time to explain things to each other - hearing different explanations from different perspective is what will facilitate the most efficient learning
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Shared Studying
“I didn’t know you could get it in your asshole… but okay.”
Share things you learn - learn to laugh (and be appalled at) how much you don't know
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Shared Stupidity
“I don’t think blue bloaters are really cyanotic… Okay… I guess they are.”
Share things you don't know! Don't be afraid to admit vulnerabilities. The whole point is to become better - and understanding that other people can make you better.
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Shared Stress
“Guys, it’s tinea pedis, because it’s always forever…”
At some point, you're going to fly a little close to the sun... it's okay! Just recognize it and know the importance of pacing yourself.
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Shared Soreness
“If someone tried to submit this question to the Royal College, they should be burned at the stake.”
Vent. Some of these things don't make sense. But you're a minion, so play the game.
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Shared Suffering
“What the fuck is this? Who is expecting us to know this shit?!”
We all feel this way. Trust me. We do.
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(OVER) SHARING...
“Ugghhhhh… guys… I might need to take a shit. Give me 2-3 minutes.”
“What’s going on there, guys?” (videoconferenced)
You know you're a tight-knit group when...
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Sharing is caring
“How sure are you? Because I don’t want to look this up.”
But it's okay, because sharing is caring.
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Shared success
"WHAT PERCENTAGE SHOULD WE BE AIMING FOR ON THIS TEST?"
It's terrible, but you'll make it! The key is:
- stick together
- respect the exam
- pace yourself
- understand that it's only an exam
"You just have to realize that you on your worst day, is probably still better than them on their best day."
- stick together
- respect the exam
- pace yourself
- understand that it's only an exam
"You just have to realize that you on your worst day, is probably still better than them on their best day."
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