Why You Should Write Out Your Notes
You have that great, expensive laptop to use for school. You see other students taking notes in class, making concept lists, taking reading notes, and other learning tasks on their laptops—so why not do the same?Here's the reason it's a good idea to skip the laptop and write out your notes:You learn better when you write it out. Our brains just work that way. If we slow down to write things out, it's easier for all that information to be fully processed by our brains—and makes it more likely that we'll remember it.Besides that, by using the part of our brains that functions in the act of writing words...
Source: The A and P Student - February 16, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: audio/listening computer tips notes reading study tips Source Type: blogs
How Much of This Is Going to Be on The Test?
You are not the first A&P student to run into this issue!That ’s always a problem—especially near the beginning of A&P 1 —figuring out what’s important to study for the test and what’s not. Unfortunately, there ’s no easy answer.First,every teacher is different. So I could give you some precise guidance if I was teaching your class, but not so much for another teacher ’s class. So really, your only option for really focused help in figuring out what ' ll be on your test is to go have a chat with your professor.I ' ll never forget the first time I went to chat with a professor about this back...
Source: The A and P Student - February 9, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: study groups study tips tests Source Type: blogs
How Much of This Is Going to Be on The Test?
You are not the first A&P student to run into this issue!That’s always a problem—especially near the beginning of A&P 1—figuring out what’s important to study for the test and what’s not. Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer.First, every teacher is different. So I could give you some precise guidance if I was teaching your class, but not so much for another teacher’s class. So really, your only option for really focused help in figuring out what'll be on your test is to go have a chat with your professor.I'll never forget the first time I went to chat with a professor about this back in t...
Source: The A and P Student - February 9, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: study groups study tips tests Source Type: blogs
Cells of the Immune System
Confused byT cells andB cells?Needhelp from " helper " cells?Having bad dreams aboutnatural killer cells?Do you have aninnate fear of immunology?Then use this FREE interactive overview to help you sort out the " big ideas " of humanimmunity.Get your B ' s and T ' s straightened out!Learn how to properly serve up anantigen for supper!Click here to start! And don ' t forget toclick on the embedded videos —they are very helpful!To get themaximum benefit from this " click and learn " activity, thenfill out this worksheet to solidify your learning. (Source: The A and P Student)
Source: The A and P Student - February 3, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: animations free stuff immunity videos Source Type: blogs
Cells of the Immune System
Confused by T cells and B cells? Need help from "helper" cells? Having bad dreams about natural killer cells?Do you have an innate fear of immunology?Then use this FREE interactive overview to help you sort out the "big ideas" of human immunity. Get your B's and T's straightened out! Learn how to properly serve up an antigen for supper!Click here to start! And don't forget to click on the embedded videos—they are very helpful!To get the maximum benefit from this "click and learn" activity, then fill out this worksheet to solidify your learning. (Source: The A and P Student)
Source: The A and P Student - February 3, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: animations free stuff immunity videos Source Type: blogs
The Heart Song
I ' ve always thought thatsilly songs are great mnemonic devices in the human sciences. I ' ve seen them work from kindergarten (remember the ABC song?) and up through medical school (even in pharmacology).If you find them " catchy " then you ' ll find yourself repeating them in your head. Or maybe even out loud. And that ' s the kind of thing thathelps your brain form long-term memories!One I recently ran across is in a music video original produced to help 6th-graders learn about the heart. But it may help you as you begin yourstudy of the heartin A&P!Watch it here.Another one is a classic favorit...
Source: The A and P Student - January 27, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: animations audio/listening cardiovascular silly songs study tips videos Source Type: blogs
The Heart Song
I've always thought that silly songs are great mnemonic devices in the human sciences. I've seen them work from kindergarten (remember the ABC song?) and up through medical school (even in pharmacology). If you find them "catchy" then you'll find yourself repeating them in your head. Or maybe even out loud. And that's the kind of thing that helps your brain form long-term memories!One I recently ran across is in a music video original produced to help 6th-graders learn about the heart. But it may help you as you begin your study of the heart in A&P!Watch it here.Another one is a classic favorite...
Source: The A and P Student - January 27, 2015 Category: Medical Students Tags: animations audio/listening cardiovascular silly songs study tips videos Source Type: blogs
Blood Types
Learning about blood types can be a bit confusing at first.But the concept of blood types isimportant for several reasons:Blood typing isused frequently in clinical medicine because the use of blood transfusions is common, and therefore so is blood banking and related activities.Knowing one ' sown blood type is important for future medical procedures —perhaps even a life-threatening emergency.Concepts of blood typing carry over into other types of tissue typing—a concept useful in transplant medicine.Blood typing is a greatintroduction to basic concepts of immunology(something you ' ll be coming to soon in your A&P...
Source: The A and P Student - January 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: cardiovascular immunity videos why know this? Source Type: blogs
Blood Types
Learning about blood types can be a bit confusing at first.But the concept of blood types is important for several reasons:Blood typing is used frequently in clinical medicine because the use of blood transfusions is common, and therefore so is blood banking and related activities.Knowing one's own blood type is important for future medical procedures—perhaps even a life-threatening emergency.Concepts of blood typing carry over into other types of tissue typing—a concept useful in transplant medicine.Blood typing is a great introduction to basic concepts of immunology (something you'll be coming to soon in your A&P...
Source: The A and P Student - January 20, 2015 Category: Medical Students Tags: cardiovascular immunity videos why know this? Source Type: blogs
Five Things You Should Do Between A & P 1 and A & P 2
Ah, there ' s abreak between semesters! You ' ve survived A&P 1 and have temporarily put it —along with everything else related to school—out of your mind. You even wonder to yourself, " why am I reading THIS? School is out! "The answer to that question is, " because somewhere deep inside, I realize that A&P 2 is looming in the near future for me. "Here are five tips for beingready for A&P 2:Relax and refresh. It ' s a break, after all! Academic calendars purposely have breaks in them to allow you to " take a breather " and get your head out of your books for a while. Sort...
Source: The A and P Student - December 22, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: family stress study tips terminology textbook time Source Type: blogs
Five Things You Should Do Between A & P 1 and A & P 2
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Source: The A and P Student - December 22, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: family stress study tips terminology textbook time Source Type: blogs
Five Things You Should Do Between A&P 1 and A&P 2
Ah, there's a break between semesters! You've survived A&P 1 and have temporarily put it—along with everything else related to school—out of your mind. You even wonder to yourself, "why am I reading THIS? School is out!"The answer to that question is, "because I know that, somewhere deep inside, I realize that A&P 2 is looming in the near future for me."Here are five tips for being ready for A&P 2:Relax and refresh. It's a break, after all! Academic calendars purposely have breaks in them to allow you to "take a breather" and get your head out of your books for a while. &...
Source: The A and P Student - December 22, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: family study tips terminology textbook time Source Type: blogs
Ten Exam Strategies for A & P
It ' s close toexam time for many A&P students and you may be a bit anxious about that A&P final, eh?Here are ten tips for preparing for exams and taking exams that haveproven useful for many other A&P students.Determine what will be on the exam. Your syllabus or other course resources usually map that out for you, If not, chat with your instructor. Ask about the format of the exam: will the questions be of similar style, range, and depth of prior tests? How many items? Has your instructor given you anyhints about what to expect?Practice the exam. Use previous tests from the course...
Source: The A and P Student - December 3, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: metacognition stress study groups study tips tests time videos Source Type: blogs
Ten Exam Strategies for A & P
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Source: The A and P Student - December 3, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: stress study groups study tips tests time videos Source Type: blogs
Ten Exam Strategies for A&P
It's close to exam time for many A&P students and you may be a bit anxious about that A&P final, eh?Here are ten tips for preparing for exams and taking exams that have proven useful for many other A&P students.Determine what will be on the exam. Your syllabus or other course resources usually map that out for you, If not, chat with your instructor. Ask about the format of the exam: will the questions be of similar style, range, and depth of prior tests? How many items? Has your instructor given you any hints about what to expect?Practice the exam. Use previous tests from the ...
Source: The A and P Student - December 3, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: study groups study tips tests time videos Source Type: blogs
