Transforming medical education with a unique approach as Founder & Lead Educator of DDQX Learning Institute Before advancing to the next stage of test preparation, let’s reflect on the journey thus far. At the onset of this quest, your first stage was to arm yourself with sufficient knowledge by Capturing Core Concepts. Recall that the goal is not to memorize…
Transforming medical education with a unique approach as Founder & Lead Educator of DDQX Learning Institute Few things in an academic’s life cause as much trepidation and self-doubt as a high-stakes standardized exam. In the last edition of the Think like a Physician newsletter, I went over how to build a solid foundation of knowledge and framework of interrelated ideas…
Transforming medical education with a unique approach as Founder & Lead Educator of DDQX Learning Institute Many in our society have come to fear a standardized exam that looms ahead as if it is a nightmare incarnate, ready to stop us in our tracks and dash aside our hopes for advancement and success. While I have had my fair share…
Transforming medical education with a unique approach as Founder & Lead Educator of DDQX Learning Institute Peeling back the layers of DDQX Learning reveals not just an innovative educational platform, but a profound mission rooted in one doctor’s journey through the labyrinth of medical education. Dr. Brandon Deason, MD, the visionary behind DDQX Learning, has transformed personal challenges and unique…
As you transition into the final stage of your standardized exam preparation, it is necessary to once again shift your mindset. Let go of both the need to maximize the learning from every question you take, and, instead, focus on maximizing your score in every timed practice block that you take.
A key aspect to getting yourself up to speed with the pace needed for Test Day is not giving yourself a lot of wiggle room.
Practice moving forward with your predictions more quickly and confidently; now is the appropriate time for making mistakes and learning from them.
The first key to successfully utilizing practice-based learning is unlearning: let go of the concept that you learn everything you need from studying books and watching videos, then take quizzes to assess your knowledge.
Before you worry about taking full-length exams, or even practicing test-like questions, it’s important to start with a review of the core concepts covered by the exam. The best place to start is…
To mentally prepare yourself for success on a standardized exam, you’ll first want to have an end-goal in mind. Answering for yourself, “Am I ready to take the real thing?” largely comes down to…
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