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MCASOM: Medical School Success - Study Skills, Test Taking, and Coping: Study and Test Taking Skills

Subject guide with library, Mayo, and web resources to help medical students manage stress, study for tests, and cope

On the Web

Study Smart Starter Kit
lots of links to videos, study tips, guides, organizers, and more - topics include note taking, test preparation, listening strategies, stress management, reviewing, memory, and time management
Preparing for Tests - Utah State University
step-by-step guide to test preparation

Books To Check Out

Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown; Henry L. Roediger; Mark A. McDaniel
Call Number: LB1060 .B768 2014

ISBN: 9780674729018

Publication Date: 2014-04-14
Study Smarter, Not Harder by Kevin Paul
Call Number: LB1049 .P37 2009x

ISBN: 1551808498

Publication Date: 2009-08-01
Success in Medical School by Samir P. Desai; Rajani Katta
Call Number: R737 .S833 2012x

ISBN: 1937978001

Publication Date: 2012-06-01

Includes study tips and methods, information on the USMLE, and more
Med School Confidential by Robert H. Miller; Daniel M. Bissell; Harold M. Friedman (Foreword by)
Call Number: R745 .M612 2006

ISBN: 0312330081

Publication Date: 2006-07-25

Chapter 12 includes information on study methods and styles, along with basic tips
Mnemonics and Study Tips for Medical Students by Khalid Khan
Call Number: R737 .K43 2008x

ISBN: 0340957476

Publication Date: 2008-05-30

Mostly mnemonics, but the last few sections are general study tips, tips for creating mnemonics and spatial mnemonics, and more