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Ali prepares for the MRCP, a postgraduate medical exam (2019)

project history · status: last documented in 2020 · last event: milestone (2020-01-14) · owner: Ali

Told alongside: Ali promises videos on using Anki for his postgraduate exams (2018) · Ali prepares for the MRCOG exam in obstetrics and gynaecology, documented in study-with-me videos (2018)

About: MRCP

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2019-01-20 announced Ali will use Quizlet to prepare for a postgraduate medical exam: either the MRCOG, the exam for obstetrics and gynaecology, or the MRCP, the membership exam of the Royal College of Physicians. My Favourite iPad Pro Apps 00:02:20
2019-02-14 milestone For the MRCP, Ali has heard you just do past papers. (hedged) Valentine’s Day Live Stream 00:42:55
2019-05-18 milestone For the MRCP, Ali breaks each subject in Notion into toggle lists, which forces him to systematise it in his head and lets him add active recall questions before his notes. The Best Productivity Apps for Students 00:04:03
2019-05-21 milestone Ali spends a day off work studying for the MRCP, a postgraduate medical exam, and shares his study techniques along the way. Study with Me + Anki Flashcard Method - Ali Abdaal 00:00:00
2019-06-26 milestone Having recently started preparing for the MRCP, his postgraduate medical exams, Ali does past paper questions on an online question bank in his downtime at work. How I use my iPad Pro as a Doctor 00:07:30
2019-07-26 milestone Ali used the Pomodoro method of 25 minutes' work and five minutes' break for exams and no longer really uses it, but expects to use it for his postgraduate medical exams because it makes studying more of a game. (hedged) How I Manage my Time as a Doctor + YouTuber - 9 Time Management Tips 00:09:48
2019-09-17 milestone Preparing for the MRCP exam, Ali keeps a Notion database with a page for every subject of its syllabus. My Favourite Productivity App for Students - Notion 00:10:55
2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) milestone Ali would like to pass the postgraduate medical exams MRCP, MRCS, MRCOG and FRCA just for fun, because he loves studying and exams. (playful) My Annual Review using Notion 00:13:40
2020-01-14 milestone Anki is Ali's flashcard app of choice: he used it throughout medical school for drugs, anatomy and more, and now uses it to prepare for his postgraduate medical exams. My Favourite iPad Pro Apps (2020) 00:22:51

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