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The medical student week
A weekly schedule for medical students: lectures in the morning, a fixed hour of spaced repetition at 14:00, two hours of active recall after that, and training three times a week.
Mon
- Lectures08:00–12:00
- Flashcards14:00–15:00
- Active recall study15:00–17:00
- Gym18:00–19:00
- Read22:00–22:30
Tue
- Lectures08:00–12:00
- Flashcards14:00–15:00
- Active recall study15:00–17:00
- Read22:00–22:30
Wed
- Lectures08:00–12:00
- Flashcards14:00–15:00
- Active recall study15:00–17:00
- Gym18:00–19:00
- Read22:00–22:30
Thu
- Lectures08:00–12:00
- Flashcards14:00–15:00
- Active recall study15:00–17:00
- Read22:00–22:30
Fri
- Lectures08:00–12:00
- Flashcards14:00–15:00
- Active recall study15:00–17:00
- Gym18:00–19:00
- Read22:00–22:30
Sat
- Flashcards14:00–15:00
- Read22:00–22:30
Sun
- Flashcards14:00–15:00
- Read22:00–22:30
The week, day by day
- Monday: 08:00 Lectures (4 h), 14:00 Flashcards (1 h), 15:00 Active recall study (2 h), 18:00 Gym (1 h), 22:00 Read (30 min)
- Tuesday: 08:00 Lectures (4 h), 14:00 Flashcards (1 h), 15:00 Active recall study (2 h), 22:00 Read (30 min)
- Wednesday: 08:00 Lectures (4 h), 14:00 Flashcards (1 h), 15:00 Active recall study (2 h), 18:00 Gym (1 h), 22:00 Read (30 min)
- Thursday: 08:00 Lectures (4 h), 14:00 Flashcards (1 h), 15:00 Active recall study (2 h), 22:00 Read (30 min)
- Friday: 08:00 Lectures (4 h), 14:00 Flashcards (1 h), 15:00 Active recall study (2 h), 18:00 Gym (1 h), 22:00 Read (30 min)
- Saturday: 14:00 Flashcards (1 h), 22:00 Read (30 min)
- Sunday: 14:00 Flashcards (1 h), 22:00 Read (30 min)
Why it works
- Flashcards every day, weekends too, because spaced repetition breaks down when you skip it.
- Active recall over re-reading the slides. See the active recall playbook.
- A stop at 18:00 so that you can last for years.
Make it yours
- On clinical rotations? Put the shift in first and keep the flashcards.
- Exam weeks: use the exam week.
Use it
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Questions
How do medical students manage so much content?
With spaced repetition every day, and testing themselves rather than re-reading.
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