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I have the exact opposite opinion. My wife is a doctor. Anki was insanely popular in med school. It was certainly helpful for passing exams, but it's all stuff
by SkyPuncher 4y ago
I have the exact opposite opinion. My wife is a doctor.
Anki was insanely popular in med school. It was certainly helpful for passing exams, but it's all stuff that can be easily looked up. It's all simple, basic facts.
It's far better to learn the theory, then fill in the details with easy reference.
- emodendroket 4y agoIn theory. But in practice having a lot of facts memorized not only saves you from having to look things up but actually makes you get more out of the things you do look up! See: https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/LookItUpSpring2000.pdf https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/LookItUpSpring2000.p... Besides that, the original task Anki was designed for was language learning, and you can't have much of a conversation if every sentence requires multiple dictionary lookups.
- leobg 4y agoHa! I used it in law school. Actually wrote my “cards” down on a palm pilot during classes using the funny stylus it had. Professor later told me he had wondered what I was doing with this odd device. Until it dawned on him that I was taking notes! Other people paid hundreds for exam prep courses. For me, SuperMemo (the “app” as it was called back then, before “apps” were a thing) was all I needed.