boardreviewnow Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hey all, I'm new to the site, but I just wanted to let everybody know about a little project I'm doing that I think can really help a lot of people. A little background: I'm a Physician Assistant that currently works in an Emergency Department but has experience in both Intensive Care as well as Neurosurgery. I'm a recent grad (2010) but I got into the habit early of reviewing some material every day, even if it's just for 5-10 minutes. As those of you who are currently working can attest to, it's not easy to work a 12 hours shift then come home and hit the books, especially as a new grad. I found myself getting rusty very quickly. That old saying "if you don't use it, you lose it" certainly holds true! Anyway, I would come home and review and make quick-hit fact index cards and then review them before bed. After a while it became a habit, something I still do to this day. I literally have stacks and stacks of index cards in my office but I found that I was staying fresh by doing this, much more-so than my peers who weren't constantly reviewing. The best part is that it felt effortless because I was only reviewing a couple facts each day, but they stuck. About a month ago I had the idea to bring this idea to Twitter. I started an account (https://twitter.com/boardreviewnow) and each day I Tweet a couple review facts, depending on how much time I have and my schedule. Everything is straight out of Harrison's, CMDT, Tintinalli, PANCE review books, etc. I try to keep everything relevant and focus on the "must know" stuff that is important to both clinical practice and boards testing. I try to include pictures, as well, when I can. I'm NOT affiliated with any organization and NOT not trying to make any money off of this, so I hope this doesn't break the "no advertising" rule. I'm going to keep Tweeting daily medical review whether I have 10 followers or 100,000. I thought this would be a great way to help others review as well as give me a little extra motivation to keep posting as much review as I can. If you guys are interested, follow me on Twitter and hopefully we can all get a little smarter together! p.s. I'm also open to suggestions if you guys are looking for review on a specific topic (neuro, peds, derm, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffurlips Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 That sounds really great. I truly agree with you in not having the time you would love to have to continue studying. I would love to review something everyday, especially if it's just little tidbits here and there. I don't have a twitter account yet but I will get one and definitely be a follower. Thanks again and keep up the great work. Thanks for being so thoughtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToBeWhole Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Boardreviewnow, thanks for letting us know. I am following you. :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardreviewnow Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks for the kind words and it's awesome so many of you are following me already. It's all about repetition even if that means sacrificing 5 minutes each day to stay fresh on a couple topics you wouldn't ordinarily see if your practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprillh Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 This is great! I just followed you. Maybe this will encourage me to check Twitter more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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