Medical School: As a doctor or premed student, what was/is your best study habit?

In college: 45 minutes of review of every class every night. Especially the sciences where you can't afford to fall behind. Do this religiously and if you're smart you will barely have to study for exams. I did this and it made my life much easier.

Focus a lottt on basic science subject... to be a good medico one should be strong in pathology and physiology... trust me this would definitely help u out... see cases in your hospital and read about that case the very same day for better remembrance... don't just mug up, get the concepts correct...

Put your headphones on, turn on some classical music or smooth jazz, turn your phone upside down so you cannot see the screen, and read.

-I used to record my lecture sessions ,play it on my laptop, hear it out without distractions and take word by word notes., and read it immediately from the text book next...helped a lot in retaining volatile concepts.. -Now my study habits changed but during second year used to go to my terrace ,sit with robins and study...best ambiance.. -Of course nothing beats like taking notes while reading the standard text books and combine studies for micro and pharm.

.      I learned to get up in the morning-like 5 am,every day,working or not-then I read every morning for 2 hours-every day-working or not.did this through school,internship,residency and the past 20 years of practice.every day.get into this one habit and you will be way ahead of the pack-in whatever you do

Make good notes and go over them with a couple of colored pens in hand, having a system of which color means what and underline/encircle, etc. the most important ideas. Have a few "study buddies". Sometimes they can help you understand a concept that you missed, or reinforce other ones. They are the "colored pencils" of your living study world. Devise a "short-hand" system of language for taking notes. I found this to be very helpful. Ex: I have never written the word "change" since I learned the scientific notation for it. You can find many words and ideas from your classes to combine to help you with your studies. Use as many abbreviations/shortcuts, etc that you can. Time is precious in school; make good use of it.

Study daily. Really, it will make everything much more easier. Also, try and explain what you have learnt to your friends, this way you'll make sure you understood the different concepts for real, and didn't just memorize them. I used to keep an agenda and write down what I would do every day, at the end of the day, trying to do better the next day, once you make it a habit, you never wanna see a blank page on that agenda anymore, worked great for me, good luck !

SILENCE! Those that think they can study with music blaring and TV's on and etc are fooling themselves.  Yes the human brain CAN multi-task but it does so at a cost of overall quality on all processes.  I studied in silence with over the ear headphones on (not plugged into anything) to keep all noise out.  Now they have the Bose type headphones that filter out all the ambient sound.  Also remember Medical School is nothing but rote memory they give it to you then you give it right back and pass.  Once you graduate you will decide what parts you want to keep.  Just remember along the way to develop great analytical skills they are what makes you a doctor not the dopy junk trivia you can vomit back after 20 years.  Anyone can grab a tablet and ask Google to recall a missing detail but knowing the question to ask is the difference between doctor and others Dr Dave

These are some habits i adopted .1.make your own notes. It helps you in tough lectures because when we are listening our mind usually is out of class thinking what will I do if some robber tries to rob the house. So writing is helpful during lectures.2. Make sure to consult your textbooks. In med especially here most of the students are using short books but don't do that. These short books will ruin your concept. Short books are just for revision in exams because you don't have time to read the whole book.3. Set a goal. You are not doing medical to make your life easy, it is to make your patient life easy. They are dependent on you . With this goal set in your mind you would be able to work hard