Create a learning checklist

Written By Dr. Becky Lossing

Vet school is hectic. Period.  Between labs, quizzes, exams, and other assignments sprinkled in between, it’s every student’s fear that they forget something entirely or with too little time to spare.  Having a reliable and updated checklist of assignments and exams will help you stay on top of your workload so that, at the very least, nothing comes as a surprise.  And, even when you are out of school, the learning continues, whether it is formal continuing education or life lessons.

 Whether that’s a paper calendar or list, whiteboard, or electronic task management solution, this January is a great time to set up something that works for you and helps you stay organized and focused on achieving your goals. Here’s a great tool to use to start: Study check list.

For more great tips on organizing your vet life, click on the link below:

Mini Mammoth

 

Dr. Becky Lossing

I am a veterinarian, and the founder & CEO of mini mammoth.  We are a startup that helps vet students stay organized & optimize the way they practice medicine, so that they can spend more time doing the things they love & less of what’s already been solved. 

 

It’s important to note that I did not use “Next 10 Hours” strategy to study for my own NAVLE® exam in 2013 – since I didn’t come up with it until 2021 - but it’s what I would use if I had to do it all over again. 

 

I was very fortunate to pass the exam on my first try in 2013, but I have often looked back and thought that my study strategy was not an efficient/targeted use of my time.  This is partially what inspired me to think about a different way for how to study for the exam.  That, and, in 2017, I started working in the software development world, where this framework (working in smaller, yet complete batches) is routinely used to tackle large projects.  I believe that it is highly translatable to studying for the NAVLE®, and hope that it can help future students prepare for the exam with more confidence and less stress. 

 

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