How to Use Anki Effectively - Flash Card Basics for Pre-Med and Med Students [Part 1]

Flashcards, specifically Anki, are a great study resource for premed students and medical students. In my first ever video I explained the benefits of using Anki flashcards in your study routine. Here I go over how to efficiently and effectively use Anki as a tool to help you ace your tests.

I cover:
1. Basics on Anki decks and creating cards
2. Basic card type
3. Cloze deletions (fill in the blank()
4. 10 Questions (great for images, anatomy, tables, and diagrams)

[yypigno]

You ever see a small channel and think to yourself, "This is going to be a really successful channel one day soon, " because I just did.

[pillarprep]

Kevin, we work with a lot of students studying for the MCAT and we always encourage them to use flashcards. Often times, when they are interested in using Anki, we refer them to your video tutorials about them. Your videos have helped them learn the ins and outs of Anki and how to benefit from them. Thanks for providing such great advice!

[jelibrain]

2:10 cloze deletion cards
shift + command + c
2:30 3:00 fill in mult. blanks on 1 card
3:55 annotate imgs 4:40
4:50 cloze mostly (better & quicker to make)
10 Q's for anything img based/table

[hasdengruber]

I just want to say thank you!
Last year I started to prepare for the admission test for studying medicine in Austria. Thanks to your videos I learned about Anki and how to use it properly. With using this tool, I ended up being in the 98% percentile. I never would have thought, that this would be possible.
So again: Thank you so much! You are a big part of making my dream to be a doctor come true!

[Tom-xygb]

this dude gotta replace his keyboard every month due to the amount of force he types 💀

[KA-ivol]

I am from India and as I am in ICSE Board I have board exams this year in ninth grade...I installed Anki day before yesterday and I cannot explain how much it helped me for my physics board examination. I am having Chemistry exam on Monday and I am using Anki to learn...Thank you. I got introduced to Anki after watching med school insiders

[justaguy]

I've watched waaay to many Anki videos. This one really cut to the chase in a short time-frame and enabled me to get started. Many thanks for a supremely helpful video!

[zorrento]

"Cloze" cards are no longer showing the "extra" or display images when added. In order to solve this please follow these steps:
in an empty cloze card, add a new field and name it "extra"
close the card and go to the main anki window and go to "tools"

select "manage note types
"
select "cloze
"
select "choose cards
"
at the bottom center choose "add field"

change field from "text to extra"

change "add to": from "front to back"

Press ok and try and see if works

[mystelwinters]

This is amazing. I just downloaded Anki and was a little overwhelmed with the less-intuitive interface. I love how you explained the various functions and features of Anki! Will definitely be using in the future :)

[ragulmrnr]

For those wondering about 3.18 in Mac, the way to do it is to press (control, command, shift, 4 ) in sequence or simultaneously. Wonderful video mate!

[SunaAoimori]

Anki has saved my life for the better, my relationship with my neighbours/family has gotten so mucxh better and my skin is radiant, my hair stronger and Im a much overall happier human being. Anki has taught me what I didnt know before about myself. That I am capable of learning and doing anything if I set my mind to it... and anki.
Anki, I would marry the fuck out of you if I could.

[ritooraj]

I am an IT professional, revising all my basics from the day I passed out till now.

Thank you for this wonderful video!

Damn it! I spent more than 8 hours a day for the last 14 or more days transferring notes from my temporary notepad to Anki Notes' Basic Card.
I have cleared all the backlog but now I about 855 cards in Basic type.
No worries future cards will be Cloze.

[folasko]

Anki saves my life in med school. I discovered it before I got into medschool and it makes my life easier. I highly recommend it.

[meowmeow]

a like is not enough for me...HUGE THANK YOU FOR DOING THESE THINGS!

[harryjohnson]

Oh wow, an entrepreneur that doesn't realize he is, you should be in Silicon Valley, not Med school. Great videos dude.

[anaalcantara]

Just wanted to say thank you! I perfected my Marine Science exam due to your channel and Anki. I probably would've passed even without your influence but you taught me a greater lesson. The mere fact that I could strive for more and subsequently achieve more is a lesson I'll carry with me through my life :)

[joeljilson]

I gotta say you make really good quality content! Keep posting more cause this really helps many people.

[fujarro]

This is hands down THE BEST video for MS1s trying to figure out how to use ANKI before starting school. Quick and easy.

[rkaur]

No knowledge is greater than great knowledge shared. Thank you for such helpful videos. I have literally been told that our cancelled OSPE exam is now being replaced with a brand new, out of the blue anatomy exam (been told just over a month before the exam, typical of my uni) So I've got a slim chance with this amazing Anki tutorial to not faff around and try my best to cram in as much anatomy during COVID! Thank you, SO much!

[SoarseX]

I use Anki to improve my English reading comprehension and to help me to not forget how to solve math expressions.