How To |VERIFIED| Download Uworld Flashcards
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Customizable study sessions with spaced repetition are now integrated within the Study section of the QBank. Integration creates a streamlined process for you to use this proven study method with flashcards containing UWorld content.
To start, active learning, for those who may not be familiar, refers to any learning activity in which the student participates or interacts with the learning process (as opposed to passively taking in information). This is the first key part of why taking the time to create personalized flashcards is so important. Making your own flashcards instead of simply using a premade deck creates a learning activity that causes you to interact with the material you are trying to memorize and increases your retention rate.
Anki is often used in tandem with First Aid and the UWorld question bank (QBank) to make flashcard sets based on the material being reviewed in each resource. However, UWorld launched its own Flashcards feature a few years ago, making flashcard creation easier than ever before. Since then, many students have opted to stay within the UWorld platform to create and review their flashcards.
UWorld flashcards have several unique features that make them particularly well suited to USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 prep. First and foremost, the flashcard feature utilizes spaced repetition systems, which again has been proven as the most effective way to recall and retain information. Secondly, the flashcard feature is completely integrated with the UWorld question bank which makes creating flashcards very simple and less time-consuming than having to switch between platforms. Take the following example:
For students who use flashcards primarily to reinforce material from incorrect answers (detailed explanations), the UWorld Flashcards feature allows you to add proprietary UWorld images, tables, and charts featured in UWorld explanations to your flashcards. Given the high-quality images, tables, and charts featured within the UWorld explanations, directly incorporating that content into flashcards is beneficial.
As seen in the above screen captures, students can easily create flashcards incorporating helpful images. Sometimes tables can be worth 1000 words. Having the ability to drop one into a flashcard and not worry about finding it later can be very helpful!
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