Correlation Does Not Mean Causation

November 21, 2023

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Michael Goldberg

The medical and popular literature is rife with examples of confusing correlation with causation.

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Memory Techniques for Med School #7 Lists (Peg Method)

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

If someone were to give you a list of 100 words or ideas to remember and then asked...

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Memory Techniques for Med School #8 (Memory Palace)

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

In the Memory Palace you simply visualize a walk through a place that you know well.

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Memory Techniques for Med School #9 (Chunking)

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

In chunking, you try to break up a large list of items into smaller chunks, each of which...

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Memory Techniques for Med School #10 (Acronyms)

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

With acronyms, the first letters of the items in a list are put together to form a word....

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Memory Techniques for Med School #11 (Hands-On)

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

Despite the value of the 10 memory methods discussed in the preceding posts, perhaps the best teacher of...

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eBooks Versus Print Books: Pros and Cons

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

When I was a medical student, the saying was that the highest grade would go to the student...

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Depression: Often Obvious, Sometimes Hidden

October 30, 2020

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John Preston, Psy.D

A common problem is that many people may hear about these techniques and not try them, in large...

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Stress and Anxiety

October 30, 2020

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John Preston, Psy.D

When things are overwhelming, many people do feel a sense of loss of control. This always exacerbates stress...

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Fatigue In Medical Education

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

There is so much to know and so little time to learn it.  There is a battle between...

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The Lowly Medical Student

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

As comedian Rodney Dangerfield used to say, “I don’t get no respect.”

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Studying In The Clinical Years

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

It can be difficult, particularly when tired, to come home and focus attention when the literature does not pertain...

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Learning Speeds In Medical School

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

If you are having difficulty keeping up,  you may not be as far behind as you think. 

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Medical Curriculum In The First Two Years Of Med School

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

The juggler is more likely to succeed by practicing one skill at a time, and then, after learning...

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Should Lectures Be Eliminated in Medical School?

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

Some students do not show up at lectures, and others do so because it is more likely that...

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Benji's Shot

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

Now, when a person is really unconscious the arm will hit his face.  However, if he is faking,...

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How To Study Anatomy

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

It is better to learn the anatomy conceptually, as through line drawings, and then fine tune this knowledge

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How To Study Neuroanatomy

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

It occurred to me that the learning of a subject has a lot to do with the grasping...

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The Best Medical Apps

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

There are over 5,000 medical apps, which are continually evolving.

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How To Study Biochemistry

October 30, 2020

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Michael Goldberg

While Biochemistry has much clinically relevant information, the material students are taught often does not reflect this.

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