Anne Ross Library Blog

Friday, January 20, 2023

The Benefits of a Good Nights Sleep

"It’s 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You’ve been studying for days, but you still don’t feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep"

"Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way that’s crucial for how our memory works." TEDEd production.

Lesson by Shai Marcu, animation by Javier Saldeña.

Recommended by UMHS Learning Services.

Labels: brain, exam preparation, learning, memory, Shai Marcu, sleep, study habits, study skills, TEDEd, UMHS, UMHS Learning Services Dept.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

NBME U Learning Portal Launched

UMHS students please take note of the recent announcement by the NBME of the launch of NBME U, an online collection of lessons to aid your learning the range of topics in the basic sciences in preparation for the NBME shelf exams and USMLE Step 1 assessment.

Visit the NBME U learning portal to enroll https://nbmeu.desire2learn.com.

Please check out too the great hard copy USMLE review and practice question resources on Reserve at the Anne Ross Library Desk.

Updated practice materials for the Step 1 examination have also been posted to the USMLE website. They include:

Four blocks of downloadable practice test items, with tutorial
USMLE Step 1 Sample Items booklet (PDF)
USMLE Step 1 Content Description and General Information booklet (PDF)

Labels: exam preparation, medical education, NBME, practice exams, practice questions, Step 1, USMLE

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