Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
To learn more about the study techniques I use check out "The Science of Effective Learning" for free: https://santiagoaq.notion.site/The-Science-of-Effective-Learning-9bcc7684c07348d68a41a5fa692ac7c2
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Timestamps 🚀
0:00 Intro to Study Vlog
0:35 The 2 Types of Content
0:56 Learning the Basics
1:06 Modified Feynman Technique
1:31 When confused, check how it's asked
1:55 Basic Resources
2:13 Learning the Drugs
2:38 What Netflix teaches us about learning drugs
3:40 Don't chew more than you can swallow
4:43 Most Pharm concepts are "irrelevant"
5:10 Why I don't recommend Pharm Textbooks
5:37 The Pharmacology Triphecta
6:08 How to process what you read
6:46 Learn remaining details with a "Necessity Lens"
7:25 Use "Practical" Spaced Repetition
Who am I?
I'm Santiago Acosta, a Medical Intern from Universidad del Rosario 🇨🇴 on its way to become an Internal Medicine Resident in the US 🇺🇸
I use this channel as a platform to share tips and tricks about studying, productivity, medicine, personal growth, tech, and fitness 📚
I also run a second YouTube channel where I teach Internal Medicine 🩺 to Spanish-speaking students and interview awesome doctors from all around the globe 🌎
youtube.com/c/TutoríasMedicinaInterna
If you have USMLE 🇺🇸 related questions please check out my FAQ page here:
docs.google.com/document/u/3/d/e/2PACX-1vRMLKIDMvz5hAD_QKGZ95s2VL1sMHDVAwBLhzpHVY3ZJFzhZPEM4ANRcP3GtLmwgFGFMhkZb8uARlRI/pub
If your questions are not addressed on the FAQ page, feel free to leave them in the comment section ⬇️ (honestly the quickest way to get a response).
For business inquiries, please send a message to santiagoaqmd@gmail.com ✉️
Music by MDMN - Insights and Poems - thmatc.co/?l=1EBE3EA5
Free stock videos obtained from pexels.com
To learn more about the study techniques I use check out "The Science of Effective Learning" for free: https://santiagoaq.notion.site/The-Science-of-Effective-Learning-9bcc7684c07348d68a41a5fa692ac7c2
Want to support me? Buy me a coffee! ☕️
buymeacoffee.com/santiagoaq
Timestamps 🚀
0:00 Intro to Study Vlog
0:35 The 2 Types of Content
0:56 Learning the Basics
1:06 Modified Feynman Technique
1:31 When confused, check how it's asked
1:55 Basic Resources
2:13 Learning the Drugs
2:38 What Netflix teaches us about learning drugs
3:40 Don't chew more than you can swallow
4:43 Most Pharm concepts are "irrelevant"
5:10 Why I don't recommend Pharm Textbooks
5:37 The Pharmacology Triphecta
6:08 How to process what you read
6:46 Learn remaining details with a "Necessity Lens"
7:25 Use "Practical" Spaced Repetition
Who am I?
I'm Santiago Acosta, a Medical Intern from Universidad del Rosario 🇨🇴 on its way to become an Internal Medicine Resident in the US 🇺🇸
I use this channel as a platform to share tips and tricks about studying, productivity, medicine, personal growth, tech, and fitness 📚
I also run a second YouTube channel where I teach Internal Medicine 🩺 to Spanish-speaking students and interview awesome doctors from all around the globe 🌎
youtube.com/c/TutoríasMedicinaInterna
If you have USMLE 🇺🇸 related questions please check out my FAQ page here:
docs.google.com/document/u/3/d/e/2PACX-1vRMLKIDMvz5hAD_QKGZ95s2VL1sMHDVAwBLhzpHVY3ZJFzhZPEM4ANRcP3GtLmwgFGFMhkZb8uARlRI/pub
If your questions are not addressed on the FAQ page, feel free to leave them in the comment section ⬇️ (honestly the quickest way to get a response).
For business inquiries, please send a message to santiagoaqmd@gmail.com ✉️
Music by MDMN - Insights and Poems - thmatc.co/?l=1EBE3EA5
Free stock videos obtained from pexels.com










