Hi,
I am going to start medicine in September, and I have bought some recommended books on my uni's reading list. I am currently reading a book called Clinically Oriented Anatomy, in preparation for my course in September.
The problem is, I have made very slow progress, taking two to three hours to internalise two to three pages worth of information. Honestly, I feel very daunted by the size of the book as well(it is several hundred pages thick). I'm not too sure what I'm doing wrong. I've tried mind maps, writing out concise points, but there seems to be too many points to take note of. I have spent about 3 hours a day for the past week trying but only read up to 25 or so pages. The real kicker is that I am only reading the "Introductory chapter"(which is in itself a 100+ pages long). I really don't know how to solve this problem. I know that if I carry on doing this, I would probably flunk out of uni.
Would it be advisable to skip the introductory chapter, and jump straight into the individual topics?
Is there any advice current medics could spare me?