Health care professionals / students help?

Almost finished the first year of my MSc in Occupational Therapy (can’t believe it’s already nearly December!). It’s been a mix of emotions — I’ve learned a lot, but honestly, I’ve found the teaching side quite disappointing. Most of what I’ve actually learned has come from my own effort rather than lectures.

I’ve started using Anki for revision, and it’s been a game changer for retaining information and preparing for assessments. I’m curious — for those of you doing OT or other health-related degrees, how do you study effectively when the teaching doesn’t quite meet expectations?

Would love to hear what’s worked for others!

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Almost finished the first year of my MSc in Occupational Therapy (can’t believe it’s already nearly December!). It’s been a mix of emotions — I’ve learned a lot, but honestly, I’ve found the teaching side quite disappointing. Most of what I’ve actually learned has come from my own effort rather than lectures.
I’ve started using Anki for revision, and it’s been a game changer for retaining information and preparing for assessments. I’m curious — for those of you doing OT or other health-related degrees, how do you study effectively when the teaching doesn’t quite meet expectations?
Would love to hear what’s worked for others!

Hi @username7784753

Whilst I do not study a health-related degree, one of my flatmates does! One of her favourite ways to revise is to write everything she needs to know on a whiteboard, then check what she has missed, add it, then clean the whiteboard and repeat. This is a really good way of active recall to test what you know and what you still need to work on.

Another thing is making sure you actually spend the time learning the content so that you have a deep understanding of it. For example, you might find that reading and making notes from some textbooks will help you to understand the content which might make it easier to remember.

Hope that helps!

Sophie.
BCU Student Rep.

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Almost finished the first year of my MSc in Occupational Therapy (can’t believe it’s already nearly December!). It’s been a mix of emotions — I’ve learned a lot, but honestly, I’ve found the teaching side quite disappointing. Most of what I’ve actually learned has come from my own effort rather than lectures.
I’ve started using Anki for revision, and it’s been a game changer for retaining information and preparing for assessments. I’m curious — for those of you doing OT or other health-related degrees, how do you study effectively when the teaching doesn’t quite meet expectations?
Would love to hear what’s worked for others!

I completely understand; a lot of OT students have similar feelings! It's a fantastic step for retention, Anki. To make the connection between theory and practice, try combining it with case-based examples, brief peer study sessions, and reviewing actual OT guidelines. You can also reinforce what you've learnt by doing brief weekly reflections. You are undoubtedly headed in the correct direction!

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