Field notes from a 4th-year MBBS student building his own study system in public — the Countdown log, the System explained, and confident misconceptions repaired.
I'm preparing for both worlds at once. Here's how the two exams actually differ — in philosophy, commitment, and what they do to your studying.
20 Sept 2026 · 2 min read · Latest
One teaches you to think like a doctor with no clock running. The other teaches you to perform under one. Confusing them wastes both.
13 Sept 2026 · 2 min read
Use reading to understand and recall to test yourself. A practical MBBS workflow with worked study examples and a free question-review sheet.
12 Sept 2026 · 10 min readUnderstand what FSRS estimates, make medical flashcards easier to check and manage a growing review queue without confusing retention with exam readiness.
12 Sept 2026 · 6 min readBuild a realistic Step 1 study week around MBBS teaching: course overlap, question review, recall and official exam checks. Includes a free worksheet.
12 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
A question bank is not a mock exam and not a flashcard deck — it's a diagnosis machine. How to use ours (and any qbank) without fooling yourself.
6 Sept 2026 · 2 min read
The science says retrieval beats rereading by a mile. But a badly written card trains you to recognise, not to know. The craft, in one post.
30 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
Anatomy lives in 3D; most anatomy questions live in 2D. The Atlas quiz closes that gap — here's how to use it properly.
23 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
A 4th-year MBBS student on why summaries weren't the problem — and what he built instead.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
Week 0 of a public USMLE preparation log — the honest baseline, the plan, and the rules.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
The commute is the most underrated study slot in a medical student's day — if you prepare it the night before.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
EF describes a fraction of ventricular volume, not a complete assessment of the heart. Learn why preserved EF cannot by itself exclude heart failure.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read · Pending medical reviewDirection of flow defines an artery or vein. Pulmonary and fetal circulation show why oxygenation is a separate question.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read · Pending medical review
To-do lists track tasks. Promises change behaviour — but only when something checks whether you kept them.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
I couldn't understand heart murmurs for weeks. The problem turned out to be two floors below — and finding it changed how I study.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
The AI guide on Meyshan Med is modelled on a real sun conure who supervises every study session. Meet her.
16 Aug 2026 · 1 min readSpaced repetition works and everyone quits it anyway. Here's the version that survived contact with my MBBS schedule.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
Four labels sit on every AI explanation on Meyshan Med — and the strictest one wins by default. Here's the honesty machinery.
16 Aug 2026 · 2 min read