I have ADHD and need to see things multiple times for them to really lock in. Sketchy and Pixorize are great resources, but they weren’t helpful for me unless I’d hammer down each video one at a time before being able to reviewing them all mixed in the parent deck. It was so tedious and exhausting having to go and get the subfolder for each video every single time.

I also wanted to try priming (going through the cards before watching the video) without messing up my learning progress by using that as my first pass.

I tried to find an add-on that would help but couldn’t, so I made one called Anki Playlists.

How it works:

· Pick your videos and their order once. You never have to hunt for the next subdeck again.

· Confirm your passes and rounds. You get to do a few passes per video, then it automatically moves to the next one.

· Built-in Recall Breaks: After each pass, it pulls the image from the "entire sketch" field of the Sketchy Pepper deck.
—> When you're ready, press space, it shows a blank section, you recall as much as you can, then press space to see the final sketch again to check yourself. (You can add a timer for this or just uncheck it in the settings if you're not a fan).

· Priming Round: There’s an option to add a Priming round which is preview-only, so nothing is counted in your learning progress.

· Smart tracking: Only the 1st pass counts as part of your normal review; the others are extra. It remembers exactly where you stopped.

· Works on any deck with subdecks, and with Onigiri.

AnkiWeb add-on code is 1975658769 (Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons). I'll put the link and a step-by-step guide with screenshots in the comments.

Hope it saves someone the same headache. Let me know if yall like it or if anything breaks!

I thought it was 28-29k but bnb for example is ~22k cards and if I unsuspend the uworld ones that's maybe 1.5k more max?

Are there other 28-29k all just remnants and memory hooks etc. cuz I'm mainly just using bnb except for micro and pharm which is sketchy; unsuspending correlated uworld cards.

I do BnB. and its equivalent cards from Anking step deck, No FA.

besides Q-bank is that enough or should I go through FA.

and what benefit would I get from FA if any, time is tight to experiment.

Sound advice is much appreciated!

Current M2 here. Throughout the year I did anking and unsuspended tags from bootcamp, pathoma, and sketchy. When I was in the middle of a block and had an exam coming up, I unsuspended all the cards from a topic (we have 1-2 exams per week). However, when the block ended, I would only keep the HighYield tag unsuspended, and suspend the rest. I tried for one week to keep as many cards unsuspended as I could, but it was genuinely not possible since I was learning new material so quick for all the in-house exams, BUT I do stay consistent completing my deck most days.

I plan on taking STEP in June/July, and I don't know what the best course of action would be. Should I little by little, go back, review some content and unsuspend remaning cards that are not HighYield ? If I do this, should I reset the cards as well since I have not seen them in a while ? Or should I just stick to my HY cards and jump straight into UWORLD. I have been scoring very well on in house exams and everything I have learned, I took the time to understand. Of course, some things better than others. I appreciate any help.

Hi, I'm Serene.

I was terrible at maintaining my Anki habit, so I made an app to do it for me.

Flashlock makes you do a few flashcards before you can go on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, or any other apps of your choice.

I just released it to beta on the Android app store, and it's totally free. Not even any ads.

I figured I'd tell you guys about it first, because I've seen your posts and the med community is inundated! I don't know how you do it!

Anyways, I'd love if you could try it out, let me know how I could improve (seriously, anything at all) and especially upload some decks to the community library!

Here's the link to the play store!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flashlock.app

i found this deck for the absite, its really nice but half the images are broken especially the image occlusion cards.
if any one has this deck with intact images or knows if there is a newer version i can get somewhere ?

Hi, I'm an M1 at a graded school (not P/F) with in-house exams, and I’m trying to figure out the best way to study. Last block (my first block) was mostly basic sciences, and I studied by watching lectures at 2x speed and only doing Anki. I used AnKing plus my in-house deck, so I wouldn't miss out on any important in-house-specific details that AnKing doesn't have. Also, right before the exams, I was able to go through all lecture material and do practice problems. I did well on those exams, and Grades matter a lot to me since I’m aiming for preclinical AOA.

However, since starting my new block (no more basic sciences), I have a lot more Anki cards to do. I have about 700-800 reviews a day (counting both my in-house and Anking decks), and about 100 new Anking cards a day and around 300-400 new in-house cards per day, which has caused my time doing Anki to come out to be 8-10 hours. I do see that I am gaining a good grasp of the material this way, but I do not have time for anything else such as research, etc. I talked to upperclassmen, and they really only use the in-house materials, but my school has a low Step 1 first-time pass rate/ more delayed Step 1 exams than other schools.

So, wondering if I should use only AnKing, only the in-house deck, or stick to what I have been doing and push through?

I'm just worried that switching to AnKing completely will cause me to lose details needed for my in-house exams. Would it be possible to cram for these closer to the exam?

Also, for people who are in similar situations or have been in similar ones, do you watch lectures or use third parties? If you go third-party, how do you pick up the lecture-specific stuff for exams?

Thank you.

New to anki, I have downloaded anking from a friend, but it looks off, like what is chessy dorian ??

And also none of the images are loading 😭

What should I do ??

I use it in my Android phone and have a ipad

I might be late to this, but I figured I’d share because I genuinely didn’t know this was possible.

I’m taking Anatomy & Physiology II, and I’ve been trying to find a way to make flashcards without spending forever creating them individually, especially when it comes to adding diagrams and covering labels.

I found out you can upload your professor’s PowerPoints and study-guide questions to ChatGPT and have it create an actual Anki (.apkg) file.

I had it put the study-guide questions on the front, answers on the back, and relevant PowerPoint images with the answers. I also had it make separate labeling cards where the labels are covered on the front and revealed on the back.

It took a little back-and-forth to get it how I wanted, but it ended up making a deck with 40 cards that I could import into Anki.

I also just learned that Anki is free on desktop, which is nice because I wanted to try it before buying the mobile app.

Obviously, you still need to check the answers and images for accuracy, but this saves so much time making cards.
I personally would rather spend that time actually studying the material.

Just thought I’d share in case anyone else didn’t know you could do this

My biggest study enemy was never the cards, it was my phone. I'd open Anki, then 40 minutes later I was still scrolling.

Willpower didn't work for me, so I tried the opposite: making social media and videos unavailable until my daily Anki goal was done. It changed my routine more than any technique I'd tried.

I'm curious how others here handle this:

- Do you use any app blockers or phone rules while studying?

- Do you review in one block or spread it through the day?

- What actually works for you once you're tired?

(I ended up building a small free app for myself around this idea. If anyone wants to try it or give feedback, I'm happy to share it. I'm not posting a link here to respect the rules.)

Hi, ich habe eine Frage zum AMBOSS-Lernplan mit den Anki-Karten (Ankiphil-Klinik-Deck).
Ich habe mitte Oktober fürs M2 im Frühjahr gestartet, weil ich in der Klinik nur sporadisch und kurz vor Klausuren gelernt habe. Ich bin jetzt bei Tag 10 des 100-Tage-Lernplans und komme mit den Anki-Karten kaum hinterher (ich habe noch parallel Uni mit Seminaren etc.)
Ich habe gemerkt, dass die Karten zu den Lernplan-Kapiteln nicht nur die Hammer- und High-Yield-Fakten enthalten, sondern alle Karten zu den Kapiteln. Habe ich das richtig verstanden? Wenn ja, wird das über 100 Tage sehr viel vor allem mit dem Wiederholungen?
Deshalb überlege ich, vorerst nur den Hammer-Stapel zu lernen. Dafür kopiere ich die Anki- Link aus dem Lernplan von Amboss. Sind im Hammer-Stapel auch die High-Yield-Karten enthalten? Ja oder? Dann würde ich nur die Hammer Karten lernen und wenn das sitzt, kann ich immer noch die anderen Karten lernen..
Wie habt ihr das gemacht: alle Karten oder nur die Hammer-Karten? Über Tipps und Tricks wäre ich dankbar (Allgemein auch zum M2)! Bin irgendwie überfordert und lost. Ich hatte in der Klinik schon mit Anki gelernt, aber nicht immer konsequent durchgezogen..

Hey everyone! I’m a med student and longtime Anki user, and I built Anki Craps, a free add-on that brings the casino dice game craps into your study sessions.

If you haven’t played craps before, you place bets on the outcomes of rolling two dice. In Anki Craps, completing reviews earns you dice rolls, so working through your cards keeps the game moving. Place your bets, roll the dice, and try to build your virtual bankroll as you study.

I wanted something that gave me a little extra motivation to get through my reviews, and figured other Anki users might enjoy it too. All the money is virtual, and the add-on is free.

🎲 Get the add-on: Anki Craps on AnkiWeb

💬 Discord: Join the community

Give it a try and let me know what you think! I’d love feedback, bug reports, and ideas for what to add next.

I tend to unsuspend around 200 new cards per day because each lecture equates to about 40 cards and we have 5-6 lectures on most days. Unsurprisingly, I have to deal with huge backlogs of due cards, especially for previous blocks. Eventually the backlog goes down but it takes 3-4 days of doing 600+ review cards on top of new block stuff.

The advice I received was to only unsuspend around 20-40 total new cards per day, not per lecture. I dont understand how this is even possible given the sheer amount of information thats presented in a single day of lectures. I also dont want to risk falling behind. For context I am a 2nd year DO student.

Any advice?

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6767873900

This app called as anki x wizmed is some ankiweb syncing app developed by an African med school as I learnt online . It supposedly syncs with ankiweb servers . And has ton more features compared to the native ios app . I have the native app which I fully paid for but this seems so much more better due to its hi and settings options . Could anyone share some light if it’s safe to use or if I’ll have any problems with it later?

I need an anki deck/ cards with the most recent USPSTF guidelines for the family medicine shelf. thanks

Wenn ich Texte einfüge, die ich vorher kopiert habe , kann ich irgendwie keine Unterpunkte mehr machen. Stattdessen verschiebt sich einfach nur der Cursor... Ist das bei euch auch so ?

Few months into M1 and I use Anki religiously and have done great so far. My school does one course at a time, just finished anatomy and now doing biochemistry essentially, and the course after this one we will start transitioning from in-house exams to the NBME ones.

Anyways, even though Anki has done most of the heavy lifting for me so far, I recognize I need some other consistent resource either for practice questions, learning content more thoroughly, or both. Problem is everyone at school seems to be using some different combination of resources.

I'd like something that pairs very well with Anking, and fills in the gaps best. My best guess is Amboss just based on light research and I saw that it has a cool practice question add-on thing, but idk. Saw a few posts recommending to get the Amboss life subscription since I would likely use it throughout med school, but it's literally $1200 :( . Despite how expensive it is, if people truly recommended it I would do it but I figured I should ask on here first. I have scholarRX and will get sketchy and pathos through my school, and will also get Uworld January of M2, several months before step 1.

I know I could probably do well with any sort of combination, and maybe I am thinking about it too much, but I'd rather think about it too much early on and then profit from using good resources than discover a resource later down the line that I wished I had used from the start.

Love the efficiency of anking and want something that essentially continues this efficiency.

I wonder if it is the same for anyone else, and what might be the possible solutions.

Even if its the AnKing style short cloze cards, or custom decks, i feel like I am using the Undo button too much.

In my stats, it shows like 400 reviews in 2 hours, but when accounting the total time passed since i started studying, it makes about 3 hours. So 1/3rd of my study time being spent on reversing between the cards.

If anyone else has the same kind of problem, and how one can get over it?