Category: About Osmosis
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: How Osmosis takes the stress out of medical school
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Self-directed learning is gaining traction among medical students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s important to be strategic about how much information you’re consuming to avoid burnout. Today on the Osmosis blog, UK-based medical student Mike Owen shares how he has found balance in medical school with the help…
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Using Osmosis to Support Distance Learning
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Has your institution moved from live classes to distance learning? If so, you know that this transition can be difficult. In today’s blog, our team shares how you can use the Osmosis platform to support distance learning in your program. Interest in distance learning has surged due to institutions’ responses…
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Check Out the New and Improved Learn Pages on Osmosis
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It’s time for the first Osmosis Product update of the decade! Today we’re going to share with you how the Osmosis Product Team has been working to improve Osmosis Learn Pages and enhance your video experience.If you’re wondering, “What’s an Osmosis Learn Page?”, it’s the page you navigate to when you…
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The 12 Hazards of the Holidays
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The holidays are almost here: A time to eat delicious food, to relax with family and friends, to open presents, and, for many of you… to continue studying for exams. If you fall into the latter camp and are feeling slightly bitter about the distractions of the holiday season, this…
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Multitasking with Osmosis
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Want to know how to fit more time for studying into your busy schedule? A third year medical student shares how he was able to fit over 200 hours of extra study time into his routine! Medical school is one of the most challenging and time-consuming training programs there is:…
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4 Ways You Can Start With The Heart This Thanksgiving
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If you’re living in the U.S., you’ll know that it’s almost time for Thanksgiving. Traditionally, this holiday is a time when Americans celebrate the blessings of the harvest. Nowadays, people tend to reflect more generally on their personal good fortune and, if they have the means, look for ways to…
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Medical Terminology Flashcards on Osmosis: What you need to know
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Medical terminology flashcards have become one of the most vital tools in a medical student’s bag. Read how a second year medical student uses them to learn information quickly and retain it for the long-term to succeed in medical school. There are many things that make Osmosis an amazing resource…
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Osmosis Top 5 Videos: Dr. Rishi Desai
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The Osmosis Product team has been hard at work making Playlists an even better experience for Osmosis learners. By popular demand, you can now subscribe to Playlists on the platform: just click the Follow button on a playlist and it will be added to the My Playlists menu on the left. Osmosis’s Chief Medical…
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Celebrating Women in Medicine Month
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It’s Women in Medicine Month, a time to celebrate the incredible, inspiring work performed by women working in the health professions around the world. There are so many innovative and inspiring women working in the medical field, and it hasn’t been an easy road. Shout-out to all the women who…
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How to Osmose Through PA School
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A physician assistant shares their perspective and tips on using Osmosis while attending PA school with two goals in mind. Physician assistant (PA) students and medical students are more similar than they are different. Both are expected to have a solid understanding of a wide range of complex topics…
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How to Succeed Using the Osmosis Study Schedule
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Medical school may be challenging, but in my opinion, there has never been a better time to be a medical student. We are incredibly lucky to have access to so many great resources to help us study in a more enjoyable and efficient manner, instead of having to rely solely…
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How Osmosis Increased My Step 1 Score by 55 Points
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Throughout medical school, I have always been a very scheduled person. I liked to plan out my day from 7am until midnight which included what times I would study, what topics I would study when, when I would take breaks, eat and sleep. If I did not have a plan…
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The Osmosis App Map
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What I love about the app is just how simple it is. See the image? Have you clicked on it to see everything? That’s it! That’s the app. And not only is the app fairly simple, it’s very powerful. On the top in the Settings, Scoreboard, and Topics pages, you…