{"id":2296,"date":"2020-10-02T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:51:07","slug":"med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace","title":{"rendered":"Med School Life Hacks: Master Your Pharm Exams With a Memory Palace!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In This Article<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace\/#Study_Smarter_Not_Harder\" >Study Smarter, Not Harder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace\/#Whats_a_memory_palace\" >What\u2019s a memory palace?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace\/#Do_I_have_to_follow_a_specific_strict_process_to_use_a_Memory_Palace\" >Do I have to follow a specific strict process to use a Memory Palace?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace\/#What_should_I_do_if_I_dont_feel_creative_enough_to_make_my_own_memory_palaces\" >What should I do if I don\u2019t feel creative enough to make my own memory palaces?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace\/#Key_Takeaways\" >Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/med-school-life-hacks-master-your-pharm-exams-with-a-memory-palace\/#About_the_Author\" >About the Author&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Feeling uneasy about memorizing an endless litany of pharmacological drugs? Osmosis learner Jhinson Mendoza explains how to create and use the Memory Palace method to quickly and easily learn every long name in pharmacology.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Study_Smarter_Not_Harder\"><\/span>Study Smarter, Not Harder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time is going by, and as it does, the number of discoveries and advances we need to learn in medicine continues to grow every day (exponentially)! This doesn\u2019t just include recent developments: each new generation needs to learn a history of terminology alongside this influx of new information. It can feel overwhelming!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, on the good side, as we engage in lifelong learning, we discover new ways to improve the systems we currently have in place, whether that\u2019s finding new ways to exercise, new ways to cook\u2014and new ways to learn!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The science responsible for improving our apprehension of information is learning science, defined as \u201can interdisciplinary field that works to further scientific, humanistic, and critical theoretical understanding of learning as well as to engage in the design and implementation of learning innovations, and the improvement of instructional methodologies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can read in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/09\/8-sciencebacked-learning-strategies-osmosis-uses-to-help-you-study-smarter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8 Science-Backed Learning Strategies Osmosis Uses to Help You Study Smarter<\/a>, there are science-backed methods that can help you to find the best way to either retain or learn while minimizing the struggles of tiredness and boredom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, I\u2019m going to talk about memory palaces and how you can use them to increase your retention and understanding of confusing terminology, specifically with drug names in pharmacology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_a_memory_palace\"><\/span>What\u2019s a memory palace?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This memory technique allows you to connect abstract or confusing concepts with simple concepts by imagining those things in a common physical location. These associations are known as loci, the plural form of locus, which in this context means \u201cthe effective or perceived location of something abstract.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more visually you learn, the more information you can retain! But why? Like Dr. Yifan Xiao said in his blog,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/2019\/06\/14\/whats-a-mind-map\">What is a Mind Map?<\/a>, based on Dr. Sperry\u2019s research, the more you use your \u201ccortical skills\u201d (colors, imagination, lines, daydreaming), the more impactfully you\u2019re able to integrate information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_have_to_follow_a_specific_strict_process_to_use_a_Memory_Palace\"><\/span>Do I have to follow a specific strict process to use a Memory Palace?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No way! Find a way that works best for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re a visual learner, you can start drawing or just imagining how it would look like if a long and complicated drug name took the form of a typical and common thing you can easily remember. It\u2019s as easy as imagining a character from the video game Halo in a psychiatric hospital taking one pill to treat his schizophrenia to remember that Haloperidol is a first-generation antipsychotic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you just prefer relating things that sound alike, go ahead! Imagine the <a href=\"http:\/\/Anticonvulsants and anxiolytics: Benzodiazepines\">benzodiazepine \u201cClorazepate,\u201d<\/a> as a guy called Zep who just ate a lot of salt (sodium chloride). Even if some steps from the original idea of creating loci are missing, all you need is enough information for YOU to remember it. This is <em>your <\/em>Memory Palace, after all\u2014as the ruler, and you make the rules!rules!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024-09-11T162157.139.png\" alt=\"Memory palace with different information in different rooms including Target Enzyme, Side Effects, Drug, and Indication.\" class=\"wp-image-2298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024-09-11T162157.139.png 701w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024-09-11T162157.139.png?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_I_do_if_I_dont_feel_creative_enough_to_make_my_own_memory_palaces\"><\/span>What should I do if I don\u2019t feel creative enough to make my own memory palaces?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key aspect of the memory palace technique is understanding and remembering the connections between all the different loci you\u2019re creating, whether those are visual images, or sounds, whatever other sensory application you\u2019re using. If you feel that you aren\u2019t good at creating these associations, or that it could take too much of your study time, there is a very effective way to study with memory palaces: use a pre-made memory palace!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/library\/md\/%23foundational-sciences\/pharmacology\/pharmacodynamic-and-pharmacokinetic-processes\/introduction\">Osmosis Pharmacology videos<\/a> offer excellent explanations of various topics in pharmacology. At the end of each video, \u00a0you can find a visual memory palace that will help you to retain information. For example, in the video about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/learn\/ACE_inhibitors,_ARBs_and_direct_renin_inhibitors\">ACE inhibitors<\/a>, ARBs, and direct renin inhibitors, you will always remember the big ACE card. This unifying locus makes it easier to remember all the adverse effects of these drugs, their mechanism of action, and other important facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, if you\u2019re struggling to remember the names of all these different drugs, what are you waiting for? A memory palace should be a cool \u201cgame-changing\u201d study hack for you! Best of luck out there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to pharmacology ~Pharmacology~\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e8u_QtGrK9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Memory Palaces link abstract info to familiar visual locations for better recall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customize your Memory Palace based on what makes sense to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual and sensory cues enhance memory retention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use pre-made Memory Palaces from trusted resources if creativity is tough.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This technique is a powerful, science-backed study hack for pharmacology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Author\"><\/span>About the Author<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Johnson Moreira Mendoza is a third-year medical student at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uide.edu.ec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International University of Ecuador (UIDE)<\/a>.<\/span> He hopes to be a great musician, teacher, and rheumatologist in the future, sharing knowledge and random fun facts about anything with as many people as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osmosis.org\/plans\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Blog_Display_Ads_GENERAL2_2023.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Blog_Display_Ads_GENERAL2_2023.png 700w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Blog_Display_Ads_GENERAL2_2023.png?resize=300,107 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Try Osmosis today! 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