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PHARMACEUTICALCHEMISTRY(PHC501)

¡Payattentioninclass¡Takenotesonexamplesinthelecture¡Redopracticequestionsandreviewthelectures¡Readexamquestionscarefully

PHARMACEUTICALCALCULATIONS(PHC529)

¡Usetheworkbooktoyouradvantage¡Redopracticecalculationsdoneinclass¡Remembersignificantfigures¡Alwaysdoublecheckyourcalculations

PATIENTASSESSMENT(PHM505/506)

¡Watchpre-classvideos¡ Takenotes!

¡ Learntoutilizethelabvaluesheet¡Masterthevital-signsassessments

¡ Formgroups!Practiceoneachother.

PHARMACEUTICALCARE1(PHM515)

¡ Followtherubric¡ Evenifyoudon'tthinkyouneedtoaddressanitemontherubricbecauseitseemsirrelevant- sayEVERYsinglethinglistedintherubric

¡ Beprofessional¡ ArriveBEFOREyourscheduledtime,dressedappropriately

¡ Theseareeasypointsyoudon'twanttomiss

¡ Practice,practice,practice¡ Counselingisabreezeifyoupractice!

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY(PHM503/504)

¡Memorize,memorize,memorize.¡Don'tstudylastminute,toomuchinformation.¡ Focusonobjectivepoints.

PHARMACOLOGY(PMY 511/512)

¡ Keepupwiththematerial,donotwaituntilthenightbeforetheexam

¡ Trytounderstandthemechanismofdrugsratherthanmemorizingit.

¡ Groupdrugswithsamemechanismtogetherandtheiradverseevents.

¡ Learnitwellbecauseitisthefoundationforalltherapeuticsclasslater.

GENERALTIPS

STAYORGANIZED!

NOTETAKINGTIPS

¡ Re-listentolecture¡ Colorcodeyournotes¡ Don’tbeascribe!

¡ Takeenoughnotestounderstandtheconcepts

¡ Aimtostartstudyingatleast1weekpriortoexamdate

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SKIT¡ MelissaDhanraj – PHC501&PHC529

¡ BenDo– PMY511/512

¡ AnnaEschler – PHM515

¡ WilliamFeng– PHM503/504

¡ HannahLu- PHM505

¡ AnnaMak – GeneralStudyTips

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