Christopher Little's Journey from Community College to Anesthesiology
Follow Christopher Little's inspiring journey from community college to becoming a PGY-3 in Anesthesiology at UCLA, with aspirations for an academic faculty position. Discover his educational path, surgical internship experiences, study tips, and resources for effective learning.
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Community College to Anesthesiology CHRISTOPHER LITTLE
PGY-3 Anesthesiology UCLA What I do now? Emory for Liver Transplant Anesthesiology Goal is for academic faculty position following fellowship
Rio Americano High School, graduated 350/400 students American River College Educational Path UC Davis Undergraduate UC Davis School of Medicine UCLA Anesthesiology
Surgical Internship Program Extracurriculars Volunteering time with homeless groups Research in Plastic Surgery Department
Things I Wish I Knew Before How to study Finding good mentors Find Friends with similar goals Success builds motivation
Anki Ankiweb.net, iPhone app, Android App. Spaced repetition is automatically set into Anki's design. There are many excellent YouTube videos out there on how to set up Anki and how to make good Anki Cards. There is an iPhone, Android, and PC/Mac App. I use the PC app to make cards and usually study on the Anki website or my phone. Spaced Repetition/Active Recall is King Quizlet Can set up spaced repetition with Quizlet but it's a little tougher. RemNote - Very useful, but kind of complicated
Study a Little Daily Pick out a schedule, divide up your work into the days you have available, and stick to it. Massed repetition will help the day before an exam, but you will not retain much beyond the day of
Books on Studying "Make It Stick!" by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel "Accelerated Learning Techniques for Students: Learn More in Less Time!" Joe McCullough "How to Become a Straight A Student" and "Deep Work" by Cal Newport Ali Abdaal on YouTube has some great strategies (he has a longer skill share course)
What Others Think Few people will care that you went to community college Medicine is mostly a merrit-based field
Thank You for Listening EMAIL: CJLITTLE89@GMAIL.COM OR CLITTLE@MEDNET.UCLA.EDU
