Table 3.2
TIME PLAN
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
A
.M.
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
P
.M.
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
With an appropriate study plan--one that has
periodically been reviewed and
adjusted--potential problems with exams can be
avoided. You will find that, under
these circumstances, you will not need to cram
for tests, but, rather, you will be able to
review intensively. Moreover, you will likely
retain the basic information longer and be
able to build upon it, as you absorb more
advanced material.
Mastering the art of time management will surely
pay substantial dividends during
your professional education and training. It
may prove to be one of the keys to your
future success. Medical students and residents
face the challenge of mastering knowl-
edge and technical skills in order to attain
diagnostic and treatment proficiency. To
achieve such formidable goals, it is essential
that health professionals-in-training main-
tain good physical and mental health, which is
constrained by intense time demands.
It is assumed that since healing practitioners
are devoted to improving the lifestyle
of their patients, they surely will be alert to
their own well-being. Unfortunately, this is
frequently not the case. Their concerns focus
so intensely on career responsibilities and
their daily obligations as to frequently result
in neglecting their own health status.
A recent published report claimed that medical
students felt an incessant need to
study while giving little thought to properly
managing their time. To achieve study goals
and to compress them into a restricted time
frame often leads to formulating strategies
that are not beneficial to one's well-being.
This may include staying up all night, living
on fast food and snacks, getting minimal
exercise, and having no social life. To avoid
such deleterious practices in the future,
mastering the art of time management early on
can prove to be a most valuable
asset.
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