

There are less and less actual textbooks and more online books, lectures, and videos. This is SO important in today's education. Buy those colored pens and highlighters in bulk! 3.

I personally underline or highlight different things with different colors (all drugs are green, all enzymes and mechanisms purple, diseases in blue, etc), but I also have a friend who highlights with a different color each time she goes over content to keep track of things that continually stand out. You will eventually develop your own system for highlighting or underlining, but I think almost all of my friends utilize different colors of highlighters for different things. The ERKA Precise is the one I recommend for medical students, as it meets the criteria most schools expect! 2. I can hear heart sounds SO much better through it. However, once I discovered ERKA stethoscopes (retailed here by Medelita!), I haven't gone back to my Littmann. Usually, they want a cardiology grade stethoscope, my school in particular actually recommended the Littmann Cardiology III, so I got that one. Your school actually probably requires you to have a stethoscope upon beginning medical school. If you're starting medical school soon or in your first or second year, take a look at this list of things I found helpful to have during my first two years of medical school! ( Some I found out a little too late - oops!) While I am no expert at medical school or being a doctor just yet, I AM a seasoned third year medical student, and I have discovered there are some "must haves" for medical students. Congratulations! Work hard and stay humble, and you will become an excellent physician.
