Classroom Foundations
Phase 1 (also called pre-clerkship, foundations, or the first two years) is about building the study systems that carry you through the rest of medical school. These Plays help you turn lectures into lasting knowledge, build Anki decks efficiently, and develop the kind of conceptual understanding that survives board exams.
Your Phase 1 Plays
Your First AI Study Session
Start hereStart here if you've never used AI for studying. Three minutes to your first useful output.
Lecture Notes to Anki Cards
Daily habitTurn every lecture into board-style Anki cards in 5 minutes. Build a deck that compounds all year.
Socratic Tutor for Sticky Concepts
Deep learningWhen re-reading doesn't work, Socratic questioning forces you to actually understand the mechanism.
Screen Papers in 2 Minutes
ResearchJournal club and EBM courses require reading papers. Screen them fast, read the ones that matter.
Practice questions for this phase
Course exams reward understanding of what was taught; licensing exams reward applying it in a vignette. Build both.
Quiz from my lecture notes →
Source-grounded questions from your own material
Step 1 / Level 1 pharmacology →
Mechanism and adverse-effect vignettes
Anatomy practical stations →
Identify, then clinical follow-ups
Flashcards from my notes →
Cloze cards ready for Anki
Want something different? Open the full Question Builder or browse the Prompt Library.
Phase 1 study rhythm
- After every lecture: run Lecture Compressor (5 min)
- When a concept won't stick: open Concept Coach (10 min)
- Before journal club: run Research Speed Read (2 min per paper)
- Weekly: take a 10-question quiz on the week's material (Question Builder)
- Weekly: review your Anki deck growth and retention stats