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Learn Medicine

Shahan Waheed
Rs 2,500
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About this book

Learn Medicine: The Essential Learning Skills Handbook for Medical Students is not another book about what medical students should learn, it is about how to learn medicine effectively. Written for students navigating an overwhelming curriculum, demanding examinations, clinical rotations, and an increasingly digital learning environment, the book translates the science of learning into practical strategies for studying smarter, remembering longer, reasoning clinically, and applying knowledge when it matters most. From active recall, spaced repetition, note-taking, and exam preparation to learning from patients, managing distraction, using artificial intelligence wisely, and developing a lifelong learning system, Learn Medicine challenges students to move beyond simply accumulating facts. Its central message is simple but powerful: studying is an activity; learning is an outcome and the true measure of learning is what you can retrieve, explain, connect, and apply when the book is closed and the patient is in front of you.

Behind The Book

About the Author

Dr Shahan Waheed is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. He holds a PhD in Clinical Sciences, is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is a Certified Emergency Department Executive (CEDE). He is also a lifetime member of the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance and currently serves as General Secretary of the Pakistan Society of Emergency Medicine (PSEM).

Dr Waheed is a Fogarty Trauma, Violence and Injury Prevention Fellow and has received intramural and extramural research grants. His academic work spans emergency medicine, medical education, leadership, research, and healthcare systems. With more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, he has also authored and contributed to numerous books, book chapters, clinical manuals, and educational resources in emergency medicine.