Med School Minutes Ep. 21- Why Students Fail Medical School?; GUEST: Dr. Jose Ramirez- SJSM Provost

Welcome to another episode of the Med School Minutes podcast, where we talked about everything related to medical education, particularly Caribbean medical school education.In this episode, we welcomed back Dr. Jose Ramirez, recently appointed Chief Academic Officer and Provost of SJSM. Dr. Ramirez shared with us some reasons why medical students struggle in the program, particularly in the Basic Science part of the program. We also discuss what the school has done recently to improve the quality of education. Finally, Dr. Ramirez offers some great suggestions and brings up several tools students can use to be successful in their studies.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0:00- Intro1:30- Dr. Ramirez's Background4:20- Student Education in different countries7:15- What Defines the success of a medical student10:18- How can students motivate themselves?13:20- Knowing HOW to study?19:06- Why did SJSM implement the system-based approach?24:22- Words of wisdom for students----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.ankiapp.com/https://www.sjsm.org/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#medstudent #medschool #studyabroad #usmle #howtostudyanatomy #medicaleducation