What strategies do I need to remember for success on the Medicine through Time exam? Flashcards
Which questions in the medicine exam would it be wise to do a quick plan for?
Q1 and Q4.
What are the three themes comprising the History of Medicine?
Disease and infection, surgery and anatomy, public health.
What are the different time periods in the History of medicine (in order please)?
Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Dark Ages, Renaissance, Industrial period, 20th/21st centuries.
What are the factors we use in the History of Medicine?
Religion, Chance, War, Individuals, Science & Technology , Communications.
Which question on the medicine exam carries 4 SPaG marks?
Q4.
How long should you spend on Q1 in the medicine exam?
10 minutes
How many questions in the medicine exam rely totally on your detailed knowledge?
Three of them, Q2, Q3 and Q4
Which question should you do first on the medicine exam?
Q4
Which of the questions on the medicine exam require you to look at a source?
Just Q1.
What is a fun and memorable poem for remembering the first letter of each of the time periods (in the right order)?
People Eat Green Rolos During Rows In Turkey
On the knowledge comparison question (Q3) in the medicine exam should you focus on similarities, differences or both?
Focus on similarities ONLY.
What is disease and infection the story of?
The story of what people throughout History believed made them unwell and how they tried to treat illnesses.
What’s the best way to get a top mark on medicine exam Q2 about explaining the significance of something?
Try to consider short and long term significance and compare the two.
Which time periods are sometimes summarised as the’ ‘Ancient World?’
Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greek, Romans
What is public health the story of?
The story of what the government in any time period did to improve the health of its people.
