Navigating ADHD and Time Management in Med School

In this video series, STATMed founder Ryan Orwig examines life as a doctor or medical student with ADHD. He outlines how ADHD affects your ability to study, take tests effectively, and manage your time. And he shares common patterns he's observed with ADHD-affected medical students and physicians.

Time management is a big buzzword and a big industry. Countless books, blogs, apps, and podcasts are dedicated to it. There are seemingly endless pieces of advice on ways to be more productive and make the most of your time. And, in med school, it’s more crucial than ever. Between the massive amounts of information students are responsible for and the compressed timeframe for absorbing the material, it can feel impossible to get ahead. And if you have ADHD, time management issues may feel like insurmountable obstacles. But, there are several ways for med students with ADHD to improve their time management and studying.

ADHD and Time Management: 3 Strategies to Maximize Your Efforts in Med School

Time management is crucial in med school because time is the scarcest resource. In this video, Ryan takes an in-depth look at how students are affected by and can mitigate ADHD while maximizing time management skills in med school.

Struggles with time management are rarely more apparent than when trying to get through a study session. With no plan and no workflow in place, med students can easily get distracted and off-track. Add in random breaks and interruptions, and your focus and memory start to degrade, making the time you’ve spent far less productive. Plus, alternating between tasks — like studying and checking messages — can take double the time to complete things, putting you even farther behind.

“The quality of workflow determines how effective and efficient we are every time we sit down to study. But, for many students with ADHD, this is where the battle is being lost.” - Ryan Orwig

In this video, Ryan shares three ways to improve time management with studying with ADHD. These include optimal study structure, explicit study agendas, and external study trackers.

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