Alacrity Explains

17/10/2025

🍓 How to Stop Comparing Yourself to That Genius in Your Class

There’s always that one person...
The one who seems to understand everything in one read. The one who finishes exams before time. The one who never looks stressed yet always tops the class.

And then there’s you — reading the same topic for the third time, still trying to figure out why your brain refuses to cooperate.

Listen… comparison will drain you faster than lack of sleep. It will make you forget that studying medicine isn’t a race — it’s a marathon.

That “genius” has their own struggles too — you just don’t see them. Everyone’s pace is different. Some people are built for speed; others for endurance.

Instead of asking “Why can’t I be like them?”, ask “How can I become better than I was yesterday?” That’s the only healthy comparison that matters.

You don’t need to be the genius of the class. You just need to be consistent enough to survive it. And sometimes, that’s enough 💯

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17/10/2025

🍓 Why Most Medical Students Don’t Love Medicine Anymore

Most medical students didn’t stop loving medicine — medicine just stopped loving them back.

When we got in, we were full of passion. We watched House MD and The Good Doctor and thought we’d save lives with brilliance and empathy. But then… the system happened.

You start waking up at 6am for ward rounds that don’t teach you anything. You get scolded for not knowing something no one ever taught you. You see patients suffer because of poor hospital systems, not lack of knowledge. And slowly, your excitement turns into survival.

You begin to realize that “being a doctor” isn’t always about compassion or science — it’s about navigating egos, bureaucracy, exhaustion, and a constant fear of failure.

It’s not that we don’t love medicine anymore… we’re just tired of being in love alone.

But the truth is: beneath the frustration, the spark is still there. It flickers every time a patient smiles at you, every time you finally understand a concept, or every time you see a senior who practices medicine with kindness and excellence.

Maybe we don’t need to fall back in love with medicine.
Maybe we just need to rebuild it — into something worth loving again.

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16/10/2025

"I saw a fine girl during ward round yesterday..."

And for the first time in my medical career, my heart rate, respiratory rate, and sympathetic nervous system all went out of range 😭

Registrar was asking, “What’s the differential diagnosis?”
Me: “Fine girl.”

I even started clerking her in my head:

Name: Angel 😇
Age: Timeless
Chief Complaint: Stealing hearts on ward round
Systemic Review: Everything intact, no deficits found.

By the time I realized myself, ward round had moved 3 beds away 💀💀

😂😂😂😂

16/10/2025

🍓 7 Study Mistakes Every Medical Student Makes (And How to Fix Them)

Medical school doesn’t just test your knowledge — it tests your strategy. You can be brilliant and still fail if you don’t study smart.

Here are 7 mistakes every med student has made (and how to fix them): 👇🏽

1. Reading without understanding the concept

You’re not memorizing history dates — you’re learning how the human body works. A lot of students try to cram everything without understanding anything, which is bad.

📌 Fix: Use textbooks and YouTube videos to understand before you cram.
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it yet.

2. Ignoring past questions

Some students act like examiners will suddenly become creative this year. 😭

📌 Fix: Past questions are patterns. Learn them. Understand why each answer is correct.

3. Relying too much on group study

Group study is great — until you realize you’ve laughed away 3 hours.

📌 Fix: Use group study to discuss, not to start learning from scratch.

4. Over-highlighting notes

Painting your notes yellow won’t make the knowledge enter your head.

📌 Fix: Summarize. Use active recall and test yourself instead of decorating pages.

5. Ignoring practicals

You’ll regret it during orals when the examiner asks, “Describe this specimen.”

📌 Fix: Treat every practical like a future exam question — because it probably is.

6. Waiting till exam week to revise

Last-minute fire brigade reading may help you pass, but not retain.

📌 Fix: Revise weekly. Even 20 minutes of review after class helps long-term memory.

7. Studying for long hours without breaks

You can’t study for 10 hours and expect to remember everything. You’re not ChatGPT. 😭

📌 Fix: Use the Pomodoro Technique — 50 mins study, 10 mins break. Quality > quantity.

Medical school isn’t about who reads the longest — it’s about who reads smartest.
Fix these mistakes, and you’ll study less but retain more.

📖 Study smart. Sleep. Pray. Repeat.

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16/10/2025

🍓 HOW TO COVER AN ENTIRE TEXTBOOK WHEN TIME IS ALREADY FINISHED.

Every medical student has faced that point where exams are 5 days away… and the textbook looks like Genesis to Revelation.

You open the first page and your brain says: “Bro, close it. Just pray.” 😄

Here’s how to actually survive that madness 👇🏽

1. Accept your fate.

You’re not reading everything—so stop pretending. Focus on what matters most. That means past questions, lecture notes, and highlighted topics your lecturer loves repeating.

2. Prioritize the power chapters.

Every course has “favourite” exam zones. In Biochemistry, it’s metabolism. In Physiology, it’s renal and CVS. In Anatomy, it’s Neuro.

Attack those first—they carry weight.

3. Summarize aggressively.

Now’s not the time to write cute notes.
Use bullet points, flowcharts, and mind maps.
Your goal is retention, not handwriting practice.

4. Teach someone—or pretend to.

Explaining a topic out loud will expose what you don’t know faster than any mock test.
Even if you’re talking to your wall, teach it like you mean it.

5. Sleep.

Yes, sleep. Not all-nighters that leave you hallucinating at 3 a.m. A tired brain can’t retain, no matter how motivated your playlist is.

6. Pray and go in with sense.

Because at that point, it’s between you, your brain, and divine mercy. 🙏🏽

So yeah—when time is finished, don’t panic.
Just move smart, revise smart, and trust the process.

You don’t need to know everything… just the right things. 😉

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15/10/2025

15/10/2025

Some of us are surviving medical school on grace, not knowledge. 😅

Medical school will expose your true source of strength. Because sometimes, it’s not that you knew the answer… It’s that your pen accidentally found sense during the exam 😂

There are exams you walk out of, smiling—not because you nailed it, but because you know you shouldn’t have passed that paper by human understanding.

It’s not always about who read the most.
Sometimes, it’s about mercy marks, divine intervention, and examiners who just didn’t want to stress.

But here’s the funny truth: grace doesn’t mean you stop reading. It just means that after all your studying, you still recognize that you’re human — and that every good result is a mix of effort + grace + favorable examiner mood.

So yes, some of us are surviving on grace…
But we’re also working hard not to waste it. 🙏🏽💪🏽

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14/10/2025

🍓 You don’t have to feel ready to show up.

There are days in medical school you’ll wake up tired, overwhelmed, or scared.
Days when your brain feels like it’s on strike.
Days when the white coat feels heavier than usual.

But here’s the truth — you don’t have to feel ready to show up. You just have to show up.

Every consultant you admire once stood exactly where you are — unsure, nervous, but still putting one foot in front of the other.

Medicine isn’t mastered in a day. It’s built in moments — like today — when you choose to stand tall, even when your mind whispers “you’re not enough.”

So wear that coat with pride. Learn what you can. Make your mistakes boldly.
Because every round, every clinic, every question asked… is a step closer to the doctor you’re becoming.

You’re not behind. You’re in process.
Keep showing up. The future you will thank you for it.

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14/10/2025

😂 Things Only a Nigerian Med Student Finds Funny

1️⃣ When your lecturer says, “This question is very simple” — then proceeds to draw the entire Kreb’s cycle backward.

2️⃣ When your friend says “Let’s just read small and sleep” at 9 p.m… and you both end up arguing about glycolysis at 3 a.m.

3️⃣ When someone in the class asks a question that starts with “Sir, in real life…” — and the lecturer replies, “Are you in real life now?” 💀

4️⃣ When the class rep says, “Please, everyone come to class by 8 a.m.” — but the lecturer still shows up at 10:45.

5️⃣ When you finally understand a topic… two days after the test.

6️⃣ When you submit your script smiling because you didn’t leave anything blank — but deep down, you know you’ve just written bold nonsense.

7️⃣ When you hear “spotting” in practicals and suddenly everyone becomes a prayer warrior.

8️⃣ When someone says “It’s just a minor posting.” — and the “minor posting” humbles your entire existence.

9️⃣ When your group says “Let’s meet for group study at 5 p.m.” — and it turns into gist, and emotional therapy.

1️⃣0️⃣ And finally… when you realize your “medical sense of humor” is just trauma disguised as laughter. 😭

Add yours 👇

Tag a med student who laughs through the pain.

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14/10/2025

🍓 Mnemonics That Saved My Life in Anatomy

Let’s be honest — Anatomy is a beautiful monster. You can’t understand everything; sometimes, you just have to remember it by force.

Mnemonics became my survival strategy — not just for passing exams, but for staying sane. 😭

Here are a few that literally saved my life 👇🏽

1️⃣ Cranial Nerves (I–XII)

“Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel Very Green Vegetables, AH!”

➡️ Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal.

2️⃣ Branches of External Carotid Artery

“Some Angry Lady Figured Out PMS”

➡️ Superior thyroid, Ascending pharyngeal, Lingual, Facial, Occipital, Posterior auricular, Maxillary, Superficial temporal.

Whoever created this deserves a national honor.

3️⃣ Carpal Bones

“Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle”

➡️ Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate.

4️⃣ Branches of the Brachial Plexus

“Read The Damn Cadaver Book”

➡️ Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches.

Once you get this, the rest of upper limb anatomy starts to make sense (kinda).

5️⃣ Tarsal Bones

“The Circus Needs More Interesting Little Clowns”

➡️ Talus, Calcaneus, Navicular, Medial cuneiform, Intermediate cuneiform, Lateral cuneiform, Cuboid.

Anatomy isn’t just about reading — it’s about tricking your brain into remembering madness with sense 😄

Pro tip: Don’t just memorize mnemonics — visualize what they stand for. That’s when they become powerful.

What’s one mnemonic that saved you in Anatomy? Drop it in the comments — someone’s next exam might depend on it 😅

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13/10/2025

🍓 Medical School Teaches You How to Pretend You’re Fine

Medical school doesn’t just teach you about the body organs — it teaches you how to smile while you’re falling apart. 😭

You’ll be on 2 hours of sleep but still show up early for ward rounds. You’ll greet your consultant with a big “Good morning, sir!” Meanwhile, your soul is begging for small sleep and peace of mind. 💀

You’ll be taking notes during ward rounds while fighting body aches and caffeine crashes.
You’ll look calm during viva… but only God knows what’s happening inside. 😊

You’ll learn to laugh through stress. To say “I’m fine” when you’re anything but fine. To pretend you’re okay because everyone else looks okay too.

That’s what medical school really teaches — how to function on empty. 🫠

At the end of the day, nobody cares how tired you are — they just want to know if you’ve clerked your patient. 💉

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13/10/2025

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