Organization and order are things everyone needs in their life. As a physical therapy student, I have accumulated many papers – printed syllabi, research articles, handy graphs + tables, my one-of-a-kind study guides, and the growing stack continues. Organized notes help me understand different PT topics as they build on each other (e.g. In the pediatrics course, we learned about Down Syndrome and hypotonia before having the lab about treating patients with low tone.). Plus, keeping my notes in chronological order brings order to my brain. When you have a system for your notes, you create a filing system for your mind, which can help retrieve a specific piece of information during an exam.
Today, I will be sharing with you 3 organization systems I used during my last didactic semester as well as the entirety of my didactic time in PT school.
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