Objective

To learn the format and tips for best using this site.

Abstract

• Every page has 4 sections: "Contents", "Abstract", "Core" and "Quiz" - each is useful for a different purpose and at different stages of your individual understanding and learning of the topic eg. Core is most useful to read when just starting a topic.
• The search function can be used to pick any topic and will search all of our articles for the content you want.
• SimpleMed+ handles question practice, signup is free and only needs your name, username, email and password. It saves your question practice, shows your progress over time and lets you revisit questions you’ve found difficult, with optional premium upgrades later if you want more questions and deeper stats.

Core

SimpleMed is a free-to-use platform to learn medicine and quiz yourself.

This site was created by a small group of Doctors and Medical Students looking to create something special. We personally hope what's going on here can help you to form a better understanding of the core concepts of Medicine, as well as relieve stress and help you relax.

Learning with SimpleMed

Each page of SimpleMed's growing library of notes is set out in exactly the same way - 4 sections, each designed to help learning, provide information and help you reflect. These sections are as follows:

- "Contents": A short section detailing the titles of each section of the articles; click on a hyperlink to be automatically scrolled to that part of the article.

- "Abstract": This is up to 8 lines that outline all of the content in the "core" article below (similar to the abstract of a scientific paper). This section is super useful for power-revising and is good to read both once before reading the "core" article and then once again after, in order to consolidate its main messages.

- "Core": Containing the bulk of the information, the core describes concepts, presents facts and will often contain tables, mnemonics and diagrams/pictures to spruce things up. Most of your learning will come from this section and the aim is to make things as understandable as possible. The setup of categories/subcategories within topics is designed to split everything up as nicely and concisely as possible, so no "core" should be longer than 5 minutes of reading.

- "Quiz": A question section, including free ones, that lets you test yourself on the topic you’ve just read. The questions are directly linked to the article, and you can explore more in the main Quizzes area. These questions are great both just after reading and again before exams to check your knowledge and recall, you can also optionally unlock more questions and keep track of your progress over time.

At the top of each page, under the title, is a link to the "next lesson". While SimpleMed articles are independent of each other, going through each lesson "in order" is probably the best way to develop a solid understanding of the entire topic.

You can access all of our topics here.

An article's contents page - each green piece of text is a hyperlink that will scroll you down to the relevant part of the article.

Signing-up

SimpleMed+ offers you the option to sign up or log in. Creating an account is completely free and only asks for your name, username, email address and password, all of which are stored securely in line with our privacy and GDPR commitments (see our terms and privacy policy for more details).

With a SimpleMed+ account you can:

• Keep a record of the questions you’ve answered and see how your scores change over time.
• Come back to questions you’ve previously found difficult and try them again.
• Access questions linked to SimpleMed articles as well as a broader question bank when you’re ready to explore further.
• If you later choose to upgrade to a Premium plan, unlock more questions, timed practice and deeper progress statistics, all still linked to the SimpleMed notes you’re using.

Searching SimpleMed

SimpleMed is equipped with a site-wide smart search. Click on the magnifying glass in the top right of the site and type whatever topic you want to learn about. If we haven't covered the topic you're interested in, let us know!

Thanks for reading and we hope you enjoy using what we have made - not sure where to start? How about the Cardiovascular System!