Spaced repetition in medicine: Why current apps fail clinicians
In the high-stakes world of medical education and lifelong clinical practice, there is a constant battle taking place: the struggle between the human brain and the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve.
The science of memory is settled. Dozens of studies confirm that spaced repetition consistently outperforms traditional “massed” study (cramming) for long-term retention. By reviewing a clinical concept just as it is about to slip from our neurons, we “hack” the brain into …
