Come over to the darkside – feel the darkness of ignorance.
As someone who’s been there, forgotten that and come back alive (barely) I’ll try to help you out.
This is what I did as a post intern – I had just under 8 months.
Step 1: Get notes. I don’t care what notes. I have personally used DAMS notes and Speed notes for anatomy and found Speed to be better.
Step 2: Find problems in notes. Some are weak in embryology, some in general anatomy. If your note is perfect, skip this step. If it’s not, fortify it with material from an MCQ book or Marrow modules. I loved the marrow modules for embryology and general. Keep the notes concise.
Step 3: Read the whole thing at least 4 times at regular intervals of 6–8 weeks the first two times and then 2–4 weeks in the last couple of months. Look at images a LOT. Always study with an Atlas. I personally used Themes.
Step 4: Study Radiological anatomy along with it as it’s a favourite in all exams – mainly X rays.
Don’t bother with too many practice MCQs for anatomy – just keep revising the same notes.
Don’t worry about very tough questions – almost no one will get those right. They won’t affect your rank in a major way. This actually applies to ALL subjects to some extent, but more so in anatomy.
Generally important things to remember:
- Embryology and General anatomy are very high yield
- Neuroanatomy is very important even in medicine and ophthalmology
- Abdomen, Thorax and Head-Neck should get max attention
Anatomy is a tough nut to crack. It’s like a blackhole that sucks in all your efforts and doesn’t give you enough returns even if you work superhard.
The key is to find exactly how much time you need to give it – Not too little and definitely NOT too much because there are other more important subjects with more yield for your efforts.