The best thing I did in law school was daily to type up my classnotes.
I noticed a cumulative letter grade increase in my grades the semester I started doing that.
It forced me to outline them and resolve the ambiguities and really absorb the meaning.
I'm applying the same principle now in my work. I have to read about 12,000 pages of medical records a month. I skim them and type my summaries.
I've used Microsoft Word's "autocorrect" feature to define about 15 pages of abbreviations of medical terms. E.g., asm = athsma, or asthma, which I can never remember how to spell, which is another good reason for abbreviations.
Best wishes!
