Review today
Lectures and mistakes that are due, with late ones marked by how many days. Done today sends a lecture on to its next review.
Notion Medical School Planner Template
Know what to review today, how each subject is going and how close you are to your target score.
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Review today
Click Done today after you review a lecture.
Lectures to review
- ECG basics Review 3 · 3 days late
- Arrhythmias Review 3 · 2 days late
- Heart failure Review 3 today
- Congenital heart disease Review 1 today
- Myocardial infarction Review 2 today
Each lecture comes back the next day, then 3 days later, then 7 days later.
or click Done today yourself.
- Works on the free Notion plan
- Lectures come back for review on their own
- Qbank percent by subject, weakest first
At a glance
- What it is
- A medical school planner in Notion: lectures with their own review days, exams with a countdown and target, a qbank log and your study days.
- Who it’s for
- Med students from the first block to clinical rotations. No Notion experience needed.
- Price
- $12, one payment. It’s yours to keep.
- Free Notion plan
- Yes. Databases, formulas and buttons, nothing more.
- Time
- About five minutes to set up. After that, a few seconds after each lecture or question block.
Watch the 49-second tour
Review today, the exam cards, a qbank block and weak topics, filmed in the real template.
What it does that most med school templates don’t
The most copied med school templates on Notion are note dashboards and study calendars for one exam. This one keeps track of the work in between: which lectures are due again, how your questions are going by subject and how far your practice scores are from your target.
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Reviews on a schedule
After you study a lecture, click Done today. It shows up again the next day, then 3 days later, then 7 days later.
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Exams with a target
Each exam card counts the days and lines up your practice scores against your target. Taking a dedicated period? It counts that too.
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Questions by subject
Log each qbank block with questions and correct. Weak topics puts your lowest percent first, so you know where to go next.
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Mistakes worth keeping
Save the questions you want to remember with a reason and a short takeaway. Each one comes back for review 3 days later.
We set it up from a fresh copy, the way you’ll get it: cleared the samples, added an exam with + Exam, logged a block with + Qbank block, clicked Done today on a lecture and brought the samples back.
What’s inside
The home page starts with what’s due today, then your exams, the last 7 days of questions, your weak topics, the block you’re in and the week ahead.
Exams
One card per exam with the days to go, your practice scores against the target and your questions from the last 7 days. With a dedicated period, the card says when it starts.
Qbank, last 7 days
Every block from the past week with its subject, questions, correct and percent. The totals sit at the bottom.
Mistakes
Each one has a reason, like Knowledge gap or Ran out of time, a takeaway and the block it came from.
Weak topics
Percent correct by subject, lowest first, with your open mistakes next to each. Subjects show up once they have 20 questions.
Also in the template
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Blocks and rotations
Courses and rotations in one list with their dates. The home page shows the one you’re in and what’s next.
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Three quick buttons
+ Qbank block, + Plan a day and + Exam each open a new page with today’s date.
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Sample data
A second-year student in week 5 of a cardiology block. One button hides it, another brings it back.
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A Start here page
Five short steps inside your copy, with pictures of where to click.
How to use it
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Each morning, open Review today and start with the oldest.
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After you review a lecture, click Done today next to it.
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After a set of questions, click + Qbank block and add the numbers.
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At night, tick the day Done and add your hours and flashcards.
Set it up in about five minutes
Do this once. It’s easiest on a computer.
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Buy it on Etsy and download the Start here PDF. Open the template link in it and click the Duplicate icon (two small squares) at the top. A free Notion account is enough.
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Open Start here and click Clear sample data. The samples are hidden, not deleted, and a button brings them back.
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Click + Exam on the main page and add the name, date and target score, plus the weeks of a dedicated period if you take one.
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After a set of questions, click + Qbank block. Pick the subject, add how many questions and how many you got right.
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Open Courses and rotations, add your block with its dates, then its lectures. After you study one, click Done today.
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Click + Plan a day and write what you’ll study. At night, tick Done and add your hours.
Exams and Qbank work on their own, so you can start there and add lectures later.
Is it right for you?
A good fit if
- You want lecture reviews to come back without planning them yourself.
- You do qbank blocks and want your percent by subject in one place.
- You have a board, shelf or block exam coming and a target score in mind.
- You’re in preclinical years or on rotations, or both.
Look elsewhere if
- You want a full note system with lecture notes and images for every topic.
- You want a ready day by day schedule for one exam. You plan the days yourself.
- You want flashcards inside Notion. You log how many you did, the cards stay in your app.
- You’re applying to medical school. This is for after you get in.
Questions
Does it work on the free Notion plan?
Yes. It runs on databases, formulas and buttons, and the free plan has all three.
Does it work for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK?
Yes, and for shelf, block and other licensing exams too. You name each exam and set your own target, as a percent for pass or fail exams or a three digit score. USMLE is a joint program of the FSMB and NBME, and we have no tie to them or to any question bank or flashcard app.
How do the review days work?
Each lecture gets three reviews. Click Done today and the next one comes 1, 3 or 7 days later. Late ones stay under Review today, and the next date counts from the day you actually review.
Can I use it with my own question bank?
Yes. You type in the numbers from any question bank after a block: subject, questions and correct. Nothing connects to another app.
What if I start in the middle of a block?
Add only the lectures you study from today. For older ones, set Reviews to 3 and they won’t come back.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes. Setup is easiest on a computer. On a phone, Done today and the three home page buttons take a tap.
Where does the template go after I pay?
You download a Start here PDF from Etsy with the template link. Open the link and click the Duplicate icon at the top of the page, and the copy is yours to keep and change.
What if I get stuck?
Email us at hello@magnetcreativestudio.com with the template name and what you see, and we’ll help you get it working.
For power users
How it’s built, if you like to change things.
The databases
| Database | What it holds |
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| Courses and rotations | Blocks and rotations with Type, dates, Site, Supervisor, Evaluation and Cases. |
| Lectures | Each lecture with its course, Studied on, Reviews, Last review and the Done today button. |
| Exams and Practice tests | Date, Target, Dedicated weeks and Result, with each practice score on its exam. |
| Qbank, Mistakes and Subjects | Blocks with questions and correct, mistakes with Reason and Takeaway, and subjects with their percent. |
| Study days | One row per day with the plan, Done, Hours and Cards. |
How it works inside
- Next review
- 1, 3 or 7 days after the last review, depending on how many you’ve done.
- Done today
- A button that adds a review, sets Last review to today and fills Studied on the first time.
- Exam card
- Days to go, the dedicated period, practice scores against the target and questions from the last 7 days.
- Percent
- Correct divided by questions, per block and per subject.
- Clear sample data
- Marks every sample row as cleared, so it hides. Nothing of yours changes.
Your lectures, exams and questions in one place
Pay once, clear the samples and add your next exam.
