AI Med Tutor Podcast
The AI Med Tutor Podcast helps medical students study smarter—not longer. Hosted by Dr. Randy Clinch, family medicine physician and medical educator, each episode shares proven strategies, AI-powered tools, and practical tips for mastering board exams like COMLEX-USA and USMLE. Whether you're aiming high or bouncing back, this podcast is your go-to resource for focused, efficient learning.
Episodes (60)
When to Stop Studying a Topic: Repair, Maintenance, and Reactivation
The Repair Check: Retrieve, Transfer, Perform
Choosing Your Next Best Study Move
Building a Rotation Learning Plan for Core Clinical Rotations
Don’t Let Q-Bank Percentages Diagnose You
Your Rotation Is Your Board Prep: How to Prepare for COMAT and Shelf Exams
Doing the Work but Not Improving: Fix the Learning Loop
Build a Board Prep Plan That Learns From Your Performance
Pattern Cards: Turn What You’re Learning Into What You’ll Recognize Later
After a Step 2 Failure: Make Rotations Part of the Comeback
The Rotation Reset: Carry Forward What Matters
One Rotation at a Time: Building Toward Shelf, COMAT, and Boards
Still Below Your Benchmark? Focus Your Prep Where It Matters Most
Right Answer, Wrong Reason? Think Like a Clinician
Thinking Like a Clinician: Making Learning Last All Year
The 90-Minute Clinical Learning System
From Patients to Questions: Use Question Banks Wisely
The Rule of One: Learning from One Patient Each Day
Illness Scripts: The Clinical Reasoning Tool for Third-Year Rotations
Burned Out but Still Preparing: Sustainable Board Prep
Clinical Rotations as Board Prep: Turn Encounters Into Pattern Cards
Biostats and Ethics Without the Panic
Content Review or Productive Procrastination?
Final Two Weeks: Keep, Drop, and Stay Steady
Interleaving Look-Alike Questions for Better Clinical Reasoning
After a Bad Block: Recover, Find the Signal, and Reset
Smart Block Review: The 4-Step Workflow for Board Exam Success
From Learning to Performance: The Dedicated Pivot
Using COMSAE Phase 2 Reports to Study Smarter for COMLEX Level 2
The 15-Minute Weekly Reset for Dedicated Study
Build 10-Question Mini-Quizzes with OpenEvidence
Stop End-of-Block Panic: A Smarter Timed Question Workflow
Pharmacology That Sticks: Pattern Cards and Why Chains
Mastering Next-Step Questions: A 4-Step Framework for Smarter Clinical Decisions
Mastering Miss Logs: A Simple System to Capture and Retest Exam Mistakes
Rehab Your Weak Topics: Diagnose, Repair, Retest for Board Exam Success
Designing Your Daily Engine: A Three-Block Study Template for Dedicated Exam Prep
Mastering Question Banks: Strategic Modes for Smarter Board Prep
Mastering Misses: A Smart Triage for Step 1 & COMLEX Level 1 Success
Mastering Efficient Step 1 or Level 1 Study Planning
Build a Data-Driven, Sustainable Study Plan for COMLEX & USMLE Success
Active Learning Techniques for Videos & Podcasts: Boost Medical Exam Recall
Mastering Missed Questions: Fix Test-Taking Mechanics with Task-Pattern-Hinge-Fix Loop
Mastering Clinical Reasoning: How to Speak Your Thought Process on Rounds
Avoiding False Confidence: Clinician-Style Review for 'Lucky Correct' Answers
5 Thinking Traps That Sabotage Med Students: Fix Your Clinical Reasoning
Beat Resource Overload: Master Medicine with Fewer, Focused Tools
Mastering Clinical Reasoning: Turning Missed Questions Into Powerful Learning Tools
Mastering Board Prep with TrueLearn: Study Smarter, Not Harder
Mastering Clinical Reasoning: Building Confidence on Medical Rotations
Transform Your Medical Study Habits: From Struggle to Effective Learning
Mastering Your Morning: The Five-Minute VIPMRS Pre-Round Routine
The 6-Step Blueprint for Strategic Post-Quiz Review
Start Early: Mastering COMLEX Prep from M1 Year
Start Board Prep Early: Evidence-Based Strategies for M2 Success
Mastering Board Prep with the REACT Framework
Boost Board Prep During Busy Rotations: Study Smarter, Not Harder
Mastering the Structured Study Cycle for Effective Medical Exam Prep
Mastering Medical Study: The One-Hour Study Block Method Explained