In this episode of Dr Tisdall Unfiltered, I sit down for a solo podcast to unpack one of the biggest problems in modern medical education: the false belief that memorization leads to mastery. I explore why today’s medical students feel overwhelmed, anxious, and frustrated despite studying harder than ever. We walk through how the Clinical Pathologic Correlation (CPC) method reframes learning around real patient presentations, physiology, and mechanisms—so knowledge actually sticks under pressure. I explain why starting with symptoms instead of isolated facts fundamentally changes how the brain organizes information, improves exam performance, and builds true clinical reasoning.

If you’re preparing for USMLE or COMLEX, teaching medicine, or trying to understand how doctors really think, this conversation will give you a clearer, more durable framework for learning medicine.

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Volume 1
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Volume 2
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