I utilize photographs of certain structures, procedures or diseases in my powerpoints. I also like to show short videos covering the subject we just covered

I personally hate crossword puzzles and word searches as a learning tool while I love "matching' concentration style. Almost every class has a few students who think like me and some the exact opposite. The challenge is to find the right mix that keeps the majority interested and involved

Throughout the years I have had students share their memory aids with me and I still share some of them with my current students.

This game was part of a CD-rom from The Language of Medicine. The students matched categories like "diseases of gastrointestinal tract" with phrases placed on the pyramid. Amazing how excited they got at "winning" the money.

What are some of your suggestions for memory aids? For example I tell students the way to remember "brachi" means arm is that my mother used to tell me "I will break your arm" when I touched something I shouldn't