
What questions are going to be answered during the lecture? How is it organized? (BTW “Mike” is a fictitious patient with muscular dystrophy that Dr. The night before lectures, spend 30-40 minutes skimming the lectures. So, how do you translate the SQ3R system into practice? The SQ3R system is the best system I know to learn what you need to know during the basic sciences. If you map out your week as a 60 hour job, it will work a lot better than ever trying to “catch up.” (which roughly means 1-2 hours of studying for every hour in the classroom). Clay Goodman, tells our students that they have signed on for a 60 hour a week job. You need to study every day (except one). You can’t run a marathon by running 20 miles every weekend. Learning this volume of material at this level of complexity is about consistency. So, to organize the advice, I’ll share some basics, some specifics and then a little refinement. As they are repeated, these synapses get stronger and stronger. You create new synapses when you experience or learn new things. That means really learning the material, not just knowing it for a test.Įven though there is still a lot unknown about how the brain works to learn material, what is certain is that it is a physical process. It’s about studying for the patients you will be caring for in the future. The biggest change for many students is it really isn’t about the grades anymore. As you know, if you read this blog, I believe there are a lot of “tools” that can help students “thrive, not just survive” Medical school (or any high volume graduate school) involves a dramatic change from what students have previously experienced. I realized sharing them here might be the most appropriate way to do that!

I promised the students I’d share these slides in a written formate.
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Yesterday’s lecture ended with tips on how to study. For years, I’ve been including a few slides at the end of each lecture to help with the transition to medical school.


Yesterday was my first embryology lecture of the year to the new MS1s at Baylor College of Medicine, as well as the PA, DNP and Genetic Counseling students.
