Study Plan
Medical school is not easy. The training program for a physician is, as you would expect, rigorous and demanding. From day one, you will find that there is a large amount of material to study, and never quite enough time to learn it. How will you cope?
Your study process should begin with careful planning. You need to find a balance between covering each topic enough times, in enough depth, and getting through all of the material presented. Managing your time carefully is an essential pre-requisite for getting through the course content. You can expect at least four hours of lecture per day, five mornings per week, and two afternoons will be taken up with labs and small group work. How do you imagine you will manage your time?
A great deal of research has shown that large blocks of time spent on one subject are less effective for learning than breaking the same total amount of time into smaller blocks. Spacing these blocks over several days leads to more long-term retention. Research has also shown that approaching material in a variety of ways also leads to deeper learning.
One possible strategy might be to visit the material for each lecture at least five times, as follows:
Normally, your lectures will be one or two hours long. Here, we present a 25-minute lecture segment for you to use as a practice sample. Click each of the above items in turn, and follow the instructions.
