By Megan McCaleb, MSPAS/MPH 2016 Class President PA school requires a whole new set of study tools from your tool belt. Maybe you thought you had finally figured out what worked for you in undergrad, or while completing another master’s …
Inspired by Richard Felder, Ph.D. Dear student, Many of you have told me that your test grades don’t reflect your understanding of the material and asked me what you should do to keep the same thing from happening on the …
Dear J&B, I spend 12 to 14 hours a day studying and no matter how many times I watch the lectures on media-site, review the objectives, and read and highlight the text I always seem to get 70% on the …
by Roman Roque COM 2020 They said it was like drinking water from a fire hydrant. Ain’t that the truth. Medical school is overwhelming. The material is dense and the window given to master such a massive volume of information …
Some students believe they can skip sleep ahead of exams and spend that time cramming. Since sleep loss is believed by scientists to be detrimental to memory formation, this can be an inefficient learning technique; particularly if you will need …
J&B are Touro’s Director of Academic Support, Dr. Jill Alban, Ed.D. and Learning Specialist, Brigit Perez, MAEd. Dear J&B, I have a history of falling behind and having to play “catch-up”. I end up cramming and forgetting the material almost …
A Report from Harvard Medical School Regular exercise changes the brain in ways that improve memory and thinking skills claims researchers at Harvard Medical School. There are plenty of good reasons to be physically active, weight loss, lower blood pressure, …