Dr. J is Touro California Director of Academic Support Dr. Jill Alban.
Dear Dr. J,
I am already getting behind and I’m worried I’ll never catch up! What do you recommend?
— Behind the Wheel on Mare Island
Dear Behind,
Use your week-ends to catch up and get ahead. You have 48 hours. Even if you give yourself 9 hours of sleep, 2 hours of exercise and time for breaks, you’ll have plenty of time to catch up. The most important thing is to create a study plan. Research on study strategies has demonstrated that good students create a study plan and stick to it. Once you’ve made your schedule-set it in stone. Make a commitment to follow it.
It has been recommended to the College of Pharmacy students that they take a speed reading course before school begins. This recommendation may be helpful to all professional and graduate students. In the next two years you will have a mountain of reading. One way of managing your assignments may be to speed read. This is a link to a free speed-reading program called Legentas: 
J&J are Touro California Director of Academic Support Dr. Jill Alban, Ed.D. and Learning Specialist Jennifer Pimentel, MAEd. 
memory for future work, such as the medical boards or actual practice.
