Use these strategies to get the most out of lecture-based learning Between the speed of lectures, the excessive cognitive load it requires, and the possibility of disorganized learning materials, lectures in med school can be tough — even for smart students. On this episode of the STATMed Podcast, host Ryan Orwig is back with Dr. Jim Culhane, Assistant Dean for Student Academic Success Programs and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy. They dig into some of the factors that can make lecture-based learning in medical school so difficult – and discuss some “survival skills” students can implement. “You can't control the type of material that they're giving you, or how they're presenting it, or the speed at which they're presenting it at. But what you can control is how you interface with that material. And that's really why I like a lot of the techniques and approaches that you teach.” - Dr. Jim Culhane