Study Groups Episode 1Love them or hate them, study groups can be a big part of many medical students' study strategies. In this podcast miniseries, we dig into the pros and cons of study groups and systems to implement to maximize the productivity of a group. In this episode, host Ryan Orwig sits down 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. In part one of this miniseries, they discuss the pros and cons of study groups in medical school.  "My take on it is that study groups can be an effective tool in your learning toolbox if they are run appropriately and if we use some best practices. Unfortunately, often when I work with students, helping them plug up the canoe and bail water, I find out that the study groups they belong to aren't terribly effective. And because of some of the things they're doing in the study group. So I think it's a double-edged sword in a lot of ways. There is a mixed bag. It depends on how you use the tool." - Dr. Jim Culhane