[Cusom29] CUSOM ACE Resources: Tips for Efficiency & Scheduling

[Hinkelman, Amy N.]

Greetings, Class of 2029…sending this early as a jumpstart to your week!  You’ve got this.



It seems many are struggling with the reduction in “study time” and how to manage your Block 2 courses during the week.  So, here are my top tips:

Want to listen instead?  Click here Tips for Efficiency & Effectiveness<https://campbelluniversity.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0176a582-0623-4c1d-9e02-b37b013c1cd7>:

  1.  Prioritize at least 7-8 hours of SLEEP.  (If you do not sleep, you will learn less efficiently, won’t be able to focus near as well in lab or watching lectures, converting new information into your long-term memory drops significantly, you could actually inaccurately retrieve knowledge, takes longer to think or do anything cognitively—so essentially things TAKE LONGER AND ARE LESS EFFECTIVE...AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhh!)
  2.  Get organized & sketch out your time during the weekends/plan ahead.  BUT, be willing to adjust the plan if needed because life happens—do your best and keep going.
  3.  15 min. preview + ENGAGEment w/the lecture + spaced out, active retrieval.  (EVERYTHING should be active—learning is active & hard work so when it is time to learning, be fully present and engaged).
  4.  Schedule in breaks, rest, renewal, and connecting with others…and anything else that is highly valuable to YOU.  (From this point onward…if you have not already come to this realization, you are never going to have enough time.  You just have to let that go…and take care of yourself and take time for things most valuable to you.)



Don’t know how to sketch out or schedule your week?  Then, check out this other video for some ideas: Block 2 Example Schedule<https://campbelluniversity.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1ed5ac3d-725d-4d4f-b50d-b37b0142b0ba&> & Template (attached).  If you are good, then ignore me 😉.  And, as always, these are suggestions—do what works for you or take an idea or two and make it your own.



Upcoming General DROP-IN Student Study Hours hosted by Peer Learning Partners will be held in the ACE Center (Levine Hall Room 106—near Java Café) as follows:



  *   THURS 10/23:               12:30 pm – 1:30 pm   Host Peer Learning Partner:  Karie Turley (THIS WEEK)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm     Host Peer Learning Partner:  Rachel Morgan-Armbruster (THIS WEEK)


  *   THURS 10/30:               12:30 pm – 1:30 pm    Host Peer Learning Partner:  Bailey Wells
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm      Host Peer Learning Partner:  Annemarie Barbour


Upcoming ANATOMY LAB DROP-IN Sessions will be hosted by Peer Learning Partners will be held in the Anatomy Lab as follows:

  *   WED 10/22:               4:30 pm – 5:30 pm         Host Peer Learning Partners:  Ashlyn Acheson & Sarah MacLeod (THIS WEEK)

Also, if you missed any of our earlier sessions, check them out on the CUSOM ACE Blackboard Organization under “Resources for DO Students”.

As always, you are welcome to request private, 1-on-1 sessions for additional peer academic support for specific subjects or skills, by placing your request confidentially at CUSOM ACE Peer Academic Support Request Form<https://cuweb.wufoo.com/forms/z1wrzo691gb0ite/> (this link is also available on CUSOM ACE Blackboard), or by scanning the QR Code below:
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If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Amy Hinkelman (hinkelman at campbell.edu<mailto:hinkelman at campbell.edu>) if you would like to ask a question or meet with me one-on-one.

May you continue to thrive in all domains of your health and well-being while achieving academic success!
Dr. Hinkelman


Amy Hinkelman, PhD | she/her/hers
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Vice-Chair & Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Executive Director of Academic Support & Assessment
School of Osteopathic Medicine | Campbell University
Post Office Box 4280 | Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506
Levine 160| 910-814-5209 | medicine.campbell.edu
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