Why do accomplished health professions students need to learn better study strategies? This week we talk with Dr. Cyndi Metz, PhD, who is Associate Professor, Vice Chair, and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Physiology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. We discuss helping students develop study strategies for integrated, higher-level assessments in the health professions. Cyndi describes how faculty can purposefully help students become better test takers, and she describes a toolbox she created to help students develop metacognitive and critical thinking skills to answer test questions more effectively. After listening to this episode, Cyndi’s “One Thing” call to action is for faculty listeners to model critical thinking for their students by walking through their thought process to answer practice problems in class. Learn more about Cyndi’s work and educational resources on her YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/HowIMetzYourPhysio.

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