From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Creating Effective Study Plans for Healthcare Professionals

Preparing for high-stakes licensure exams can be overwhelming—but with the right strategies, educators can help learners stay on track, optimize their study efforts, and improve outcomes.

In this on-demand webinar, Dr. Angela Hairrell, PhD, MEd, Director of Learning Support and Associate Professor of Medical Education at the Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, shares proven strategies to help educators develop personalized study plans that align with each learner’s unique needs, goals, and challenges.

From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Creating Effective Study Plans for Healthcare Professionals explores how healthcare educators can create personalized study plans that address each learner’s unique needs, goals, and challenges.

Watch and learn how to:

• Analyze and interpret learner data to identify individual needs, and tailor study strategies to enhance outcomes
• Set clear, measurable goals and milestones to help learners track their progress and make data-driven adjustments to stay on course
• Identify and recommend effective study resources that meet learners’ individual learning needs
• Address common challenges in maintaining study schedules and ensure learners can adapt and sustain effective learning habits, even amidst disruptions

Meet the Presenter:

Dr. Angela Hairrell, Ph.D., M.Ed.

Director of Learning Support, Associate Professor of Medical Education Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University

Dr. Angela Hairrell is a lifetime educator, serving all levels (PreK to professional school) for over 30 years.  She earned her Ph.D in Curriculum & Instruction focusing on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and learning differences from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Her research interests include reading comprehension and vocabulary development, as well as active learning strategies and learning differences.

Before entering the field of medical education, Dr. Angela Hairrell spent many years teaching in the public school system and then working in higher education research. She is currently the Director of Learning Support and Associate Professor of Medical Education at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU. She is passionate about helping all students achieve success through data- and performance-driven learning strategies and assessment. This is especially important to help medical students become effective and efficient learners.