{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 88: Understanding Executive Functioning with Dr. Tori Cordiano","description":"In this episode, we dive into a topic that admissions officers and student affairs deans across the country are talking about behind closed doors: executive functioning. Incredibly talented, high-achieving pre-meds and accepted students are sometimes dropping the ball on important administrative details, missing deadlines, ignoring instructions, and struggling with personal management and it can get in the way of success! To help us make sense of this, I'm joined by Dr. Tori Cordiano, a licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, and writer specializing in executive functioning, anxiety, ADHD, and youth development. Recommended directly by her colleague Dr. Lisa Damour, Dr. Cordiano breaks down what executive functioning actually is, why smart students struggle with it, and how you can build robust self-management systems before stepping foot into medical school. Resources Mentioned:   Dr. Tori Cordiano\u2019s Website &amp;amp; Newsletter: https:\/\/www.drtoricordiano.com\/&amp;nbsp;   Dr. Cordiano\u2019s Parent Course on Executive Functioning: https:\/\/www.drtoricordiano.com\/virtual-courses&amp;nbsp;   Dr. Lisa Damour's Podcast (Ask Lisa): Check out the Season Kickoff episode 288 featuring Dr. Tori Cordiano on executive functioning in teens:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/drlisadamour.com\/resource\/series\/ask-lisa-podcast\/&amp;nbsp;   Executive Functioning Resources:   Versteeg, M., et al. (2021). What Were You Thinking? Medical Students\u2019 Metacognition and Perceptions of Self-Regulated Learning. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 33(5), 473\u2013482.  Jain, A., Prakash, K., &amp;amp; Malhotra, A. S. (2025). Transitioning to medical school: The intersection of mental health and time management. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 16(4), 557-564.  Hong, W. H., et al. (2015). Thinking about thinking: changes in first-year medical students\u2019 metacognition and its relation to performance. Medical education online, 20(1).   Baars, M. A., Nije Bijvank, M., Tonnaer, G. H., &amp;amp; Jolles, J. (2015). Self-report measures of executive functioning are a determinant of academic performance in first-year students at a university of applied sciences. Frontiers in psychology, 6, 1131.    The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success (Dawson &amp;amp; Guare)    ","author_name":"All Access: Med School Admissions","author_url":"https:\/\/case.edu\/medicine\/md\/admission\/all-access-med-school-admission-podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43235268\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207343423"}