Robert Lebeau is Associate Dean, Preclerkship Curriculum at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS). He has over 20 years of experience working with medical students and faculty through his work in the Cognitive Skills Program and the Office for Advancing Learning, Teaching and Assessment at RWJMS. He obtained his EdD in Learning, Cognition and Development from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education followed by postdoctoral training at Educational Testing Service. His research interests are in self-regulated learning, distributed cognition, and learning progressions.