Learning Specialist

The Learning Specialists will serve on the School of Medicines Center for Holistic Student Success Team.

• The Learning Specialist will provide support to the Center for Holistic Student Success in three primary areas: improving access to mental health resources; improving access to academic support; and improving trust and sense of belonging for all students in the School of Medicine.
• Position will focus on 1:1 academic student support meetings, workshops, and community-building events.
• Assesses the academic progress of at-risk students and assist them in developing individualized study and remediation plans.
• Creates proactive student success interventions and analyze student outcome data.
• Collect relevant programmatic data through the monitoring of trends in student needs.
• Assist with the training, development, and organizing of EUSOM tutors.
• Facilitates workshops focused on academic support interventions within or across 6 academic programs.
• Collaborates with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), religious and spiritual life as well as community providers to ensure optimal mental health offerings across SOM.
• Advocates for issues important to the students and community as a whole.

• Masters degree required
• 1-3 years of related experience required
• Experience advising students in their study strategies: didactic, clinical and standardized testing
• Licensure examination preparation experience in any of the following areas required:
  Experience advising students in their study strategies: didactic, clinical and standardized testing. Licensure examination preparation experience in any of the following or related health science fields:
  Step 1 and Step 2 preparation for MD students; PANCE for Physician Assistant (PA) students;
  National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapy (DPT) students;
  American Board of Genetic Counseling Certified Genetic Counselor Examination for Genetic Counseling (GC) students;
  National Board of the Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA) Examination
• Work/life integration and time management
• Clinical, basic science, and higher education experiencing specifically in medical and/or health science education
• Experience working with students with disabilities and the didactic and clinical accommodations needed
• Experience working with diverse student learners including but not limited to students underrepresented in medicine, international students and students with English as a second language