Learning Specialist - Ed Affr - Student Affairs
Listed on 2026-09-28
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Academic Advising & Student Services, Medical Education
Job no: 541501
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Academic Advising/Support, Education/Training/Instructional Design, Student Services
Department: - MD-ED AFFR-STUDENT AFFAIRS
Title:
Academic Program Specialist III
Job Description:The Learning Specialist provides individualized academic support and learning strategy coaching for medical, physician assistant, and graduate students at the College of Medicine (COM). This role supports students’ development of effective study, test-taking, and self-regulated learning skills; collaborates on the coordination of academic accommodations; and contributes to the planning and implementation of academic support programs and initiatives. Additionally, this role will design and deliver educational workshops, assist with the development of new support programs/initiatives, and serve as a College of Medicine liaison to the UF Disability Resource Center.
About This Role:Administration and Program Management
- Serve as a COM liaison to the UF Disability Resource Center and other testing agencies, providing guidance to students on the accommodations request process and coordinate implementation of approved academic accommodations.
- Coordinate accommodations for COM students registered with UF’s Disability Resource Center, including testing arrangements.
- Identify, assess, and monitor students experiencing academic difficulty across all phases of medical, PA, and graduate training, in collaboration with the medical education leadership.
- Provide individualized academic support and learning strategy coaching to COM students with specific academic challenges (e.g. course exam failures, low clerkship/clinical exam performance, extended or unsuccessful board exam preparation).
- Provide ongoing progress monitoring to support study and test taking strategy skill development.
- Manage student-led review sessions by implementing identified curricular trends and scheduling small-group workshops.
- Guide the tutoring programs, ensuring tutor training, quality assurance, alignment with curricular goals, and schedule and track appointments and usage.
- Monitor tutoring expenditures and payroll activity to ensure tutors are paid timely and accurately.
- Design and deliver presentations addressing learning strategies, clinical reasoning, time and stress management, test-taking, and resilience during pivotal stages in medical education.
- Implement the tutor training program to support tutors providing individual tutoring support.
- Participate in institutional committees and work groups to support student learning, support best practices for adult learners, and advise stakeholders of student trends.
The University of Florida's College of Medicine is committed to advancing health through education, research, and patient care. With a focus on innovation and excellence, the college prepares future healthcare leaders through a rigorous curriculum that combines basic sciences with hands-on clinical experience. The College of Medicine emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement, fostering and environment where students, faculty, and staff work together to improve healthcare outcomes.
The College is home to cutting-edge research initiatives and state-of-the-art facilities, providing an exceptional training ground for aspiring medical professionals. Dedicated to enhancing health care, the College of Medicine plays an impactful role in shaping the future of medicine.
For more information about the College of Medicine and its programs, visit College of Medicine .
We Offer Exceptional Benefits- Low-cost State Health Plans
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