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What is Academic Support?

The primary goal of Academic Support is to help students achieve their full academic potential in medical school. Towards this end, we offer the following resources and programs to support student academic success.

Who are we?

Academic Support is a team of Medical Education Learning Specialists who work closely with medical students to provide personalized guidance on various aspects of their academic journey. We offer one-on-one consultations to address individual learning needs.

What are some example of services Academic Support provides?

• Discussing active learning strategies for long-term retention, time management, knowledge organization, problem-solving, and testing skills/preparation.
• Reviewing difficult content and drawing connections between concepts.
• Tailoring HMSOM resources to meet individual student needs.
• Creating individualized and comprehensive study plans for high stakes summative exams such as NBME shelf, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK.
• Discussing strategies that support transition into the relatively unstructured but demanding clinical setting.

Who benefits from Academic Support?

Academic Support is open to ALL HMSOM students, regardless of your academic progress. You might be interested in Academic Support services if you:

• are in consideration for the P3R track and want to excel
• would like to ME in all your courses
• receive an MER or a DNM in a course
• would like to be a peer tutor and want to maintain high performance
• would like to maintain a high score on shelf exams
• would like support during dedicated STEP study period

How can I use this toolkit?

You can use this toolkit as a resource to enhance your learning at HMSOM. This toolkit will be a comprehensive resource hub with information, tools, and insights to support your academic success throughout your time at HMSOM.

Academic Support Email

hmsomacademicsupport@hmhn.org

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