Graduate Medical Learning Specialist, COM Dean's Office of Medical Education

Job Overview

The UC College of Medicine, Office of Student Affairs is looking to fill a Graduate Medical Learning Specialist position. This role will provide academic counseling for medical students related to the development of effective learning skills, study strategies, assessment of learning styles, time management, and test preparation on an individual and group basis. They will also assist in the integration of current learning support activities and the development of activities to improve the students’ academic achievement and academic progression.

Essential Functions

• Provide academic coaching and support for students on an ongoing basis, provide individualized student outreach to students who are identified at risk, connect students to relevant campus resources, support academic intervention programs for medical students and faculty and monitor and track progress of students.
• Maintain communication with faculty and staff in support of students.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Dean for Academic Support in providing learning assistance and skills to students.
• Assess student learning styles in order to prescribe individual academic work plans through the administration and interpretation of learning and developmental assessment tools.
• Assess, identify, and resolve academic deficiencies to enhance or remediate academic performance issues.
• Provide learning skills assessments and education to students.
• Provide training for students in general areas of instruction including study and test-taking skills, time management, knowledge organization, and reading efficiency.
• Manage the peer tutoring program including the hiring and supervision of all student workers (40 students) tracking student workers hours to ensure they are following all HR policies evaluating peer tutoring program for quality, appropriateness of content, and program effectiveness, and develop the internal policies and procedures for student tutors to follow.
• Work with individual course directors to be familiar with course content and structure in order to provide optimum academic support to students. Attend educational workshops to enhance learning.
• Facilitate proactive learning skills development workshops, as early as the week of orientation for the first- and second-year students of medical school, and throughout the academic year for ALL students and academically disadvantaged students, as a cornerstone of student success.
• Design program initiatives for the success of students across the four years of medical study specifically focusing on preparation for standardized test taking.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

Master's degree in Education

Required Experience

Two (2) years of relevant work experiencein providing academic support in a medical school setting or in the field of academic support in other higher education settings.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Doctoral degree in Education, Educational Psychology, or related field
• Experience providing learning support in Allopathic school of medicine

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary/Hourly Pay Rate Information: $70,000-$75,000