Learning Skills Specialist

· Providing academic counseling/coaching/assessment and intervention related to test-preparation for course exams, licensure exams, and high stakes testing as well as the development of effective learning skills, study strategies, creation of personal study materials, note-taking, time management, and other factors that impact academic preparation and performance. · Development of individualized plans/strategies and delivery of individualized academic coaching/counseling for more effective learning performance and to promote successful progress of individual students in the medical education curriculum. · Collaborating with faculty, staff, and administration to offer supplementary academic services to complement coursework. · Designing, conducting, and evaluating effective small and large group learning sessions to enhance student learning approaches, study skills and that promote academic success. · Collaborating with and supporting faculty and administration in developing effective remediation strategies and policies and implementing support for remediating learners. · Providing training and supervision for student peer tutors and coaches in best practices and theories of learning strategies in academic programs such as Medical Student Peer Tutoring and the Clinical Foundation Seminar. · Work with faculty, staff, administration, and team members in organizing USMLE Step 1 preparation plans and workshops. · Counseling with learners who have disabilities or require test accommodations and facilitating students’ introduction/referral to ECU Disability Support Services and NBME Testing Accommodation Services. · Participating in program development and development of assessment instruments. · Maintaining files for each student who receives services. · Compile and analyze statistics through a data management system to evaluate and document the academic support services and learning support strategies that contribute to student success in medical education.