More Go-to People for Academic Support
There are lots of people at the Geisel School who want to support you if at any time you find yourself not learning or performing as well as you'd like. They're here because most students need help of some type (sooner or later), and different kinds of assistance work better for different students. We hope you'll check out several of the resources listed below. And remember, asking for assistance when you need it shows good judgment and a commitment to excellence.
Course Instructors
- Content help, ideas for supplemental study material, understanding particular kinds of test questions
Course Directors
- Same as above; also help with course expectations and difficulties with course-presentation issues (handouts, organization, pace, etc.)
Clerkship Directors
- Guidance and troubleshooting in the clinical years
Director of Learning Services - Kalindi Trietley
- Learning strategies - time management and getting organized, test-taking, memory work, reading more effectively, putting a study plan together, shelf exam preparation
- Disability screening/advising (if you suspect there may be a learning problem of a more fundamental nature)
- Advocacy, supportive counseling, referrals
- Help with preparation for Step 1 of the Medical Boards
- Tutoring Program
Assistant Dean for the First Year - Dr. Virginia Lyons
- Good advice on a wide variety of 1st-year issues, encouragement & advocacy
- Problem-solving (including larger issues such as academic jeopardy, course-load modification, or leaves of absence)
Director of SBM and Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education - Dr. David Nierenberg
- Good advice on variety of issues in year 2, encouragement & advocacy
- Problem-solving (including larger issues such as academic jeopardy, course-load modification, or leaves of absence)
- Advice on issues that are broader than those in one particular year of study - curriculum questions, Boards, professional conduct, etc.
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education - Dr. Eric Shirley
- Help with problems that arise in the clinical years that can't be solved on service or with the aid of a clerkship director
Society Leaders - Drs. O'Donnell, Bell, or Boyle
- Broad-based and supportive advice on many topics, from very experienced physicians
- Good advocates with good connections (also particularly valuable for making contacts to help you think about future career directions)
Society Advisors
- Assigned faculty who help to mentor you along the way
Counselors at Dick's House
- Excellent help with stress that's getting out of hand, personal/family crises, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse problems, phobias, etc. - all the psychological things that really affect learning. The service is completely confidential.
Student Affairs and Multicultural Services - Dr. Ann Davis, Dr. Susan Pepin, Dino Koff, Shawn O'Leary, Michelle Chamley
- Typically not a source of academic assistance per se, but supportive student advocates who help with issues of adjustment, connection, and well-being
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