Lead Advisor (Academic Advisor)

About the role

IU School of Medicine-Evansville is located in the heart of downtown Evansville at the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to collaborative medical education and clinical research. Medical students follow the statewide core curriculum and have exceptional community participation opportunities through student groups, medical service learning programs, extracurricular activities, and a scholarly concentration focus in Quality and Innovation in Healthcare. The Lead Advisor (LA) serves as the first point of contact for students, provides academic counseling, and advocates for the students in their cohort. Lead Advisors work together to support Evansville students throughout all four years of medical school. The anticipated start date for this position is January 5, 2027, and the role is based in Evansville, Indiana.

Responsibilities

• Acts as temporary coordinator for the new Mental Health Track in Evansville for 1 to 2 years while the program is starting; organizes and coordinates the new program through various administrative tasks.
• Provides academic counseling for students pursuing or considering majors, minors, or certificates.
• Guides students in planning their course of study in concert with departmental curricular requirements.
• Explains curriculum requirements and school and campus policies.
• Meets with students in groups and one‑on‑one to guide them toward academic programs that meet their educational needs and major/minor/certificate requirements.
• Assists students in making informed decisions about choice of major and potential career or graduate school direction.
• Helps students assess their interests, values, and academic skills and relate them to major choice and future career/graduate school options.
• Teaches students how to navigate university systems, academic processes, and policies.
• Empowers student accountability in academic decisions about courses, career direction, and long‑term plans.
• Provides guidance on avenues for increased involvement as an IU student and in the IU community.
• Refers students to appropriate campus resources, such as academic support, placement programs, internships, and overseas study opportunities.
• Tracks and monitors students' academic progress, reviews and maintains confidential student records to ensure requirements are met and to document advising discussions, communicating this information timely to students and appropriate academic offices when necessary.
• Represents the advising function as a presenter at campus meetings and recruiting functions.
• Assists in developing written advising materials for use in student events.
• Researches, recommends, or creates best practices for