Medical Student Academic Advisor and Learning Specialist

About the role

The Medical Student Academic Advisor and Learning Specialist in the Office of Student Success provides longitudinal, developmentally structured academic advising and learning support for medical students across all four years of the curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support longitudinal, developmentally appropriate programming intended for early academic engagement and to promote successful transition across all phases of the curriculum.
• Provide generalized and individual coaching sessions with students on learning strategies, time management, and test-taking based on analysis of student performance data and learning behaviors.
• Guide students on academic goal setting, performance improvement, interpretation of item-type errors and applying clinical reasoning frameworks.
• Collaborate with key partnerships on navigating curricular transitions (pre-clinical to clinical).
• Help students design and implement personalized learning plans.
• Affiliate with the fellow Academic Support Team and participate in discussions regarding student remediation and progression, using available assessment data to support identification of students who may be at academic risk.
• Collaborate with student advisors, course/module directors and other faculty to ensure consistency of academic support strategies.
• Track advising utilization, student outcomes, and intervention effectiveness.
• Affiliate with OSAA to monitor student progress through required milestones.
• Facilitate compilation of academic advising metrics for LCME accreditation, internal audit, and leadership reporting.
• Collaborate with course and clerkship directors to align academic support with curriculum and identify systemic barriers to student performance and recommend interventions.
• Partner with Student Affairs and Student Success teams to ensure coordinated support.
• Contribute to academic success programming across the student lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Learning Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Instructional Design, or related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree in the fields noted above.
• Relevant experience must include academic advising, coaching, learning specialist/support, learning strategy instruction, or academic support with adult or graduate learners.
• Demonstrated knowledge of learning theory, metacognition, and assessment design relevant to student learning.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze student performance data and implement targeted academic interventions or learning strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills that promote trust, including ability to support students in high-stress academic environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to proactively engage students, build rapport, and initiate meaningful interactions in both structured and informal settings.
• Knowledge of de-escalation techniques and promotion of emotional regulation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical education or other high-stakes graduate/professional programs.
• Experience with medical student academic advising at a Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited medical school.
• Experience coaching, advising, and/or leading others.