Academic counseling

Tutoring

Test-taking

Our goal is to help all learners in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and Graduate Medical Education achieve the most comprehensive and meaningful educational experience possible.  We encourage you to access the resources of the Center for Academic Achievement.

The CAA is made up of the Center for Academic Achievement, as well as Academic Enrichment Programs which work together in order to provide comprehensive services to students, residents, and fellows.  Students seen for academic enrichment may be encouraged to receive clinical enrichment services and vice versa.

Clinical

Clinical students, residents, and fellows should contact Tracy Kedian, or Lisa Shay for the following concerns:

• Clinical skills related to working on the wards
• Clinical interviewing
• Clinical problem solving and decision making
• Patient communication
• Patient oral presentation
• Patient notes
• Performance on OSCEs
• CCE shelf exam performance
• Step 2 CS, Step 2 CK, Step 3, COMLEX, NP, In-Training exams, or Board Certification exams- if concerns relate to clinical problem solving or fund of knowledge
• Clinical Skills Electives
• Independent Study Courses
• Study skills as related to clinical work

Pre-Clinical

Pre-clinical students should contact Christine Woolf, Director of Academic Enrichment Programs for the following concerns:

• Performance in courses
• Test taking skills
• Study skills
• Time management
• Error analysis of exams
• Memorization
• Organization
• Reading comprehension
• Note taking
• Step 1, NCLEX, and MCAT preparation
• Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS, Step 3, COMLEX, NP exams, In-Service Training exams, and Board Certification exams- if concerns relate to developing a study schedule or developing more efficient and effective ways to study

How we operate

We generally begin by meeting with the client in order to develop a needs assessment which lays the groundwork for the collaborative development of an individualized educational plan. We decide together how often to meet and how to proceed. Sometimes a few sessions is all that is needed and at other times a one month Clinical Skills Elective is chosen.