• Center for Academic Achievement: Nearly 100% of UMass students schedule appointments with staff members at the Center for Academic Achievement during their time in medical school. Staff members help students troubleshoot academic issues, make comprehensive study schedules, and develop learning plans. Staff members accommodate student’s unique learning preferences, and provide academic and emotional support through difficult times. 

• Learning Community Mentor: It may be helpful to reach out to your learning community mentor for help regarding issues of academic wellness such as workload stress or feelings of burnout.

• Associate Dean, Student Affairs: Dr. Sonia Nagy Chimienti. Contact her admin to schedule an appointment at 508-856-5827. It may be helpful to reach out to Dr. Chimienti for help regarding issues of academic wellness such as workload stress or feelings of burnout.

• Your course professors: It may be helpful to reach out to your course professors for help regarding issues of academic wellness such as workload stress or feelings of burnout.

• Student Counseling Services: As many as 40% of UMass students make use of Student Counseling Services at some point during their time in medical school.

• Step 1 911: This is a resource available to 2^nd year medical students in the late fall. The program will be announced via email, as well as during one of your lectures. Through the program, students are anonymously matched with 4^th year medical students, with whom they may communicate at any time. The idea is to provide a space for 2^nd year students studying for the Step 1 exam to vent their concerns to other students who have been through the Step 1 experience. Ideally, students may gain access to an empathetic listening ear, as well as some pertinent advice about how to study well and stay healthy during the 2^nd year of medical school.