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Student affairs and resources

Academic Advising

Educational Consultant

 

Through the services of Dr. Judith Kapustin Katz, Educational Consultant, the Dean's Office provides assistance to students in adjusting to medical school. This assistance includes workshops and counseling in areas such as:

  • Studying
  • Note-taking
  • Test-taking
  • Assertiveness
  • Time management
  • Stress management
  • Balancing relationships and medical school

Appointments can be made by calling 215-707-1670.   Announcements of workshops are posted throughout the school and on the listserves.

 

 

Student Advising System

 

Temple University School of Medicine has a student advisory system that assigns an advisor to all students throughout their four years of medical school.

First year students are assigned a basic science advisor through the college system within the Doctoring course. The faculty will structure group and individual meetings with the students as part of the course. The essential elements of these important mentoring interactions include:

  • A review of course grades and evaluations
  • Eliciting the student’s opinion and perspective of his or her performance
  • Helping the student identify areas of strength and/or weakness
  • Exploring areas of interest and any personality or behavior traits that may be important considerations in future career choices
  • Discussion of any personal issues impinging on the student’s ability to fully participate in the educational process
  • Professionalism
  • Other topics the student or advisor consider appropriate

For more information contact Dr. Reeves at 215-707-1670.

 

 

Student Progress Committee

 

The Student Progress Committees for the first and second years are ad hoc Dean's committees of Temple University School of Medicine. Members of the Committees include basic science mentors from each college, a staff member from the Recruitment and Retention Program (RAR), and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

The Student Progress Committees function as a student support service. They have the following goals

  • To review overall student performance
  • To identify early the student with academic or non-academic difficulties
  • To direct a member of the committee and/or the student's faculty advisor to assist that student in identifying appropriate resources
  • To monitor the progress of that student at subsequent meetings

Committee activities are designed to best ensure the student's continued success in medical school.