Senior Specialist, Learning and Career Counseling

UTMB Health; Texas; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Texas seeks an experienced Academic Counselor to plan, implement and evaluate health profession programs and support students in collaboration with Academic Enterprise faculty.

Responsibilities include hands-on learning skills training, workshops, tracking systems, USMLE prep and residency guidance, plus career development and application review for medical students. A doctoral or master’s with relevant experience is required; preferred experience in academic health settings.

Qualifications

• Doctoral or master's in Education/related field with required years in academic counseling.
• Experience in academic health settings preferred.
• Familiar with ERAS/NRMP processes for medical students.
• Ability to assess learning and provide remediation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on learning skills training and workshops.
• Maintain databases tracking students and issues.
• Assist with USMLE/ residency prep and orientation activities.
• Offer career guidance and residency/application support.
• Work with diverse professionals and ensure program compliance.

Skills

Student assessment

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Organization

Data analysis

Education

Doctoral degree in Education/Educational Psychology/Psychology

Master's degree + 5 years higher-ed counseling

Tools

WAIS

Woodcock-Johnson

Nelson-Denny

Myers Briggs

LASSI

Job description

Summary:

To provide expertise in planning, implementing and evaluating of medical of health profession programs and students in collaboration with the Academic Enterprise faculty to assess student needs.

Scope:Office of Student Affairs and Admissions, School of Medicine, or School of Health Professions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on learning skills training to include test-taking, study, reading, critical thinking/reading, and other skills as identified during evaluation and assessment.

• Develop, facilitate and deliver proactive workshops addressing personal, academic and clinical experience issues commonly experienced by students.

• Maintain database systems for tracking students and issues pertinent to the success of the program.

• Assist with planning and administration of USMLE, Step I, Step II, or other medical preparatory and peer mentoring programs, course preparation, study workshops, residency preparation and other orientation activities.

• Assess students for learning issues and assist them in remediation of identified issues.

• Provide career guidance to students which may include an understanding of career development, career theory, as it applies to the medical student/physician.

• Assist with residency or student application issues, CV (resumes) and personal statement development as well as review prior to submission, as applicable to the program.

• Assist, as needed, with the peer tutoring program.

• Assist in the development and facilitation of strategies to prepare students for board/licensure exams.

• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Expertise in student academic performance assessment.
• Effective presentation skills for group and individual discussion.
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of professionals.
• Ability to plan, organize, set and accomplish goals.
• Ability to analyze/evaluate data and make appropriate recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology or a related field plus two (2) years of experience in academic counseling in a higher education setting OR a Master’s degree in Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology or a related field plus five (5) years of experience in academic counseling in a higher education setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in an Academic health setting.
• Career Counseling in Medicine (AAMC program — Careers in Medicine), or other healthcare discipline.
• Experience in the ERAS and NRMP process for the medical school.
• Previous experience interacting with medical and/or graduate students.
• Experience using diagnostic educational and learning tools. Assessments related to achievement, intellectual functioning, attention, test anxiety, DSM-V criteria, learning styles and career development; including but not limited to: WAIS, Woodcock-Johnson, Nelson-Denny, Myers Briggs, LASSI.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.