Learning and Development Specialist

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

2d • $64,972 - $97,458 • Onsite

About The Position

The Learning Specialist will provide academic support to Albany Medical College students and residents. The Learning Specialist will evaluate and provide advice on study skills, time management, test-taking strategy, and managing test anxiety. Students and residents may request academic assistance or be referred when they experience academic difficulties as measured on course examinations, in-training examinations, licensing examinations and clinical performance evaluations. The Learning Specialist is based in the Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center. The Learning Specialist will design and implement academic support services and learning resource programs for medical and graduate students and residents in all years of training. The Learning Specialist will work with the learner and the appropriate people from the learner’s program (advising dean, the assistant dean for years 1&2/3&4, residency program director, graduate director.) The Learning Specialist will coordinate academic support and remediation planning for students and residents, align support programs and services with accreditation and curriculum requirements, track student outcomes, and identify academic interventions to support student success. The Learning Specialist will refer students who may require Neuropsychiatric testing, psychiatric evaluation, or psychological counseling to the appropriate professional. Students require support and assistance to successfully meet the academic requirements. It is an accreditation requirement of LCME to provide academic support to medical students. Timely communication and responsiveness to student needs and questions is critically important to this position. Students meet academic standards to achieve educational and career goals. Assisting students who experience academic difficulties and challenges will support student improvement within the curriculum. Assisting students in developing a plan to address and/or remediate academic difficulties will support students in remaining “on track” within the academic program.

Requirements

• Masters Degree, PhD preferred
• 3 years’ experience in higher education student support positions
• Experience in graduate level higher education preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a documented ability to interact with Staff, Students and Faculty
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize complex tasks

Nice To Haves

• PhD preferred
• Experience in graduate level higher education

Responsibilities

• Provide academic support to Albany Medical College students and residents.
• Evaluate and provide advice on study skills, time management, test-taking strategy, and managing test anxiety.
• Design and implement academic support services and learning resource programs for medical and graduate students and residents in all years of training.
• Coordinate academic support and remediation planning for students and residents.
• Align support programs and services with accreditation and curriculum requirements.
• Track student outcomes and identify academic interventions to support student success.
• Refer students who may require Neuropsychiatric testing, psychiatric evaluation, or psychological counseling to the appropriate professional.
• Meet with students during orientation to proactively assess skills, potential weaknesses, and optimize performance in the curriculum.
• Develop and implement required workshops for students in the areas of Time Management, Effective Study Strategies, Examination Preparation and Performance.
• Coordinate academic support services and programs for all USMLE Step exams, and other exams required for students.
• Work with faculty in the medical and graduate programs to design an early identification process for “at-risk” students.
• Collaborate with academic faculty to provide faculty resources and support for student remediation needs.
• Represent academic support services at meetings, seminars or conferences, such as Northeast Group on Educational Affairs or other professional societies addressing student success.
• Evaluate and recommend the purchase of supplemental learning resources for medical students, graduate students, and residents.
• Coordination and oversight for the learning resources budget, annual planning for learning resource needs and program costs and appropriate tracking of expenses throughout the year.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level