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Technology and Advising:. A Career Services Model for Streamlining the ERAS and MSPE Processes. Who We Are. Andy Axsom, MBA Director of Student Development Jimmy Renfro, M.Ed. Assistant Director, Career Services Lauren Griffin, M.S. Coordinator, Career Services. The Advising Process.
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Technology and Advising: A Career Services Model for Streamlining the ERAS and MSPE Processes
Who We Are • Andy Axsom, MBA • Director of Student Development • Jimmy Renfro, M.Ed. • Assistant Director, Career Services • Lauren Griffin, M.S. • Coordinator, Career Services
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UNTHSC Overview • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences • School of Public Health • School of Health Professions • Physician Assistant Studies • Physical Therapy • UNT System College of Pharmacy
Enrollment Trend – Historical FY 2009
Advising Implications • Number of contacts • Increased class size (205 current, up to 240 in 2015) • Growing complexity of residency programs/specialties • Higher level of student expectation • Creation of central Career Services office with dedicated advising • Dean’s Interview/MSPE process
Advising Roles • Dean’s Office • Residency Counseling – formulating a strategy for applying to residency • Dean’s Interview – defining career goals and medical specialty • Career Services • Facilitating Dean’s letter process • Maintaining application documents • Advising on ERAS process • Medical Student • Fill out student profile • Schedule Counseling and Interview
Optimize Use of In-House Technology • Minimal expenditure • No license agreement • In-house team to tailor it to our needs • Universal to entire university system • Eliminates steps in the process [instead of adding] • Can pull data from EIS, Clinical Comments, OrgSync API • Students don’t have to learn another system
Maximize Student Engagement • Meeting students “where they are” • Student schedules are not necessarily 9-5 • Can be accessed from anywhere with internet access • Cuts out details – allows time for other presentations • Leverage growth • Allows our office to reach out to other programs • Remote site students • Office growth