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What Student Affairs Can do for You

What Student Affairs Can do for You. Dr. Namta Gupta, CCFP FCFP Assistant Dean, Student Affairs. Orientation: Class of 2018. Student Affairs Roles. Students in Distress. Student Affairs Roles. Students in Distress. Confidential Empathic Non Evaluative Resourceful Advocacy.

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What Student Affairs Can do for You

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  1. What Student Affairs Can do for You • Dr. Namta Gupta, CCFP FCFP • Assistant Dean, Student Affairs Orientation: Class of 2018

  2. Student Affairs Roles

  3. Students in Distress Student Affairs Roles

  4. Students in Distress • Confidential • Empathic • Non Evaluative • Resourceful • Advocacy

  5. Wellness • Initiatives Student Affairs Roles

  6. Wellness and Resilience • Regular meetings with the MSW • Funding and organizational support from Student Affairs to the MSW • Wellness woven through FMD • Since 2011: Med 3 Wellness day • Since 2014: Med 2 Wellness and MMP • 2015: Med 4 Wellness Activity

  7. Wellness • Website: www.mcgill.ca/medwell • Your Wellness • Have I Been Mistreated? • Money Matters

  8. Career Counseling Student Affairs Roles Student Affairs Roles

  9. Career planning Timeline (Med) • First year – Understanding yourself • Mandatory meeting • Whole-class career talks • Second year – Narrowing choices • Whole class career talks • Optional meetings as needed • Referral to resident resources • Third year – Finalizing decisions • Mandatory meeting in 2nd half of year for career planning, elective planning • Career Fair • Fourth year – Match year! • Individual help with applications (personal letter review, etc) • Mock interviews • Rank order list counseling • Career Planning: www.medicine.mcgill.ca/careerplan

  10. Career Moves for med 1 • Take care of yourself • Concentrate on your studies • Get involved: extracurricular activities, volunteering, shadowing, or consider research opportunities • Attend the whole-class Career Panel Sessions • Understanding Yourself (Careers in Medicine step 1, incl. self assessment activities) www.aamc.org.cim

  11. Web Resources • McGill Medicine Career Planning Office – www.medicine.mcgill.ca/careerplan • Careers in Medicine – www.aamc.org/cim

  12. Student Affairs Roles • Money Matters

  13. Finances • Needs-based: Student Aid Services - Minerva http://www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/awards • Merit-based – awarded based on performance during BOM/Physicianship/clerkship http://www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships • Contact me if these resources don’t come through or if you are looking for basic financial counseling

  14. Student aidfunds: Medicine 2013-2014

  15. Student aidfunds: Dentistry 2013-2014

  16. Learning Environment Student Affairs Roles

  17. Code of Conduct 2010Faculty of Medicine, McGill University Code of Conduct: http://www.mcgill.ca/ugme/files/ugme/code_of_conduct_may2013.pdf Appropriate Conduct (Teachers) • Committing to excellence as a teacher • Serving as positive, ethical and professional role models

  18. Code of Conduct 2010Faculty of Medicine, McGill University Inappropriate Conduct (Teachers) • Sexual impropriety or alcohol/recreational drugs while participating in the professional realm • Falsifying records whatever the reason for doing so • Degrading or demeaning comments

  19. Code of Conduct 2010 (Students)Faculty of Medicine, McGill University Inappropriate • Plagiarism/ Misrepresentation/lying or fraud • Use of profanity or disrespectful language Appropriate • Respecting educational goals, standards and policies of the Faculty of Medicine • Making a conscientious effort to meet and exceed the expectations of the curriculum • Attending all mandatory orientation, educational and teaching sessions

  20. Student Affairs Roles • Special Needs • Learners

  21. Students withSpecialNeeds • Students withdisabilities are oftenreferred to the Office of Students with Disabilities • Identification of accommodation needs • Referrals for assessments/learningskills supports • Liaison with UGME and other offices as required to facilitate accommodations • Resource: http://www.mcgill.ca/osd/

  22. Student Affairs Roles • Academic Support

  23. Academic Support • Individual meetings for support • Time Management Skills • Study Resources • Referral to Counseling Services, Mentors and Role models • Encouragement • Help navigating the Promotion guidelines • On-campus workshops: http://www.mcgill.ca/counselling/workshops/academic-success-workshops

  24. Student Affairs Roles • Policy Development

  25. Policy Development: Leaves of absence • Illness/CompassionateReasons • Research/Presentation • Parental Leaves • AcademicPursual • CareerQuestioning • http://www.mcgill.ca/ugme/academic-policies/leaves-absence

  26. Policy Development:Social Media Policy • Maintain a safe professional distance from patients and superiors online. • Avoid profanity and substance abuse associated with your online profile. • Do not discuss clinical encounters openly online. • Do not post photos/videos/audios of clinical encounters. • Always treat your colleagues with respect.

  27. Student Affairs Roles • Distributed Sites

  28. Contact Us • Dr. Gupta • namta.gupta@mcgill.ca • Career Advisor • careeradvisor.med@mcgill.ca • Meredith Annex (rear entrance) • 514-398-5557

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