Academic Support Services in U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools
1a Assistant Dean for Educational Programs UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Background:
Academic support services play a critical but largely undocumented role in helping medical students meet the challenges of the curriculum.
Purpose:
To determine the prevalence of academic support programs in medical schools, and to find out how these are conceptualized and implemented.
Methods:
Questionnaires were sent to medical schools in the US and Canada. Questions addressed specific services, providers, and funding.
Results:
The survey was returned by 86 of the 135 (67.7%) schools. Almost all (95.3%) provide academic support in the first two years, and a large majority in third (82.6%) and fourth (79%) year. Great variability exists in the infrastructure and funding of the programs, and in the training of the providers.
Conclusions:
Academic support is common, but has broad interpretation; services are varied. Programs are conceptualized differently, some to provide specific assistance to pass courses, and others for skill development, to enhance self-directed, life-long learning.
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