Academic coaching, PREP, AACE-IT & SCORE
As a Faculty of Medicine student (MD, MD/PhD, Medical Radiation Sciences and Physician’s Assistant), you have access to an academic coach who will work with you to develop individualized study plans and to frame new, or to review and adapt current, strategies to optimize learning potential in order to ensure peak academic performance. The academic coach is available for one-on-one coaching and to assist with workshop development and facilitation.
Peer-facilitated Review Enrichment Program (PREP)
The Faculty of Medicine’s PREP offers first-year medical students the unique opportunity to participate in small, innovative, interactive and collaborative learning communities. Sessions are facilitated by successful second-year medical students.
Participants may come to as many, or as few, sessions as they like. There is no commitment, other than the commitment to achieving your full academic potential.
For more information about this program, please contact the academic coach.
Achieving Academic & Clinical Excellence in Training (AACE-IT)
Learners in years 1-4 of the MD Program (MD, MD/PhD) who are experiencing academic challenges may be referred to the AACE-IT program for additional support. AACE-IT coaches are faculty or senior residents who will provide individualized coaching sessions that support core content.
For more information about this program, please contact the academic coach.
Structured Clinical Observation, Reflection and Evaluation (SCORE)
This program provides learners in years 1-4 of the MD Program (PhD who are returning to clinical practice and MD) with additional practice and feedback on their skills in the following areas: interviewing, communication, counseling and physical examinations. Coaching, which is provided by faculty or senior residents, involves individualized, and very occasionally smal-group, sessions that supplement core content. Participation in the program is by referral only.
For more information about this program, please contact the academic coach.
Academic e-Coach
Meet your academic coach
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You can read Nellie Perret's biography on the About Us page.
Frequently asked questions
You may have questions about what we can offer you, so we have answers to frequently asked questions to help you out.
Confidentiality
All sessions are confidential. Our office does not share information with the Faculty of Medicine or anyone else except by written request of the student, or as required by law.
Contact us
You can book an appointment with our counsellors, or if you wish to speak to a counsellor, you can call our office at 416.978.2764.
Academic coaching resources
The following represent just a few of the growing number of useful online academic skills development resources for students in the health professions.
- TimeÇmanagement tips and tools from UCLA
- Review strategies, including the application and integration of concepts (UCLA)
- Strategies to help us remember (UCLA)
Clinical Skills
- Comprehensive Physical Examination and Clinical Education resources (UCSD)
- Videos on various kinds of clinical encounters used for OSCEs can be found on the Geeky Medics site.
Advice on taking tests and managing stress
- Tips on managing exam anxiety
- Resources on writing the USMLE
Using Study Grids
Using Study Grids
Tips on using study grids for learning: Pharma, Pharma2, System Disease Categories
Ademic accommodation
Students with an identified need for an accommodation, or students who wish to meet with a counsellor to determine whether or not they have a learning disability or ADHD, should contact the University of Toronto's Accessibility Services.