Welcome to the Office of Academic Excellence (OAE). Our goal is to help students reach their academic potential. Our passion is to make learning efficient, effective, and enjoyable
Mission Statement
- To create a positive coaching environment to maximize one’s potential regardless of the academic levels.
- It is available to everyone to de-stigmatize of “needing academic assistance.”
- The overarching goal is to integrate the four elements of master adaptive learning, planning, learning, assessing and adjusting, into the educational experiences throughout the pre- and clerkship years. The principles are data-driven, individualized, and developmentally appropriate.
- We strive to provide tailored and practical approaches that can be applied to various learning situations and help create concrete study plans that result in measurable outcomes.
- We collaborate with both the diversity leadership and integrate the peers and near-peers to support underrepresented minority students to meet their needs.
Members and specialty of the office
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Amelia Kirby, MD (Blue house) Director of Academic Advising Genetics content Pediatrics content Study strategies USMLE examination preparation Prep for clinical rotations |
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Matt Gorris, MD (Green house) Assistant director of the Step Up Thread and academic coach Clinical content expert and application to multiple-choice questions Multiple choice question dissection and approach Logistical preparation for standardized tests (test day logistics, preparing for the environment) Practice-based learning during clinical rotations |
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Angie Niehaus, MD (Yellow house) |
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Jason Powell, MD (Red house) |
Andrea Vallevand, PhD Data analysis |
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Blair Weaver, BS Scheduling Data preparation |
