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What Role Does Academic Counseling Play at UMMC

The Office of Academic Counseling for the University of Mississippi Medical Center serves to provide assistance which enables students to develop relevant skills and behaviors essential to academic success and personal growth.

We are available to currently enrolled UMMC students, residents and fellows who have concerns about academic issues and related matters.

Academic counseling services are provided at no charge to any enrolled UMMC student, resident or fellow.

As a student at UMMC, you are required to master a large body of knowledge and clinical skills. Balancing these professional education demands with the everyday realities of your personal life can be difficult at times. The Academic Counseling Services staff is committed to the success of students by providing direct and referral assistance with a wide range of issues including:

Study skills assessment and training
Transition to professional school
Time management and organizational skills
Test-taking strategies
Stress management
Anxiety and depression
Recognition of excellence in educational delivery.
Problems in relationships with family, peers and faculty
Career planning
Loss and bereavement

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