The MedPrep Summer Program Assistant position will provide an online presence in Canvas for MedPrep II and Medical Explorations. The position requires an energetic, warm, and friendly person who will build community, provide instructions, lead conversations, and follow up on comments in VoiceThread, Discussions Boards, Announcements, and Virtual Social Hours in the Canvas and Zoom environment. This person must attend all virtual and in-person events.
MedPrep II
- Online: May 13 - 31
- In-person Session: May 24
- In-person Mock Interviews: May 23-24
Online Presence for MedPrep II
- Virtual Social Hours (4) – 1 hour each to discuss the weekly topics. Invite medical students for Q&A.
- Invite/Confirm Virtual Social Hour speakers
- VoiceThread – Weekly engagement activity, can also use for discussion
- Discussion Board – Weekly response to the weekly topic
- Follow-up announcements and reminders – Send announcements about upcoming information and reminders to students
- Be present during online and in-person events
Medical Explorations
- Online: June 3 - 14
- In-person Session: June 14
Online presence for Medical Explorations
- Virtual Social Hours (3) – a forty-minute Q&A with healthcare professionals, students, etc.
- Skills Labs (2) – occurs after the virtual social hour for forty-minutes as a breakout session and there will be two, twenty-minute interactive interdisciplinary labs
- Online Group Project – Provide suggestions and advice to groups about their projects
- VoiceThread – Weekly engagement activity, can also use for discussion
- Discussion Board – Weekly response to the weekly topic
- Follow-up announcements and reminders – Send announcements about upcoming information and reminders to students
- Be present during online and in-person events
Training – We will arrange training hours together (6-7 hours)
- Training - April 8 - May 10
- Week 1 - May 13
- Week 2 - May 20
- Week 3 - May 27
- Week 4 - June 3
- Week 5 - June 10
- Week 6 - June 17
*Each week is approximately 13 hours of work
