Engage 100 Experience Application: Submission #15

First Name: Dr. Elizabeth
Last Name: Foster
Department: Interdisciplinary Medical Science
Title: Experiential Curriculum Director
Email: elizabeth.foster@med.fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-2199
Title of the Proposed Engage 100 Experience: Exploring Health Professions (Fall and Spring)
Description of Experience (for Students):
The Exploring Health Professions seminar will inform students on healthcare and the health professions, knowledge of the various roles of the healthcare team, the resources to help students explore their career interests and goals and informs students on health professional graduate programs. Students will also meet one-time outside of class with their assigned IMS Ambassador to further obtain guidance about selected topics. In addition, this course requires students to identify an appropriate (approved) Experiential/Service-Learning venue to shadow, volunteer, or visit as part of the first-year degree requirement to “engage in the real world of health care”.
This program is for students in the Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences program.
To enroll, search for IHS 1100 in Schedule Assistant.

Description of Experience (for Review):
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Experience Contact (for Students): Lauren Kendall
Experience Contact Email (for Students): Lauren.Kendall@med.fsu.edu
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Who is the primary leader of the proposed Engage 100 experience? : Faculty
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How many anticipated meetings per semester?: 14
Proposed Engage 100 Experience is an existing FSU course: Yes
If proposed experience is an existing course, please provide course number.: IHS1100
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Please indicate which of the Engage 100 objectives your proposed experience meets: Students will know where to find engagement activities well beyond their first term of enrollment and intentionally select engagement activities that aligns with their interests, Students will join a formal community and form meaningful peer relationships, Students will gain skills to find new communities as their identities develop, Students will develop personal, social and professional awareness, Students will be able to assess how their engagement activity aligns with their academic and personal goals
Please outline how your experience will meet your selected objectives?:
1.  The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Ambassadors are a group of selected students who offer personalized appointments to IMS students across all levels (Freshman to Senior). IMS Ambassadors are undergraduate students in the IMS program with strong academics and experiences, who are trained to provide information and assistance with time management, goal setting, and notetaking. In addition, the Ambassadors share experiences about the majors, degree, courses, and seminars. They provide helpful insight on course experiences, seminar content, and capstone project. Students are made aware about resources on campus for engagement and academic success. In this course, a selected group of Ambassadors will lead in-class activities with the instructor’s supervision and mentorship. Students will be matched with an IMS Ambassador based on their career interest and needs assessment (e.g., time management, goal setting, notetaking). Students will meet one-time outside of class with their assigned Ambassador to further obtain guidance about selected topics. This experience will familiarize students with this service opportunity and other campus resources, increasing the likelihood that they will voluntarily continue to meet with the Ambassadors throughout their undergraduate years.
2. Students are introduced to the IMS Ambassadors. The course will incorporate the IMS Ambassadors as co-facilitators of specific modules, focusing on time management, goal setting, and health professions. The IMS Ambassadors program is an ongoing program that will be available outside of the class to all IMS students wishing to being mentored throughout their undergraduate career (Freshman to Senior).
3. This course requires students to identify an appropriate (approved) Experiential/Service-Learning venue (provided through both on and off campus programs) to shadow, volunteer, or visit as part of the first-year degree requirement to “engage in the real world of health care”. This seminar facilitates student engagement in experiential learning, promotes thoughtful reflection on academic and pre-professional experiences, and stimulates discussion of various career options, helping students develop an identity linked to the healthcare profession.
4. This course requires students to identify an appropriate (approved) Experiential/Service-Learning venue (provided through both on and off campus programs) to shadow, volunteer, or visit as part of the first-year degree requirement to “engage in the real world of health care”. This course seminar presents a series of speakers from the profession facilitates student engagement in experiential learning, promotes thoughtful reflection on academic and pre-professional experiences, and stimulates discussion of various career options in healthcare.
5. As part of the modules, students will discuss the process of goal setting and will identify through a self-assessment, their academic needs (e.g. time management, study skills, notetaking). They will complete in-class activities to learn skills that will address these needs and continue to develop them through mentorship opportunities with the IMS Ambassadors throughout their undergraduate years.


How will your program/college/department evaluate the effectiveness of this Engage 100 initiative?: Evaluations, Retention
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Approved: Yes
Which category would this program fall into?: Academic/Major Based
In which semester(s) will this course be offered?: Fall, Spring