Go to top 11: What kind of advising, mentoring, and support is available for students at BUSM?
• Advising is organized within a structure of 6 Academies. Each entering student joins an academy and is assigned a peer student advisor and a faculty advisor from the group. Academy-based activities are organized to facilitate the development of strong personal and professional relationships among the students and faculty in the academy, and students meet regularly with their advisor and any other faculty they may choose to approach. In addition, specialty-specific advisors chosen by students as they begin to refine their career goals during the clinical clerkships of the 3rd year. Dr. Phyllis Carr, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, along with 4 assistant deans in her office, is responsible for ensuring that each student has appropriate guidance and support. Dr. Ken Edelin, Associate Dean for Student and Minority Affairs, is a leader, both locally and nationally, in the effort to develop a physician work force reflective of our diverse society and to develop a curriculum in cultural
