Pre-Health Living-Learning Community (PHLLC) Graduate Assisantship

Students interested in pursuing a career in health care.

The Medical Professions Advisement Program, Department of Housing and Residence Life, College of Nursing, College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences, Honors College, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, Quillen College of Medicine, and the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) have formed a partnership to create a Pre-Health Living Learning Community (PHLLC) for all students interested in pursuing a career in health care.

The PHLLC provides students with the unique opportunity to live in a residence hall community with other pre-health students. While participating in the PHLLC students will take courses together, have access to faculty advisement in the residence hall, and participate as a group in extracurricular activities, community service, and tutoring. Students must meet a minimum grade point average of 3.2 for both high school as well as a 22 ACT or 1020 (Critical Reading and Math) SAT requirement.

The Medical Professions Advisement Program will be selecting two undergraduate students to serve as PHLLC Navigators for the community. Navigators will serve as mentors and facilitators for this program. Working alongside faculty and staff, they will help create programs and activities that connect residents to common interests, and assist in helping students make a successful transition to ETSU.

 

PHLLC Navigator Application

 

Benefits and Rewards

  • Help create a successful living-learning environment for pre-health students
  • Develop leadership and interpersonal communication skills
  • Develop relationships with ETSU faculty and staff
  • Experience in planning and leading activities for fellow students
  • Satisfaction of helping students succeed on campus


Selection Criteria

  • Minimum overall GPA of 3.3
  • Completion of BIOL1110/1111, BIOL 1120/1121 and CHEM 1110/1111, and CHEM 1120/21 or HSCI 2010/2011 and HSCI 2020/2021; at least a 3.0 GPA in science coursework
  • Sophomore standing or above as of the fall semester in which employment will begin
  • A minimum of one year living on campus (applications may be submitted in spring semester of a student’s first year on campus)
  • A history of involvement at ETSU and student leadership
  • Ability to work as a team member and independently; creative, innovative, able to set goals and self-evaluate progress toward goals; able to manage time effectively
  • Willingness and ability to model appropriate behavior, goal-setting, and mentoring of pre-health students
  • Sensitivity to issues common to college students in general and the needs of pre-health students in particular
  • Capacity to be accepting and respectful of different personalities, backgrounds, and lifestyles


Specific Experiences That Help Strengthen Applicant Potential

  • Students with structured training and experience working as mentors and student leaders are especially well-suited for this job. Specific activities and experiences that will be viewed especially favorably include, but are not limited to:
    • Resident Advisor
    • Wellness Peer Educator
    • Previous POLO Leader
    • Buccaneer Involvement Guide (BIG)
    • BEST Mentor Program

Goals and Responsibilities

The Navigators contribute significantly to the direction the PHLLC takes in its programming and events and shape the morale and the culture of this group. Navigators should be heavily invested in the professional and social development of PHLLC students, creative, social, and able to work independently and as teammates to help the PHLLC students come together as a community.

Navigators will:


  • Participate in move-in and training activities with your living-learning community the week before classes begin.
  • Live within the living-learning community in Lucille Clement Hall while modeling academic, co-curricular, and leadership involvement to community members
  • Help new pre-health students adjust and become academically and socially successful
  • Assist in the planning and leading of programs and initiatives within the living-learning community as well as maintain records of events each semester
  • Mentor other student leaders within the PHLLC in the development of social, service, and experiential activities
  • Communicate regularly with the residents in the living-learning community
  • Manage PHLLC social media accounts
  • Assist with the recruitment of new PHLLC members and serve as a Medical Professions Advisement Program representative at university events
  • Plan and facilitate PHLLC hall meetings once per month during the academic school year, or as needed.
  • Assist House Leaders in the development of monthly programming/meetings.
  • Attend meetings with the residential staff in your hall(s) as directed
  • Communicate regularly with the Medical Professions Advisement Office, including timely submission of any required reports or documentation
  • Keep regular office hours (5 hours per week) and attend required staff meetings with MPA and/or Housing staff
  • Devote 10-15 hours each week building community with the residents in your living-learning community
  • Plan and facilitate of hall meetings and house meetings
  • Plan, monitor, and track house points competition
  • Prepare and submit monthly programming reports to MPA Office.

Compensation

A private room in Lucille Clement Hall and $800 per semester, awarded upon successful completion of each semester’s requirements.  Navigators are hired for an annual term (fall and spring semesters). 

Supervisor

These positions are supervised by Ali Williams and Caroline Baird, PHLLC Coordinators. 

Questions about these positions should be directed to Ali Williams at williamsam3@etsu.edu or 423.439.5602.

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