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Scott Hinson Ph.D.

Director of Academic Achievement, NYITCOM at Arkansas State University

Medical education professional with 15+ years of experience spanning student affairs, academic affairs, teaching, and leadership.

53% → 93%Third-year pass rate over five years
−65%4th-year delayed students (20 to 7)
15+ yearsIn student and academic affairs
9Student success initiatives built
Professional summary

From recruitment to professional formation.

Medical education professional with 15+ years of experience spanning student affairs, academic affairs, teaching, and leadership. Broad expertise in recruitment and outreach, financial aid, career services, learning sciences, curriculum development, and student achievement. Leadership experience as Director of Career Pathways and current Director of Academic Achievement, with a comprehensive understanding of the student experience from recruitment and enrollment through academic development and professional formation.

Relevant career achievements

Results students could feel.

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NYITCOM at Arkansas State University

Third-year pass rate: 53% to 93%

Achieved over five years through targeted academic support and data-driven interventions.

+40 ptspass-rate improvement
NYITCOM at Arkansas State University

4th-year delayed students cut by 65%

From 20 students to 7, through targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions.

−65%20 to 7 delayed students
NYITCOM at Arkansas State University

Student success systems

Built and implemented student success systems and academic support initiatives to strengthen student performance and accountability.

9initiatives built and implemented
Projects & programs

Everything he has built.

20 projects and programs from his work, in order. Click any one for the details.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Boards Bootcamp

Board exam preparation support for comprehensive exams, COMATs, and Level 1 & 2 board exams.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Comprehensive Knowledge Module

Support built around comprehensive exams and the factors most predictive of student performance.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Kickstart

A student success initiative built to strengthen student performance and accountability.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Mastering Level 2 Series

Support for students preparing for Level 2 board exams.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

3rd Year Study Plans

Study plans for third-year students, part of the work behind the 53% to 93% third-year pass rate.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Study Buddies

A student success initiative built to strengthen student performance and accountability.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Goals Tracker

A student success initiative built to strengthen student performance and accountability.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Board Prep Guide

A guide for board exam preparation, from his board prep materials.

NYITCOM · Student success initiative

Data Analysis Dashboard

A dashboard built to strengthen student performance and accountability.

NYITCOM · Curriculum

Curriculum projects in Canvas

Worked with an instructional designer to create multiple curriculum projects in NYITCOM's Canvas Learning Management software.

NYITCOM · Training

Video scripts and presentations for learning software

Created video scripts and presentations demonstrating how to use NYITCOM's learning software.

NYITCOM · Student success

Student success materials

Materials on learning strategies, time management, test anxiety, content retention, healthy habits, productivity, and board exam preparation.

NYITCOM · Teaching

Learning sessions

Sessions on academic achievement, critical thinking and the science of learning.

NYITCOM · Assessment

Knowledge-gap assessment

Formative and summative assessments to find knowledge gaps in content and curriculum.

Career Pathways · Program

Employment skills certificate program

Established and launched a certificate program for college-attending parents.

Career Pathways · Events

Student affairs events on three campuses

Organized student affairs events on each of the three campuses.

Career Pathways · Presentation

"Culture, Conflict, and Collaboration"

Selected to present at the Arkansas Career Development Conference.

The International Center for English · Course

Class on American culture and education

Created a class for international students on American culture and the American education system.

The International Center for English · Curriculum

Curriculum committee: scaffolding across courses

Served on the curriculum committee, improving scaffolding of knowledge across courses.

JET Program · Camps

English summer camps

Organized English summer camps for junior high school students in Japan.

Professional experience

Where the work happened.

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University

NYITCOM at Arkansas State University's mission is to alleviate the physician shortage in Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta and to provide education through community outreach to improve health outcomes.

2025 – Present
Director of Academic Achievement
2019 – 2024
Academic Achievement – Medical Education Learning Specialist
  • Develop student success materials on the topics of learning strategies, time management, test anxiety, content retention, healthy habits, productivity, and board exam preparation
  • Support student learners by identifying and reinforcing factors most predictive of students' academic performance for comprehensive exams, COMATs, and Level 1 & 2 board exams
  • Teach learning sessions on topics relevant to academic achievement as well as critical thinking, learning strategies, schedule building, science of learning, note-taking, concept mapping, retrieval practice, and time management
  • Work with instructional designer to create multiple curriculum projects in NYITCOM's Canvas Learning Management software
  • Create video scripts and presentations demonstrating how to use NYITCOM's learning software, such as Scholar RX and TrueLearn COMBANK
  • Utilize formative and summative assessments to assess knowledge gaps in content and curriculum using TrueLearn COMBANK and NBOME COMSAEs
  • Trained in the Immunity to Change (ITC) model coaching and motivational interviewing (MI)
  • Recipient of the Positive Strides Award and Above and Beyond Award

Arkansas State University Newport – Career Pathways Initiative

ASUN-Career Pathways is an educational and career development program for college-attending parents that prepares students to enter a high-demand career in the Delta region and beyond.

2017 – 2018
Director of Career Pathways
2015 – 2016
Career Pathways – Career Coach and Case Manager
  • Established and launched employment skills certificate program encompassing leadership development, career advancement skills, and soft skills enhancement
  • Events: Organized student affairs events on each of the three campuses
  • Managed students and staff on three campuses; average enrollment of 120 students
  • Recognized for improving classroom performance through academic support and career readiness
  • Selected to serve on Chancellor's Advisory Council and Chair of the Mid-Level Supervisors' Committee
  • Stand-Out Honoree – January to April 2017 & 2017 John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award recipient
  • Served as a significant support to students through academic and student support services by addressing barriers and obstacles impeding retention and academic success
  • Trained as an academic advisor and career development facilitator
  • Focused on recruitment and retention efforts, resulting in marked increase in employer and community relations
  • Selected to present at Arkansas Career Development Conference: "Culture, Conflict, and Collaboration"

Arkansas State University – Jonesboro

A-State's mission is to educate leaders, enhance intellectual growth, and enrich lives.

2014 – 2015
Communications Instructor | Jonesboro/Newport
  • Taught reading comprehension strategies, oral communication, and college life skills
  • Taught content areas such as effective communication, oral communication, conflict resolution, and collaboration
2012 – 2014
English as a Second Language Instructor | The International Center for English
  • Taught reading/vocabulary, writing/grammar, and listening/speaking
  • Created a class for international students on American culture and the American education system
  • Served on the curriculum committee, improving scaffolding of knowledge across courses

Japan Exchange & Teaching Program (JET)

The mission of the JET program is to represent the United States as cultural ambassadors to Japan as English language teachers and international relations coordinators.

2007 – 2010
English as a Second Language Teacher | K – 7
  • Taught English, art, and music classes in Okayama, Japan
  • Organized English summer camps for junior high school students
Awards & recognition

Recognized along the way.

Positive Strides Award

NYITCOM at Arkansas State University

Above and Beyond Award

NYITCOM at Arkansas State University

2017 John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award

Arkansas State University Newport – Career Pathways Initiative

Stand-Out Honoree

January to April 2017 · Arkansas State University Newport

Chancellor's Advisory Council

Selected to serve; Chair of the Mid-Level Supervisors' Committee

Education

Degrees.

Dec 2024

Ph.D. in International Development

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

May 2012

Master of Arts in Communications

Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

May 2007

Bachelor of Arts in English

University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, AR

Professional development

Always learning.

2026

Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health

HarvardX – Medical School

2025

PURE Project Management Certification

PURE Management Alliance

2021

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing Network

2021

Immunity to Change Coaching

Minds at Work

2018

National Council for Behavioral Health

Mental Health First Aid

2016

National Career Development Association

Career Development Facilitator, 120 hours of coursework

2009

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Institute – Chicago

Teaching English as a Foreign Language, 120 hours of coursework

Academic history

Research and projects.

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Dissertation

Uncovering the causal configurations of change: a systems thinking and fuzzy set analysis

Aquila Digital Community

Quantitative publication

Toward an Integrated Model of Intercultural Competency: Evidence from American and Non-American Students in the United States

Published in the Journal of Development Communication.

Qualitative thesis

Negotiating Dialectic Tensions in Intercultural Relationships

Presented at Arkansas State Scholarship Symposium Conference.

Ethnographic capstone project

An Emic View of Undocumented Immigrants in the Shadows

Lived in an immigrant community for one year to gain an emic understanding of living undocumented.

1 yearliving in the community
Medical education presentations

Where he has presented.

AACOM ClinEd Accelerator Association of Medical Education Learning Specialist St. Bernard's Internal Medicine Residency Program Naussau University Medical Center Faculty Development International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Presentation
Current committees

Serving the institution.

Behavioral Intervention Committee Student Retention Committee Accommodations Committee DPHI Advisory Board NYIT Catalog Review Team
Technical skills

Tools of the trade.

Project Management & CollaborationTrello, Kanban, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet
Microsoft & Productivity ToolsWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Power Automate, Clipchamp, OneDrive
Learning ManagementCanvas, Blackboard, AMBOSS, COMBANK, UWorld, ScholarRx, NBOME Portal
AI & Digital Content CreationChatGPT, Claude, Canva, Kaltura, StreamYard, Loom, Scribe
Scheduling & OperationsBookings, Calendly, TeamUp, Samanage, Guru
Contact

Let's connect.

Scott Hinson