
Third-year pass rate: 53% to 93%
Achieved over five years through targeted academic support and data-driven interventions.
The impact
The solution
Targeted academic support and data-driven interventions.
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.
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.
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Achieved over five years through targeted academic support and data-driven interventions.
Targeted academic support and data-driven interventions.

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

Built and implemented student success systems and academic support initiatives to strengthen student performance and accountability.
Built and implemented student success systems and academic support initiatives to strengthen student performance and accountability.
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Board exam preparation support for comprehensive exams, COMATs, and Level 1 & 2 board exams.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
Scott develops student success materials on board exam preparation and supports learners for comprehensive exams, COMATs, and Level 1 & 2 board exams.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

Support built around comprehensive exams and the factors most predictive of student performance.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
Scott supports student learners by identifying and reinforcing factors most predictive of academic performance for comprehensive exams, COMATs, and Level 1 & 2 board exams.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

A student success initiative built to strengthen student performance and accountability.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

Support for students preparing for Level 2 board exams.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
Scott supports student learners for Level 1 & 2 board exams and develops board exam preparation materials.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

Study plans for third-year students, part of the work behind the 53% to 93% third-year pass rate.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
Scott teaches schedule building and time management, and develops materials on learning strategies and time management.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

A student success initiative built to strengthen student performance and accountability.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

A student success initiative built to strengthen student performance and accountability.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

A guide for board exam preparation, from his board prep materials.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
Scott develops student success materials on board exam preparation for Level 1 & 2 board exams.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

A dashboard built to strengthen student performance and accountability.
One of the student success systems and academic support initiatives Scott built and implemented to strengthen student performance and accountability.
Part of the data-driven interventions behind NYITCOM's academic results, with formative and summative assessments (TrueLearn COMBANK, NBOME COMSAEs) used to assess knowledge gaps.
These are the results of NYITCOM's targeted academic support, program development and data-driven interventions, the work these initiatives are part of.

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

Created video scripts and presentations demonstrating how to use NYITCOM's learning software.
Create video scripts and presentations demonstrating how to use NYITCOM's learning software, such as Scholar RX and TrueLearn COMBANK.

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

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

Formative and summative assessments to find knowledge gaps in content and curriculum.
Utilize formative and summative assessments to assess knowledge gaps in content and curriculum using TrueLearn COMBANK and NBOME COMSAEs.
Comprehensive exams, COMATs, and Level 1 & 2 board exams.

Established and launched a certificate program for college-attending parents.
Established and launched an employment skills certificate program encompassing leadership development, career advancement skills, and soft skills enhancement.
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.

Organized student affairs events on each of the three campuses.
Organized student affairs events on each of the three campuses, where Scott managed students and staff with an average enrollment of 120 students.
Focused on recruitment and retention efforts, resulting in marked increase in employer and community relations.

Selected to present at the Arkansas Career Development Conference.
Selected to present "Culture, Conflict, and Collaboration" at the Arkansas Career Development Conference.

Created a class for international students on American culture and the American education system.
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.
Served on the curriculum committee, improving scaffolding of knowledge across courses.

Organized English summer camps for junior high school students in Japan.
Organized English summer camps for junior high school students.
English, art, and music classes in Okayama, Japan.
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.
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.
A-State's mission is to educate leaders, enhance intellectual growth, and enrich lives.
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.
NYITCOM at Arkansas State University
NYITCOM at Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University Newport – Career Pathways Initiative
January to April 2017 · Arkansas State University Newport
Selected to serve; Chair of the Mid-Level Supervisors' Committee
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, AR
HarvardX – Medical School
PURE Management Alliance
Motivational Interviewing Network
Minds at Work
Mental Health First Aid
Career Development Facilitator, 120 hours of coursework
Teaching English as a Foreign Language, 120 hours of coursework
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Aquila Digital Community
Dissertation
Aquila Digital Community

Published in the Journal of Development Communication.
Quantitative publication

Presented at Arkansas State Scholarship Symposium Conference.
Qualitative thesis

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