Early Start Program

Students will develop academic language strategies for managing first-year course and lab work through faculty instruction in:

• effective preparation and review for lectures and course texts
• oral and written communication for labs, professors, and class discussion
• academic English and health science vocabulary and reading

Students will develop success strategies to meet the academic expectations of their studies at MCPHS, including:

• time, schedule, and course load planning and management
• study strategies to prepare for course, faculty, and program expectations
• identification of resources that support academic success.

Students will gain insight into diverse U.S. experiences and improve their intercultural competence to:

• engage open-mindedly in a heterogeneous environment;
• promote diversity and inclusion in the college community;
• develop an awareness of the professional competencies of U.S. healthcare practitioners
• appreciate the importance of empathy for health professionals
• prepare for the expectations of interprofessional education and collaboration

Students will begin to build a social support network that will guide them during their time at MCPHS and beyond, which includes:

• a personal network of fellow students, faculty, and staff
• relationships with student leaders and mentors
• proactively accessing resources for physical, social, and emotional health and well-being