Mission
DISCO is the Office of Student Affairs’ holistic student support program, developing and sharing innovative offerings for all undergraduate medical students. We provide programming integrated into the curriculum with one-on-one guidance. Our goal is to normalize seeking academic support and provide resources for School of Medicine (SOM) students.
What do we do?
DISCO aims to support SOM students longitudinally and proactively. Led by Dr. Steve Caloudas, a Licensed Psychologist, we work to increase access to holistic academic support and connect students with institutional resources.
Our offerings include:
One-on-one support services for:
- Identifying and incorporating study practices that best match your learning style for the Foundational Sciences, Clinical Sciences, and NBME/USMLE Examinations,
- Coping with academic anxiety
- Guidance for approaching schedule, scholarship, extra-curriculars and other important facets of your professional identity.
Workshops, including:
- First-year academic strategies workshop series
- Preparing for Step 1 workshop series
- Preparing for NBME shelf exams
Peer-tutoring for pre-clinical and clinical curriculum
2024 study resources, including:
- UWorld Step 1 and Step 2 CK
- ScholarRx
- Pathoma
- First Aid for USMLE Rx
- NBME practice assessments
A medical student’s guide to academic anxiety, an infographic guide to understanding and coping with academic anxiety
Acclimating Into Medicine (AIM) program for all first-year students
Pre-entry program for all early admissions students
Our Team
The DISCO model of student-support is informed by strengths-based models, counseling psychology and implementation science. Contact us with any questions at steve.caloudas@bcm.edu.
