Student Support

Resources are available for students who need academic advising or counseling services. These resources include:

• Academic counseling through the School of Medicine by Mr. Dakota Bibbs (Phone: 601-984-1136).
• Services include:
  • Learning and study approaches
  • Time management
  • Study plans
  • Resume and CV assistance
  • Identification of specific resources for various courses o Step 1 and Step 2 guidance
  • Test-taking strategies
  • Strategies for test anxiety
  • General career counseling
  • Shadowing opportunities
• Tutoring and counseling through the institutional Office for Student Success 
• Confidential counseling and medication management for mental health issues through the Student
• Counseling and Wellness Center; Email: scwc@umc.edu; Phone: (601) 815-1136
• Occupational health care through Student-Employee Health; Email: studenthealth@umc.edu; Phone: (601) 984-1185
• Primary care services through the Family Medicine Quick Care Clinic. Phone: (601) 984-6800