Peer Academic and Wellness Mentoring
“PAW mentors provide a safe space for UNMC students to share both their successes and failures to a fellow UNMC student who understands the challenges of being a health professional student.”
Peer Academic and Wellness (PAW) Mentoring is an all-encompassing student success program that aides in all aspects of student life to foster success in academic, professional, and student wellbeing. Services offered include:
- Academic assistance
- Logistical resources
- Preparedness practice
- Support with belonging
- Wellness resources
Any UNMC student seeking additional guidance with coursework and/or extracurricular success encompassing all aspects of becoming a healthy student and mastering content can benefit from PAW Mentoring. We host students of all cultural backgrounds and beliefs to ensure safe and equitable learning opportunities for all, enabling shared perspectives, skills and experiences.
With PAW Mentoring, you’ll experience an open forum for questions related to being an efficient and effective student with topics including but not limited to:
- Planning/prioritizing time
- Study tactics and resources
- Tools on wellness and stress management
- Advice on navigating student life
Meet with a PAW Mentor
Sessions are scheduled based on a mutual agreement between students and Peer Mentors. Click here to schedule an appointment or contact us at academicsuccess@unmc.edu. Sessions are currently offered in-person and online.
Frequently Asked Questions
You receive one-on-one help from one of our Peer Mentors on the topics of your choice through a Zoom call or meeting in person. Peer Mentors have access to a large volume of resources designed for student success at UNMC. Mentors share from these resources and their own experience to provide solutions and help you be successful in and out of the classroom.
Sessions can last up to an hour, including 15 minutes for introductions. You are in control and can conclude your session at any time if you feel like you have sufficient answers to your questions.
PAW Mentoring aides in all aspects of student life to foster success in academic, professional, and student wellbeing. Topics include:
- Time Management: Priority management, work/life/school balance
- Effective Communication: Strategies for communicating with faculty, with support staff, with family and friends
- Exam/Class Preparation: Learning styles/learning tools, managing large volumes of information, studying environment, group study
- Wellness: Mindset, inclusion, sleep
First, you can read through the profiles of our Peer Mentors. Once you’ve found a Peer Mentor you feel comfortable with, head to our bookings page under the link Book an Appointment. Select the mentor you would like to meet with and see when they are available on the calendar. You can see the times that any mentor is available and choose what works best for your schedule.
