Program Overview

Introduction to the Colleges Advisory Program

The Colleges Advisory Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is designed to support individual students in their growth and development through one-on-one advising around academic performance, career exploration, identity formation, and personal awareness. This focus on the individual is embedded in the larger colleges community that includes connections between and across years, small group advising, informational programming, and social activities.

Program Structure

• The program assigns each student to a College and provides an advisor who will follow them longitudinally throughout their time at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
• Colleges advisors help students in academic, career, and personal advising.

Advising Resources

Overview

All students are assigned to a College and provided with an advisor for longitudinal support. The advising resources include:

• Academic advising
• Career advising
• Personal advising

Programs and Events

Community Building and Career Advising

From curricular events to milestones events such as Match Day and the White Coat Ceremony, there are many community-building and career-advising events and programs throughout the MD program experience.

CAP Program Highlights

The Colleges Advisory Program highlights include:

• Nathans College
• Taussig College
• Thomas College
• Sabin College

About the Colleges Advisory Program

The program is part of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, America's First Research University, established in 1876. The Colleges Advisory Program strives to create a supportive community that fosters the holistic development of its students.