https://www.lorenacademic.com Integrative academic support in MedEd and Higher Ed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:18:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/world-mental-health-day/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:18:29 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2133806 By Loren Deutsch In my work as a clinical social worker, I spend a lot of time thinking about mental health, and as an academic coach in medical education, I spend a lot of time discussing mental fitness. It seems … Continue reading →

The post World Mental Health Day first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/beyond-the-grades-and-goals/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:10:47 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2133746 The Overlooked Role of Mental Fitness in Career and Education by Loren Deutsch   When people contact LAS, it is usually because something in their academic or professional life has not gone as expected. For example, they may have been … Continue reading →

The post Beyond the Grades and Goals first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/grit-for-women-in-medicine/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:12:29 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2133439 By Loren Deutsch “I recently attended Mayo Clinic’s GRIT for Women in Medicine Conference. GRIT stands for Growth, Resilience, Inspiration, and Tenacity. This was among the first in-person conferences I’ve attended since the pandemic. I was thrilled to connect with … Continue reading →

The post GRIT for Women in Medicine – Part I first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/knowing-your-vitals-work-life-balance-and-work-life-wellbeing-for-residency-and-fellowship-decision-making/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:27:27 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2133351 by Dr. Julie Hau and Zahra Muhsin When individuals are making decisions about which medical school to attend, they may also be considering residency and fellowship. That is, where they would like to work, live, and play. Once they are … Continue reading →

The post Knowing Your Vitals: Work-life Balance and Work-life Wellbeing in Residency and Fellowship Decision-Making first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/mental-fitness-and-test-prep/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:51:57 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2133343 by Loren Deutsch LAS incorporates mindfulness training, meditation, and self-reflective practices into most individual education plans, particularly for standardized test prep. We have done so since the start of our company and this is why we became interested in LeBron … Continue reading →

The post Mental Fitness and Test Prep first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/launching-your-student/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:44:34 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2133114 A frequent topic of conversation among LAS Coaches and families involves high school students transitioning to college. Timing matters, so this is more like a perennial conversation during springtime, as high school seniors navigate college admissions letters and rejections. Though … Continue reading →

The post Launching your Student first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/bridging-the-gap-year/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:53:11 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2132662 By Dr. Julie M. Hau Gap years can equal great years. It is increasingly common to take a year off before college or between the undergraduate and graduate degrees. A gap year is spending a year or sometimes more between … Continue reading →

The post Bridging the Gap (Year) first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/were-here-but-are-you-listening/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 05:00:41 +0000 https://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2130829 Recent acknowledgement of America’s systemic racism and police violence, resulting protests and demonstrations, impact all of us, but disproportionately, they impact people of color. Continue reading →

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listening? first appeared on Loren Academic Services, Inc..]]> https://www.lorenacademic.com/las-articles/las-blog/the-emotional-effects-of-standardized-testing-fireside-at-five-chat-1/ Tue, 12 May 2020 19:57:26 +0000 http://www.lorenacademic.com/?p=2130568 LAS and Fireside at Five, a solution-driven group fostering world-wide conversations and community-based opportunities, held the first of four scheduled online, video chats centered around mental health and education. The first chat, Shame, Anger, and Anxiety: Uncertainty Around Standardized Testing … Continue reading →

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