Coaching is an important part of every TruMont Program. Every learner has a TruMont Faculty Coach assigned to them who is committed to the learner’s success and responsible for their online guidance and support. This structured guidance takes several forms, including email communication, Virtual Office Hours, and individual Tutoring Sessions.

This eliminates the problems often faced by night and weekend shift learners who may find educational resources unavailable or difficult to access.

Onsite coaching is provided by the Onsite Coordinator and the learner’s Manager. In the case of Transition-to-Practice learners, key coaches are also the Preceptor and Mentor.

Several of the TruMont Programs, including all the Transition-to-Practice Programs, include asynchronous, online Cohort Conferences led by a TruMont Faculty Coach. Each Cohort Conference has a Discussion Board assignment that allows the learner to reflect on the subject matter and present their thoughts and questions in a peer-review, discussion format. The Discussion Boards are curated by TruMont Faculty. Learner posts are graded with feedback provided by the TruMont Faculty.

The Transition-to-Practice and Entry Level Programs include the completion of a Capstone Project which is usually related to Clinical Leadership, Quality Improvement, or Mentoring. These projects are chosen by the Learner in collaboration with their Manager, Onsite Coordinator, Mentor and the TruMont Faculty Coach. They are based on the learner’s unique perspective and passion.

These problem-based projects place the TruMont Faculty Coach, Manager and Onsite Coordinator in consultative rather than authoritative positions, thus fostering the learner’s leadership role. Each project is designed for the learner to collaborate with their colleagues to improve patient care in their own department. The goal is to foster a Culture of Engagement with the caregiver acting as a thoughtful strategist rather than a functional doer.