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What We DO at the PPDO
Welcome to the Faculty of Medical Sciences Personal and Professional Development & Wellness Office (PPDWO).
Personal and Professional Development is the process by which you engage in the identification and reflection on your current resources, strengths, skills, and attributes, and plan for your future self. This process involves some effort and intentionality, as it requires you to mindfully explore and gather information about your current experiences and reflect on areas for self-development.
Our mission is simple: whatever the issue, we’ll help you to figure it out. We are committed to helping you to find clarity, direction, and solutions, no matter the challenge.
The Services We Offer
We understand that life at university is not just about academics! As our students navigate different stages in their studies and training during their time with us.
At Mona, success is more than grades. Our embedded, value‑added development and wellness service supports the holistic development and wellbeing of undergraduate and postgraduate students throughout their academic journey.
Our services are designed to support students’ academic success, socio-emotional well-being, and professional growth. We offer a coordinated range of evidence-based supports, which may include academic counselling, socio-emotional wellness support, professional coaching, brief solution-focused counselling, psychoeducation, skill-building workshops, and care coordination.
Support is available in the following areas:
a.) Transition & adjustment to university & clinical training
b.) Care Coordination
c.) Grief and loss
d.) Confidence Building
e.) Coping and resilience building
f.) Stress & Burnout Prevention and Management
g.) Neurodivergence Support
h.) Mood-related concerns
i.) Intra- and interpersonal relationship skills
j.) Career guidance and professional planning
k.) Academic performance and study support
There are two PPDOs in the Faculty of Medical Sciences that offer support to all undergraduate and postgraduate students. They are:
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
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