Student Development

Receiving Feedback and Seeking Help

About this module

Getting the most from feedback and knowing when and how to seek help — academic, personal, and professional.

Related LCME elements

Every module states its LCME elements explicitly. Tags link to the SILME standards reference (March 2026 edition); element numbers and titles below are quoted from that data.

Element 9.7 Element 12.3

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• Receive critical feedback productively
• Distinguish feedback from evaluation
• Navigate help resources confidentially

Module outline

1. Feedback vs. evaluation
2. The growth response to critical feedback
3. Seeking help: academic and personal
4. Confidentiality: what you need to know

Discussion prompts

• What feedback changed your trajectory?
• What stops students from seeking help?

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