Cocurricular opportunities are experiential learning opportunities that contribute to gaining skills and abilities that are part of the core competencies, and/or outcomes established by the institution and its governing bodies. Extracurricular experiences are opportunities that provide students the opportunity to engage with the institution and that connect students to others within the community in meaningful ways. This white paper’s focus is on these two concepts and is organized around a series of five questions that are designed to address the challenges associated with engaging working professionals in cocurricular and extracurricular opportunities.

The five questions:

1. What do GME program leaders and staff need to know about “Engaging Working Professionals in Cocurricular Opportunities?”
2. Why should GME program leaders and staff know something about “Engaging Working Professionals in Cocurricular Opportunities?”
3. What should GME program leaders and staff be doing about “Engaging Working Professionals in Cocurricular Opportunities?”
4. Why should GME program leaders and staff be doing something about “Engaging Working Professionals in Cocurricular Opportunities?”
5. What action steps should GME program leaders and staff take regarding “Engaging Working Professionals in Cocurricular Opportunities?”

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