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The Medical Student Teaching Center (MSTC) at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (PLFSOM) was founded in 2010 under the direction of Dr. Tammy Salazar. The center was created to provide peer academic support to medical students. The Paul Foster endowment grant provides the MSTC with funds to hire, train, and pay between 10 and 15 new Teaching Assistants (TAs) each year. These medical student employees provide individual and group tutoring sessions to their peers. The majority of tutoring sessions are hosted by second- year medical student TAs for the benefit of the first-year medical students.
Each week, the MSTC hosts two large group sessions: TA Tuesdays and Objective Fridays. Medical students are also able to take advantage of individual or small group tutor sessions. Teaching Assistants also provide mandatory tutoring services to first- and second-year students in remediation. Although the majority of current MSTC programming is focused on serving first-year medical students, the MSTC also provides support to other student populations by offering sessions focused on preparation for USMLE Step exams, NBME exams (e.g. Shelf exams and CEYE), OSCEs, third-year clerkship rotations, and fourth-year residency applications and interviews.
Students who are interested in taking advantage of this resource can contact Glenn Yri, Director for Student Success, at glenn.yri@ttuhsc.edu. A list of Teaching Assistants and their contact information will also be made available to all first year medical students shortly before the completion of immersion.
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