Center for Student Success
Our doors are always open - before you even have your first class! We recognize that medical education requires stamina and acute studying skills, so one of our biggest priorities is to help students identify their best strategies for approaching and learning material. This is something that we emphasize and work on through individual sessions with each student during their education at SOM.
Throughout your time here, you may visit us for a variety of reasons, including:
- Academic Advising and Coaching
- Learning and Test-Taking Strategies
- Study Skills and Time Management
- Board Exam Guidance and Preparation
- Career and Match advising
- Academic Tutoring
Dyron Corley, Ed.D.
Director
Dr. Corley provides advising and academic support to 4th year students. He also manages academic and career advising services for students enrolled in the School of Osteopathic Medicine (Stratford and Sewell locations) and academic support services for graduate students enrolled in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS).
856-566-6196
Ferin Speaks
Associate Director, Academic Advisor/Coach
Ferin assists with the Center for Student Success (CSS) operations. Ferin also provides advising and academic support to 1st and 2nd year students on the Sewell campus, oversees the SOM Tutoring Program, and coordinates the Pre-Matriculation Program.
856-566-6792
Kashonna Garcon
Academic Advisor/Coach
Kashonna provides advising and academic support to 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students (last name A-F) on the Stratford campus.
856-566-6905
Kirsten Dillman
Academic Advisor/Coach
Kirsten provides advising and academic support for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students (last name G-PAS) on the Stratford campus.
856-566-6749
Stephanie Dearden
Academic Advisor/Coach
Stephanie provides advising and academic support to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students (last name PAT-Z) on the Stratford campus and oversees the SOM Learning Groups program.
856-566-6076
Nick LaTorre
Assistant Director for Career and Residency Advising
Nick develops and implements career advising programming across all four years of medical school, with emphasis on third and fourth year medical students as they prepare for residency applications and the MATCH process.
856-566-6976
Mary Sylvester-Pegues
Program Coordinator
Mary provides advising and academic support to graduate students enrolled in the SOM Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
856-566-1998
Danielle Baer
Staff Assistant
Danielle oversees the Rowan-Virtua SOM Peer Tutoring Program and provides administrative/technical support for the Rowan-Virtua SOM Student Success Network.
856-566-6013
Xiomara Rojas-Langston
Staff Assistant
Xiomara provides administrative support for CSS and the Student Academic Progress Committee.
856-566-6852