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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 oversees the Center for Student Success (CSS) operations. Dr. Corley also provides advising and academic support to special student populations and manages academic and career advising services for students enrolled in the School of Osteopathic Medicine (Stratford and Sewell locations).
856-566-6196
Stephanie Dearden
Associate Director, Academic Advisor/Coach
Stephanie assists with managing the Center for Student Success (CSS) operations. Stephanie also provides advising and academic support to first- and second-year students on the Sewell campus, oversees the SOM Tutoring Program, and coordinates the Pre-Matriculation and Guided Learning Groups Programs.
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
Kashonna Garcon
Academic Advisor/Coach
Kashonna provides advising and academic support to first and second year students (last name A-F) on the Stratford campus.
856-566-6905
MarieClaire Graham
Academic Advisor/Coach
MarieClaire provides advising and academic support to first and second year students (last name G-PAS) on the Stratford campus.
856-566-6749
Megan Campbell
Academic Advisor/Coach
Provides advising and academic support to first and second year students (last name PAT-Z) on the Stratford campus.
Mary Sylvester-Pegues
Program Coordinator
Mary provides advising and academic support to all third and fourth year students.
856-566-1998
Xiomara Rojas-Langston
Staff Assistant
Xiomara provides administrative support for CSS and the Student Academic Progress Committee.
856-566-6852
Niko Milberger
Staff Assistant, Tutoring Program Coordinator
Niko provides administrative support for the Rowan-Virtua SOM peer tutoring program.
856-566-6013