Update provided by SAMANTHA COONEY TUSPM ‘24

PPMA’s TUSPM’s student rep helps new students successfully prepare for their first school year

Incoming first-year students at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine can participate in a two-week Summer Academic Reinforcement Program (SARP). This program is designed to help new students transition into their new environment, both socially and academically.

SARP focuses on sharpening study strategies that will be necessary to succeed during the upcoming semesters while embarking on three science courses: biochemistry, general anatomy and histology. The three courses are taught by experienced students who excelled in the course during their first year. The student instructors, alongside TUSPM faculty members, give the incoming first-year students a glimpse into the rigorous academic workload and how to best manage time while in medical school. Typically, 15 to 18 percent of the incoming first years participate in this program. This past summer, there were 24 students enrolled in SARP lead by three student instructors.