Academic Support Services
Leadership
Angie Hairrell, PhD
Director of Academic Support Services
Bryan-College Station: HPEB 1072
Phone: 979.436.0236; 979.219.1582
ahairrell@tamu.edu
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Contact
Chris Diem, MEd
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Temple: MEC 402B
Round Rock: N403D Phone: 254.724.8814; 512.341.4925
diem@tamu.edu
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Erica Chance, EdD, MS
Assistant Director for Houston
Houston: EnMed Building 206
Willowbrook: MOB 1 Suite 355
Phone: 713.677.7670
chancee@tamu.edu
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Mary Ellen Santerre, MS, MEd
Counseling and Development Specialist II
Bryan-College Station: HPEB 1054
Phone: 979.436.0146
mesanterre@tamu.edu
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Sergio Vasquez, MEd
Education Learning & Development Specialist
Dallas: Wadley Tower Suite 285
Phone: 214.226.0836
Sergio.vasquez@bswhealth.org
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About Academic Support Services
The Office of Academic Support Services offers a variety of programs and services designed to enhance a student's learning at the Texas A&M School of Medicine. Staff are available on each campus to assist individuals through one-to-one appointments on any learning or study issue, supplemental instruction and guidance for board preparation, and other related areas. Small and large group seminars are designed to provide an overview of proven strategies to prepare students for class, board exams and certifying exams.
Services
Pre-clerkship Students
- Effective learning and study strategies
- Exam analysis and test taking skills and strategies
- Time management strategies
- Screen for learning disabilities
- Stress management strategies
- Regularly scheduled seminars
- Resource recommendations
- Step 1 preparation (includes study calendars, one-on-one advising, check in's
during studying) - Utilization of question banks to foster learning
- Well-being
- General advising
Clerkship Students
- Board and shelf exam preparation
- Study skills for the clinic
- Time management for rotations
- Well-being
- General advising
4th Year Students
- CV and personal statement preparation
- MEID-805: Professional Development Residency and Beyond
- MEID-804: Academic Mentoring
- MHUM-810: Self and Culture
- MPED-842: Evidence Based Parenting
- MEID-989 MEID-808: USMLE Step 2CK Review and Prep
- Course projects and papers
- Board review preparation
- Well-being
- General advising
Academic Navigator Contact Information
Academic navigators work closely with students, and collaborate with student and academic affairs, to ensure students’ needs are met. They help students manage, change, and adapt to the stages of medical school, they assist with course registration, and they monitor progress toward degree completion. When students have questions and are not sure who to go to for answers, their campus navigator will connect them to the office or person best suited to help.
Houston: WP 512
Willowbrook: MOB 1 Suite 355
Phone: 713.441.1834
estacker@houstonmethodist.org
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Temple: MEC 402A
Round Rock: N403G
Phone: 254.724.0242; 512.341.4998
rose.mastrangelo@tamu.edu
Scheduling link
For questions please email COMAcademicSupport@tamu.edu