Student Assistance Committee
- Helps students with chemical dependency and psychiatric disorders.
- UT Southwestern encourages and facilitates the recognition, treatment, and rehabilitation of medical students with these disorders.
- Students with these disorders have a responsibility to themselves, the medical profession, and society to recognize and seek assistance in combating impairment.
Office of Medical Education
- Tutoring program
- Seminars to improve academic performance
- Learning skills assessment & disability screening
- Stress management (underutilized)
- Individual consultation/advising
- USMLE Step 1 preparation
Contacts: Carol Wortham, M.Ed., Manager of SAAS
JoyLynn Reed, Ph.D., Director of OME/Learning Coach
JoyLynn Reed, Ph.D., Director of OME/Learning Coach

