After a year of hard work and dedication to PASS/LAS students, the Montpellier Health Tutoring Association (ATSM) wanted to thank the tutors and celebrate the association during a special evening event on June 13.

BEING A GUARDIAN: A DAILY COMMITMENT

The ATSM is composed of students in their second to fourth years of medicine, midwifery, and dentistry in Montpellier, who combine their studies with their tutoring activities. With 16 years of experience, it has obtained official recognition for its commitment to first-year health students through ministerial approvals received since 2018.

This association relies primarily on the daily work of the tutors. Their duties include conducting classes and exercises for first-year students, reviewing multiple-choice questions with faculty members, being available in the "Tutoring Room" to answer any questions, and attending training sessions to stay up to date on reforms to health studies admissions.

Tutors don't count their hours and often give even more to Tutoring. Indeed, over the course of the year, ATSM becomes a big, close-knit family, redoubling its efforts to give the same opportunity for success that the tutors themselves had received during their first year. Projects are springing up to find new ways to learn more effectively: YouTube videos, multiple-choice quizzes on Instagram, summary sheets... These are all ideas that encourage PASS/LAS students to give their best and work even harder to succeed in their year.

Knowing how difficult and sometimes confusing the first year can be in terms of career guidance, tutors are eager to volunteer their free time to help organize wellness and career guidance events. The Tutoring Program thus provides both educational and moral support to its students.

ATSM CELEBRATION, AN EVENING OF THANKSGIVING

In order to highlight the work accomplished and reward the efforts made, the ATSM Celebration, a warm and friendly event to which all tutors and Honorary Members were invited, was organized on June 13, 2023. This festive evening took place at the Historic Building of the Faculty of Medicine, with more than 180 guests in attendance.

To kick off the evening, Dean Isabelle Laffont honored us with a speech delivered in the historic Anatomy Amphitheater. During her few minutes on stage, she looked back on the history of tutoring, which continues the tradition of mentorship so dear to health studies in Montpellier.

Next, all members of the 2022-2023 Executive Committee expressed their sincere thanks to the assembly. Each member emphasized how essential tutors are to the life of the Tutoring Program, and everyone shared an emotional moment as the end of their term drew near. The Board emphasized the importance of their commitment, which enables ATSM to offer solid, diverse, and high-quality content to first-year students year after year.

To keep the party going, other associations that also contribute to the life of the Faculty were enthusiastically invited to highlight the mutual understanding and cooperation between the ATSM and other associations within the Faculty of Medicine. Med'Ley and DJ Med' provided the musical entertainment throughout the evening.

Admission to this event and the buffet were free thanks to the participation of ATSM's public and private partners. Their support ensures that the educational content of the Tutoring Program can be delivered free of charge throughout the year to all students enrolled in it.

THE WORK OF THE ATSM, CONTINUED THROUGH THE YEARS

This event marks the end of the 2022-2023 Board's term. For the newly elected 2023-2024 Board, it is already time to start thinking about the association's future projects.

The next step for ATSM will be to open registration in mid-July for all PASS/LAS students interested in its free, necessary, and sufficient support. All the new members of the Executive Committee and tutors are already looking forward to the Pre-Term Internship (from August 21 to September 2), which will mark a new chapter in its commitment in this pivotal year.