UCSF SOD peer tutors assist and coach other dental students in becoming a more successful and independent learner.  Peer tutors provide and help to integrate effective learning and study strategies for their assigned students, while at the same time helping to clarify and/or reinforce course content, assignments and material. 

How to Request Tutoring Services

Complete the SOD Peer Tutoring Registration Form.

The Learner Success Center will send a follow up email with next steps. You must be registered with the Learner Success Center in order to receive one on one tutoring. For group tutoring and review sessions, please visit this page at a later date for session dates and times.

The Learner Success Center helps learners find answers to the questions that will support them to grow, flourish, and be successful in dental school and is strongly committed to the success and well-being of every learner.

The goal of the SOD Peer Tutoring Program is to help first- and second-year dental students, individually or in small-group settings, develop the skills and strategies they need to engage in didactic and pre-clinical courses independently and successfully. Our peer tutors are referred by faculty based on their demonstration in three areas: 1) course proficiency and academic achievement, 2) professionalism, and 3) communication skills.

The SOD Peer Tutors provide the following assistance:

• Provides didactic and pre-clinical tutoring for first year PRDS and BMS courses.
• Facilitates teaching study skills strategies on an individual basis and/or small group basis. 
• Leads review sessions for courses as needed.
• Reinforces material that the course director has presented in class.
• Guides students through short- and long-term planning.