I.About MSI

Built to close America's physician gap.

A physician shortage demands more than awareness. It requires supported, credible pathways for future doctors.

II.Our Mission

Expanding access to medical education.

MSI exists to close the gap in America's healthcare workforce by creating an efficient, more affordable, and fully supported pathway for US students to earn their medical degrees abroad in English-instruction programs. From admission to housing to residency applications, we support our student clients at every stage of their journey to becoming the physicians they want to be, and our communities need.

III.Leadership

Meet the co-founders behind Medical School International.

MSI combines operational leadership, clinical expertise, education, and community-centered experience to build a more supported route into medicine.

Talia Klutch

Co-Founder & CEO

B.S. Criminal Justice · Marist CollegeParalegal Certificate

Building partnerships and supported pathways that expand access to graduate education and long-term opportunity.

Talia Klutch is a strategic operations and workforce development leader with extensive experience advancing cross-sector initiatives at the intersection of technology, education, and criminal justice reform. She currently serves as Founder and CEO of Medical School International, where she leads initiatives that expand access to graduate school and career pathways for undergraduate students in the United States.

Talia specializes in building high-impact partnerships between employers, nonprofit organizations, and public sector stakeholders to design scalable workforce pipelines and advance opportunity hiring practices. Her work focuses on aligning program strategy with organizational goals, coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives, and translating mission-driven objectives into measurable operational outcomes.

Throughout her career, Talia has led the implementation of technical education and apprenticeship programs serving historically underserved populations, particularly justice-impacted individuals seeking entry into technology and tech-adjacent careers.

Talia holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Marist College and a paralegal certificate. She mentors students and contributes to advisory and community initiatives focused on expanding access to education and employment opportunities.

Lisa Puglisi, MD

Co-Founder

MDAssistant Professor · Yale School of MedicineDirector · Transitions Clinic, New Haven

Bringing clinical leadership, education, and community-centered care together to strengthen the pathway into medicine.

Lisa Puglisi, MD, is an internal medicine and addiction medicine specialist, treating patients with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as substance use disorders and hepatitis C.

She is also the director of the Transitions Clinic at the New Haven Primary Care Center. The clinic is part of a national network focused on addressing the health needs of people returning to the community after incarceration.

Dr. Puglisi has developed specific skills in training, hiring, and supervising community health workers and directing interdisciplinary teams of physicians, mid-level providers, community health workers, research personnel, and legal colleagues to improve clinical care and research surrounding the health of those recently incarcerated.

Originally from the New Haven area, she is dedicated to helping her community. Dr. Puglisi has received several awards including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from Yale School of Medicine and the Gold Humanism Award from the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

She is an assistant professor of medicine (general medicine) for Yale School of Medicine.

IV.Next Step

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