The Medical Student Peer Mentorship Program is an initiative created by the Office of Student Affairs at the Schmidt College of Medicine. The purpose of the program is to provide second-year mentors to incoming, first-year medical students to promote student success through peer engagement. One of the best ways to adjust to medical school and the ongoing challenges of life as a medical student is through interaction with other medical students who have successfully navigated the process.
Peer mentors can be incredibly valuable resources, providing support and answering or finding answers to a wide range of questions. The most frequent questions are about housing, textbooks, classes, instructors, study strategies, adjustment to medical education, andÌý medical student life Ìýin general. It is not just in this first year of medical school that the mentor/mentee relationship can be beneficial. We encourage all mentors/mentees to maintain their relationships throughout medical school.
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Relevant information is gathered from potential mentors and mentees to facilitate the process of matching incoming students with a second-year student.
Mentor/Mentees will be matched based on a variety of variables including:- Academic goals
- Specialty interest
- Research/scholarship
- Learning styles
- Leadership
- Overall goals
- Outside interests/experiences
- Commit to one (1) year
- Maintain confidentiality with mentee
- Attend mentorship meeting/events
- Create goals and discuss progress
- Meet mentor/mentee 3 times per year
- Participate in end-of-year assessments
- Attend mentor-training session(s)
- Sign Mentor Agreement