The MED DMP aims to connect Temerty Faculty of Medicine undergraduate medical students or first year residents from minoritized groups to faculty mentors who are able to support and assist them in their educational and professional growth and development. The Office of Learner Affairs is responsible for organizing the mentorship match between learner mentee and faculty mentor. Learner mentees who are matched with a mentor are then encouraged to take leadership in the relationship to ensure that they are able to get the most value from their experience.
Focus
- Retention and Persistence: help participants complete and graduate from postsecondary programs
Features
- Alumni engagement
- Career exploration
- Community engagement
- Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
- Tutoring & mentorship
Timeframe
- Evenings
- Fall Term
- Weekends
- Winter Term
Participants
Ages
- Graduate students
- Postgraduate
- Undergraduate students
Groups
- First-generation students
- Indigenous students
- LGBTQ+ students
- Low-income students
- Newcomers to Canada
- Racialized students
- Students with disabilities