Medical Student Mentor Program
Announcements & Features
Teams 0-35 are scheduled to meet on October 30.
Teams 36-71 are scheduled to meet on November 13.
Not sure what team you are assigned to? Check here!
Please check here for your fall meeting location.
Spring dates have been announced!
Student Mentoring in Action
Welcome to the Indiana University School of Medicine Mentor Program home page. We hope that this site will answer all of your questions regarding this program. If you are an IUSOM alumnist, we invite you to join the Mentor Program by becoming a participant at mentor meetings or a long-distance mentor to one of our current students. For more information on how alumni can become involved, please visit http://alumni.iupui.edu/medicine/ .
How the Mentor Program was established:
During academic year 2001-02, a task force of students, residents, and faculty, was established to adopt a mentoring plan for IUSOM medical students. After careful review of the literature, the task force recommended adoption of a "vertical advising" program. This concept takes advantage of the wealth of knowledge that all levels can contribute to building a more cohesive professional and educational environment. A major benefit of this model is that it breaks down the very large size of our medical school into smaller, cohesive groups. These mentoring pods create opportunities for professional socialization by improving channels of communication between faculty, students, and administration.
Program Design:
- Each Student is placed in one of the 71 teams which are split into two schedules. Schedule A consists of teams 0-35 and Schedule B consists of teams 36-71.
- Each team will meet at least twice each semester, as well as possible outside meetings.
- The teams will meet from 12:30-1:50pm in a designated location for lunch and discussion.
- Students and faculty will be excused from their curricular, laboratory, or clinical duties in order to attend the mentor meeting. If you have difficulty being excused, please contact Stephanie Fortune.
- Academic, social, and relevant topics are discussed in an informal setting.
Goals of Vertical Mentoring System:
- Allow sharing of information deemed important to the student.
- Enhance student-student and student-faculty communication.
- Provide a support system for academic, social, fiscal, or other student problems.
- Encourage team building and problem-solving strategies.