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, and  medical student life  in 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.