Pre-medical and Alumni Mentorship Program Application
The Pre-medical Education Division is pleased to offer students the opportunity to join the Pre-medical and Alumni Mentorship Program.
The program is an opportunity to provide encouragement to foundation and premedical students through mentor-mentee relationships with WCM-Q alumni. Mentors motivate and guide the participants, sharing their experience in medical school and the practice of medicine.
Goals
1.To cultivate a connection between WCM-Q students and alumni
2.To introduce student mentees to professionalism
3.To foster resilience of mentees for medical school success
4.To gain insights into the medical profession
5.To promote alumni engagement with students
Deadline to apply: For the upcoming cycle, please check your email for deadlines and requirements.
PROGRAM LENGTH
Fall and Spring semesters.
Mentors and mentees will be notified of their pairings. It is the responsibility of the mentees to initiate contact with their mentors. Early discontinuation of the program is strongly discouraged. However, if mentor or mentee can no longer participate, the remaining party may be paired with an alternative mentor/mentee.
ELIGIBILITY
All pre-medical and foundation students are eligible to be mentees. They must be in good academic standing and uphold the values of professionalism and academic integrity. Mentors are WCM-Q alumni.
GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS
There will be a 1:1 pairing of mentees to mentors if possible. Both are expected to maintain professional and appropriate relationships. It is the responsibility of the mentees to initiate contact with their mentors and guide the communication throughout the year toward the goals for this mentoring program. This is an opportunity for mentees to practice networking skills that will be critical throughout medical school.
Mentees and mentors are expected to individually discuss and set goals for the year at the first meeting. These goals should include the year’s activities (see below) and a timeframe for completing them. At the end of the academic year (April/May), a survey will be conducted to evaluate the success of each relationship, and mentees will also submit a reflection on their experience. Certificates will be awarded for appreciation to the mentors and participation to the mentees.
Activities
Possible mentor-mentee activities are divided into three groups. “Required” activities include basic events that all mentees should attend, “Encouraged”, and “above-and-beyond” activities. Mentors may add other events according to their own resources.
Required
For students to obtain the program completion certificate, they need to complete a minimum of four encounters, submit a written reflection, and complete a survey.
Mentees are expected to complete four check-ins on Qlearn after meeting with their mentor and provide a summary.
Meetings can be via phone, online, or in person.
Encouraged (includes required activities, plus the following)
Physician shadowing experience for the mentee*.
In-person meetings at the mentor’s practice site or at WCM-Q if the mentor is located in Qatar.
Set up a medically related volunteer experience.
Above-and-beyond (includes required activities, plus the following)
Set up a long-term volunteer experience in a clinic or hospital.
Set up a long-term shadowing experience with a physician *.
*For the shadowing experience, you must:
1.Complete the HIPAA training and upload the certificate on Q-learn.
*The certificate is valid for one year. It must be valid while you are shadowing.
2.Sign the hospital's form and upload it on Q-learn.
For assistance in this matter, you can contact:
Ms. Dina Bamieh
Student Programs Specialist
Pre-medical Education Division, Office C045
T: +974 4492 8230
dsb2006@qatar-med.cornell.edu
These programs are only open to WCM-Q students.