The Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Student Affairs (ODI-SA) is seeking mentors for its PRIMe Mentoring program. PRIMe Mentoring is a series of Career Advising Dinners for Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) medical students, staff, and faculty. These dinners are an opportunity for students (mentees) to gain knowledge, build a support network and strengthen the sense of community with URiM faculty and staff (mentors).
Mentors serve as panel experts on predetermined topics, sharing their knowledge and experiences while leaving plenty of time for questions and dialogue. Mentees benefit from interacting with professionals who can relate to and validate their experiences. Mentors rotate attendance based on availability and content familiarity, which provides mentees with valuable insight and exposure to the larger professional URiM community at UAB and will ultimately increase the number of “homegrown” URiM students in UAB Residency programs.
PRIMe Mentoring is a series of Career Advising Dinners for Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Medical Students, House Staff and Faculty. These dinners are an opportunity for students (Mentees) to gain knowledge, build a support network and strengthen the sense of community with URiM Faculty and House Staff (Mentors).
Mentors serve as panel experts on predetermined topics, sharing their knowledge and experiences while leaving plenty of time for questions and dialogue. Mentees benefit from hearing from professionals who can relate to and validate their experiences.
Mentors rotate attendance based on availability and content familiarity, therefore, providing Mentees with valuable insight and exposure to the larger professional URiM community at UAB. Ultimately, working to increase the number of “homegrown” URiM students in UAB Residency programs.
To learn more or to become a content leader, please contact Erica Brown at ebrown@uab.edu.
This year ODI-SA will open certain sessions to all SOM students based on feedback provided through several focus groups. Those events are indicated below (*).
Location: The Edge of Chaos (Lister Hill Library 4th floor) unless indicated (*)
Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Dates & Topics:
1. *Monday, August 20th: Managing Work-Life Balance: emotional, physical and psychological well-being, surviving with intact family
2. Wednesday, September 25th: Preparing for Residency Interviews: questions to ask, what to look for, sub-internships & away rotations, is the program inclusive?, importance of Step 1 score
3. Tuesday, October 29th: Preparing for Life on the Wards: performance, communication skills, receiving feedback, managing conflict
4. *Monday, November 11th: Step 1 Prep: Lessons learned, study strategies, do’s and don’t
5. Tuesday, December 3rd – Preservation Strategies: navigating exclusionary climates, minority stress, and how to combat isolation
6. Tuesday, January 14th – Career & Financial Planning: research vs clinical, choosing a specialty navigating new hospital, managing student loan debt, insurance coverages, salary expectations
7. Monday, February 11th – Reflections from URiM Medical Doctors: A discussion about their experiences in medicine as a URiM, what they have learned, and how they navigated their careers.