Participant Perceptions of Using Research Mentorship to Create a Pipeline Program for Premedical Students Underrepresented in Medicine
Recommended Citation
Wang J, Kaufhold R, Wang T, Rajpurkar A, Shapiro J, Garrett S, Hameed M, and Bohm L. Participant Perceptions of Using Research Mentorship to Create a Pipeline Program for Premedical Students Underrepresented in Medicine. Med Sci Educ 2025; 35(2):619-624.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2025
Publication Title
Med Sci Educ
Abstract
The Medical Mentorship Program (MMP) at the University of Michigan was established to use research as a vehicle to mentor undergraduate students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (URiM). Eleven undergraduate students were paired with a medical student mentor and faculty principal investigator to lead a research project and participate in educational sessions. We found that 100% of undergraduates agreed that the program increased their interest in medicine. Additionally, 83.4% of medical students and 100% of faculty agreed they gained valuable mentorship experience. In conclusion, MMP provided URiM undergraduate students with valuable research, mentorship, networking, and medical exposure.
PubMed ID
40352994
Volume
35
Issue
2
First Page
619
Last Page
624
