Hello All,
I am hoping to receive some advice on active steps one can take to find mentorship as a pre-med. I understand that, given my position as a pre-med, I will be limited on who I am able interact with to establish a mentorship relationship.
However, I personally feel that an MD mentor would greatly help with my medical school journey, especially my learning about the healthcare system and discussions on physician-patient relationships to optimize care.
Given this, any advice on how to continue to form these connections would be helpful. These are the action steps that I am currently taking with low yield:
- connecting with physicians in my local area on LinkedIn and seeking out an interview time to learn about their journey in medicine, leading up to their current career path/specialities
- shadowing at my local hospital (however the surgeon I’m shadowing is pretty busy and interviews applicants for their med school, so I’m not sure if it is appropriate to seek mentorship/recc letter from them)
- connecting with physicians on my research team at work (I want to tread lightly to not overstep boundaries and remain professional at work, so I am not sure if it is appropriate to ask them to be a mentor, but please let me know)
Again, thank you all for your time and patience with my questions.
I am hoping to receive some advice on active steps one can take to find mentorship as a pre-med. I understand that, given my position as a pre-med, I will be limited on who I am able interact with to establish a mentorship relationship.
However, I personally feel that an MD mentor would greatly help with my medical school journey, especially my learning about the healthcare system and discussions on physician-patient relationships to optimize care.
Given this, any advice on how to continue to form these connections would be helpful. These are the action steps that I am currently taking with low yield:
- connecting with physicians in my local area on LinkedIn and seeking out an interview time to learn about their journey in medicine, leading up to their current career path/specialities
- shadowing at my local hospital (however the surgeon I’m shadowing is pretty busy and interviews applicants for their med school, so I’m not sure if it is appropriate to seek mentorship/recc letter from them)
- connecting with physicians on my research team at work (I want to tread lightly to not overstep boundaries and remain professional at work, so I am not sure if it is appropriate to ask them to be a mentor, but please let me know)
Again, thank you all for your time and patience with my questions.
