Diversity Mentorship Program

The DMP is a professional mentorship program which aims to connect Temerty Medicine medical (MD, PGY1-2) or clinical rehab (PT, OT, SLP) learners from minoritized groups to clinical mentors who are able to support in their personal and professional growth.

Minoritized learners may join for either or both outcomes below:

1. Strengthened access to support for career planning
2. Increased sense of belonging and support in relation to their social identity

Groups who will be considered for this program include students who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, first in family to attend university, disabled, economically disadvantaged, and/or from a minoritized faith group, amongst other minoritized groups and communities. (Note that the term racialized refers to all non-white people, and is a term often preferred to 'people of colour' or 'racial minority' because it acknowledges the social process by which race is constructed.)

The main purpose of this program is to reduce/eliminate barriers to minoritized Temerty Medicine medical and clinical rehab students exploring their full potential as learners. The Office of Learner Affairs is responsible for organizing the mentorship match between learner mentee and clinician mentor. Learner mentees who are matched with a mentor are then encouraged to take leadership in the relationship, to ensure that they are able to get the most value from their experience.

Mentee application

The first round of matching is complete, but learners can join the program at any point in the year! Sign up using the form below.

DMP Mentee Application

Mentor application

Recruitment for clinician mentors is ongoing! Sign up using the form below.

DMP Mentor Application

Contact

Any further questions about the Diversity Mentorship Program can be directed to the Lead Coordinator, Mentorship and Special Projects via medicine.dmp@utoronto.ca.