Diversity Mentorship Program
DMP mentor sign-ups for the 2026-27 cycle are now open! Please see links below.
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:
- Strengthened access to support for career planning
- 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.
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
Mentee applications will officially open on Wednesday September 16, 2026. Check back here, or put your name on the mentorship interest form to be notified when the application is live!
Mentor application
Recruitment for clinician mentors is open! Sign up using the form below before Monday September 14, 2026.
Contact
Any further questions about the Diversity Mentorship Program can be directed to the Lead Coordinator, Mentorship and Special Projects via ola.programming@utoronto.ca.
Resources
Equity in the rehab sciences
Occupational sciences & occupational therapy
- Advancing reconciliation in scholarship of occupational therapy and Indigenous Peoples’ health (journal article)
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists: Equity and Justice (webpage)
- College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario: Culture, Equity & Justice in Occupational Therapy Practice (webpage)
- Developing an Anti-Racist Practice in Occupational Therapy: Guidance for the Occupational Therapist (journal article)
- Occupational (Therapy's) Possibilities: A Queer Reflection on the Tangled Threads of Oppression and Our Collective Liberation (journal article)
Physical therapy
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Addressing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Health in Physical Therapy Education
- Beyond a Statement of Support: Changing the Culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Physical Therapy
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College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) (webpage)
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Code of Ethical Conduct (webpage)
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Communication Standard (webpage)
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Duty of Care Standard (webpage)
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Challenging power and unearned privilege in physiotherapy: lessons from Africa
- Exploring Mentorship from the Perspective of Physiotherapy Mentors in Canada
- 'I learned more than from any lecture' - Indigenous place and space for teaching Indigenous health to physiotherapy students
- Perspectives of Racialized Physiotherapists in Canada on Their Experiences with Racism in the Physiotherapy Profession
Speech-language pathology
- College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at CASLPO (webpage)
- Vision, Statements, and Publications (webpage)
- First Nations English dialects in Canada : Implications for speech-language pathology: Indigenous and Colonial Languages: Implications for Speech-Language Pathology Research and Practice (journal article)
- Increasing African American Student Success in Speech-Language Pathology Programs (journal article)
- Perceptions of Racism Among Graduate Students of Color in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (journal article)
- Speech-Language Pathologists' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Populations (journal article)