The Community of Support program exists as a collaborative initiative with the goal of increasing the number of students that are Indigenous, Black, Filipino, Latin American, economically disadvantaged, non-traditional (ie mature students) or who self-identify with having a disability in Temerty Medicine’s MD program, and in medical school in general.
Being a member of the Community of Support will provide you with access to numerous opportunities including the Research Application Support Initiative (RASI):
- Providing information/workshops on how to create a good academic CV, professionalism in communicatingwith principal investigators and characteristics of a good referee.
- One-to-one mentorship to help them develop research CVs and apply for research roles, graduate applications, and applications for thesis.
- A limited number of paid research roles
Tags: Co-curricular Unpaid
Offered: Fall/Winter/Summer
By: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Student Eligibility Requirements:
The Community of Support program supports prospective health professions students who are Indigenous, Black, Filipino, socioeconomically disadvantaged, or who identify as having a disability.
Availability: All Years
Research Type(s): Research Skills Training
Location: On-Campus
Hours Involved: Dependent on how you choose to engage with the Community of Support.
Application Required: Yes