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Interested In Becoming A RYSE MED Program Student Mentor?
Applications are closed for the 2024-2025 RYSE MED Cohort. Please check back for details on next year's program in February 2025.
The RYSE MED program aims to support students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in medicine and who face structural barriers to pursuing careers in healthcare and research. You can help by becoming a student mentor for our RYSE MED scholars!
2024 Student Mentor Responsibilities
Student mentors will start the program on June 3, 2024 to help with 8-10 hours of preparatory work. Once the summer immersion program starts, each student mentor will prepare for and facilitate one full day of program activities each week (approximately 12 hours per week).
Student mentor responsibilities include:
- Mentoring students who are earlier in their career path
- Facilitating youth participatory action research (YPAR), academic skills, leadership, advocacy, professionalism, and clinical lectures and workshops
- Coordinating and guiding discussions in mentoring circles
- Supporting high school scholars' health equity projects
Student mentors also benefit from other RYSE MED activities, such as shadowing, mentoring, clinical and research skills development, and more.
Student mentors will receive a $1,500 stipend for their work in the summer program. We have additional funding to support a limited number of full-time (40 hours per week) summer internships for undergraduate students interested in oncology careers or from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The full-time internship stipend will increase to $2,500 with some additional support for housing and travel costs. Please indicate your interest in this program option on the application.
In-person program activities will be held at Henry Ford Hospital (2799 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit MI 48202) and One Ford Place in Detroit.
Student Mentor Requirements
Those who meet the following criteria may apply:
| Undergraduate Student |
Health Professional Graduate Student |
Research Graduate Student |
|---|---|---|
*Students with cumulative or most recent semester GPAs between 2.5 and 3.0 will be considered case-by-case and must explain their current academic situation.* |
*Graduate and doctoral students on academic leave or probation are still encouraged to apply. Please provide additional context and explanation for the academic leave or probation in your application materials.* |
*Graduate and doctoral students on academic leave or probation are still encouraged to apply. Please provide additional context and explanation for the academic leave or probation in your application materials.* |
Applications are closed for the 2024-2025 RYSE MED Cohort. Please check back for details on next year's program in February 2025.
Student Mentor Key Dates
Student mentors will start on June 3 to help prepare for the RYSE MED high school scholars. The summer immersion program will run in person June 30 – August 9, 2024 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9AM to 5PM, with a few important exceptions noted below. Students should also be available on Mondays and Fridays throughout the program for self-directed activities such as shadowing, project work, mentoring circles, etc.
Exception: The program will be in session on Monday, July 1, to offset the July 4th holiday on Thursday.
Other mandatory activities that student mentors must attend include:
- Onboarding & Expectations Virtual Orientation: Week of April 29
- HFH Employee Virtual Orientation: Monday, June 3
- Student Mentor Prep Meetings: Once per week, June 3 – June 28, 5:30 – 7:00 PM (Time is subject to change.)
- In-person Program Welcome: Sunday, June 30 from 2-4 PM (Time of event is subject to change.)
- Closing Celebration: Friday, August 9 from 5-9 PM
Student mentors are encouraged to remain involved in the RYSE MED program throughout the academic year and beyond to continue mentoring and engagement with students and HFH mentoring staff and faculty.
Applications are closed for the 2024-2025 RYSE MED Cohort. Please check back for details on next year's program in February 2025.
Contact Us
Please contact us at hfmgodi@hfhs.org if you have any questions. Thank you again for your interest!