Additional Opportunities

Research and Scholarship Activity Mentor

Students are eligible to participate in research and scholarship as extracurricular activities at any point in the curriculum, and may pursue credit-bearing research and scholarship during Phase 3. Faculty are responsible for guiding students through research and scholarship activities, which may include hypothesis-driven investigation, literature review, protocol and instrument development, data gathering and analysis, manuscript creation, among others. The Office of Research & Graduate Studies helps to promote research and scholarship opportunities to students and assists faculty with developing related electives. 

For questions, please contact:

Stanley R. Terlecky, Ph.D., 
Vice Dean of Research and Chair of Medical Sciences
Office of Research & Graduate Studies
ORGS@hmhn.org 

Physician Specialty Mentoring

Specialty mentors are practicing physicians with first-hand, in-depth/current knowledge of a specific field of medicine. Their primary responsibility is to help students make informed career decisions. Each student will be paired with one or more official Specialty Mentor(s) to assist in making the best specialty choice for their career goals and interests.  Students are expected to meet with their assigned mentors at least once every three months, although additional meetings can be requested as schedules permit. 

Specialty mentors also support their mentees through the development of their Phase 3 Plan and the residency application process.  Mentors are a required reviewer of their mentees Phase 3 Plan.

For  questions, please contact:

Lindsey Dedow, Psy.D., 
Assistant Dean of Advising, Student Affairs & Wellbeing
lindsey.dedow@hmhn.org 

Shadowing

(Observational initial clinical exposure for student in your office; limited time commitment)
Shadowing involves observing doctor-patient interactions and medical procedures and is used to inform and support career planning activities. A student may observe for a few hours to observe a particular procedure or return to observe the same physician over a brief period. Such experiences may turn into mentoring relationships, which are broader and consist of meetings and conversations outside of clinical practice. Shadowing includes no hands-on interaction or patient activities (beyond a verbal introduction).

Shadowing arrangements are coordinated between the faculty and the student. A physician must have a faculty appointment in order to host students for shadowing. No shadowing is permitted during curricular time.

For  questions, please contact:

Lindsey Dedow, Psy.D., 
Assistant Dean of Advising, Student Affairs & Wellbeing
lindsey.dedow@hmhn.org 

Admissions Committee Interviewing

(Sept - Feb) 
Interviewing medical students for admissions involves about 30 min - 1 hour of prep time to go over an applicant file, along with 30 minutes of a virtual interview.  The interviews can be scheduled for whenever you have time, including weekends and evenings.  The number of interviews are subject to your scheduling and availability.  

For  questions, please contact:

SOMAdmissions@hmsom.edu  or
katharine.clouser@hmsom.edu 

Student Clubs

Check back soon for opportunities within SOM student clubs