Peer mentor
iLEAD Mentorship Program
Pairs you with an upper-year MD student who can support you in navigating barriers, the hidden curriculum, and the practical realities of medical school. Run by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity.
Sometimes the question you're carrying isn't a search-engine question. It's a "did anyone else feel this way?" question. The students below have offered to be reached out to, with the kinds of context they're most able to speak to honestly. None of them are paid; none of them are obligated. Be respectful with their time, but don't hesitate to write.
Beyond the people listed below, the Faculty runs structured mentorship programs that pair you with peers or clinicians. The two below were the first ones advertised to last year's incoming class — the email landed on July 17. Other programs exist and open later in the year (the wellness office, individual academies, and equity-focused communities all run their own); these are just the two you'll see first. Dates listed are last year's — watch your inbox for this year's deadlines.
Peer mentor
Pairs you with an upper-year MD student who can support you in navigating barriers, the hidden curriculum, and the practical realities of medical school. Run by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity.
Faculty mentor
Connects you with a clinical faculty member who can support you on matters related to identity, academics, or career direction. Mentee applications open in the Fall.
Every mentor's card is tagged with the contexts they've offered to speak to. These aren't labels they identify by — they're topics they're willing to talk about because they've lived them. Match the tag to the conversation you want to have.
Background
Identity
Circumstance
Each card lists who they are, what they've offered to talk about, and how to reach them. Read the full blurb before reaching out — it'll help you frame your message.
A short personal blurb — 2–4 sentences in their own voice. What they wish they'd known, what they're willing to talk about, anything that makes it feel like a real person rather than a directory entry.
@uoft.ca · ask via FeedbackPersonal blurb — career change, what made them decide to apply, how they wrote about non-medical experience in their personal statement.
Contact via FeedbackPersonal blurb — finding community as a racialized student, navigating bursaries and the Faculty's financial support.
Contact via FeedbackPersonal blurb — being out in clinical settings, building community in the cohort.
Contact via FeedbackPersonal blurb — accommodations process, what worked, what didn't.
Contact via FeedbackPersonal blurb — visa logistics, UHIP, finances as an international student.
Contact via FeedbackPersonal blurb — schedule logistics, childcare during clerkship, surviving the early years.
Contact via FeedbackPersonal blurb — what made the difference, who to reach out to, how to ask for help when you don't have a roadmap.
Contact via FeedbackMost of us got into medical school because someone gave us their time. If you're a current MD student or alum and you're willing to be reached out to — even occasionally — submit a card through Feedback. Include the tags you'd want, a 2–4 sentence blurb in your own voice, and how you'd like to be contacted (email, Discord, anonymous via the guide). You can ask to be removed at any time.
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