The Filipino Mentorship Program pairs a health field professional and a college student interested in a particular health field. Mentors help guide the student towards their career goal by many avenues which can include shadowing, fielding questions, and correspondence by email or phone. Every student benefits because each student receives wisdom from the experiences the mentors went through in reaching their goals.
Students can avoid the pitfalls the mentors experienced.
The students who will benefit the most will be younger students because they have more time to explore, undertake a few internships, and grow so they can narrow their career choices. But, students who are nearing the end of their degrees still benefit greatly from the program because they know what questions to ask by narrowing their career choices. Med Sci A, which is also the UC Davis Medical School.