There are a wide range of on-campus opportunities to find and be a mentor. Check them out below...
General Mentorship Opportunities across UCSF
UCSF Connect
- Visit UCSFConnect and you can search for alumni, fellow student and postdocs, UCSF staff and faculty who have specifically clicked that they were open to serving as a mentor, answering questions about their career path and sharing contacts.
- Login with your UCSF id!
- UCSFConnect is a collaboration between Alumni Affairs and OCPD.
UCSF “First Generation Mentorship Program”
- Lead: Tiffany Lam
First Gen Career Champions Recognition Program
- Lead: Anna Reeves
UCSF wide mentorship programs from L&OD
- Contact: Chuck
Graduate Division Mentorship Opportunities
Postdoctoral Scholars Associations opportunities to mentor for PhDs
SOD Mentorship Programs
Student Professionalism and Ethics RCO (SPEA at UCSF)
- Contact: Audrey Hsieh
- Linktree
- This year’s mentorship program mentee application
Fraternity Bigs & Littles + Academic Chairs (clinical & didactic mentorship, professional development, alumni connections)
D1 and D2 Research Fellowship
Peer Tutor Program
- Contact: Learner Success Center
- UCSF SOD Peer Tutoring Program
UCSF Hispanic Student Dental Association
- Contacts (Academic Chairs): Michelle Martinez and Evelyn Silvas
- students can inquire with Academic Chairs regarding mentor/mentee workshops designed to help guide D1 and D2's through their clinical training
SOM Mentorship Programs
1st year/2nd year: Big sib/Little sib
Andy I. Choi Mentoring Program at the UCSF Center for AIDS Research
- For medical students seeking AIDS research mentorship.
- Contact: Jonathan Fuchs
Dermatology Interest Group Near-Peer Mentorship
- Contact: Alina Feng
- 2024-2025 signup form link coming soon
Neurosurgery Near-Peer Mentorship Program
- Contact: Satvir Saggi
- 2023-24 signup form link
OBGYN Near-Peer Mentorship program
Pathology Near-Peer Mentorship program (annual application closes in October)
Pediatrics Near-Peer Mentorship program
- Contact: Elizabeth Li
- Mentor/Mentee Interest Form
- For medical students to mentor pre-meds in the Central Valley.
- Contact: Amritpal Singh
Psychiatry Near-Peer Mentorship program
Radiology Near-Peer Mentorship program
SON Mentorship programs
Midwifery Mentoring and Belonging Program
Contact Email: [email protected]
MS X Mentorship Initiative
MS X Mentorship initiative is an opt-in opportunity to expand your academic circle. SON facilitators connect current first year students with second year students and second year students with grads, expanding the network of mentors and mentees to facilitate a community of peer support as you continue your journey at UCSF - and beyond! Submit the questionnaire and get connected.
Contact your specialty representative for questions related to your track's MS X Mentorship.
- AG-PCNP Thao-Vy Nguyen
- AG-CNS Aean Peattie
- FNP Leanna Castro
- HPPH Temitope Ojomo
- PMHNP Jacob Virtusio
SOP Mentorship Programs
Phamli mentorship programs (pharmacy students and undergrads)
Contact: Madeline Lequang (P2) and Marsha Li (P2)
Kappa Psi bigs and littles (P2s and P1s)
Contact: Elizabeth Nguyen (P2) and Janeene Yeh (P2)
Phi Delta Chi bigs and littles (P2s and P1s) - mentorship program
Contact: Arnav Rastogi (P2)
Phi Lambda Sigma
Contact: Timothy Kein (P3)
Phi Lambda Sigma Facebook page
California Pharmacist's Association (associated with the student chapter of APhA - American Pharmacist's Association) mentorship program (pharmacists and pharmacy students)
Contact: Vicki Tran (P2)
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy mentorship program (pharmacists and pharmacy students) - managed care/industry
Contact: Alissa Zhao (P2)
Pediatric Pharmacy Association mentorship program (pharmacists and pharmacy students) - pediatrics
Contact: Anastasia Tentoglou (P2)
Pediatric Pharmacy Association Instagram page
Oncology Pharmacists Organization (OPA) - Oncology
Contact: Shenghung Huang (P2)
Student College of Clinical Pharmacy mentorship program (pharmacists and pharmacy students)
Contact: Cindy Nguyen (P2)
California Society of Health System Pharmacists mentorship program (pharmacists and pharmacy students)
Contact: Mackenzie Lee (P2)
Physical Therapy
UCSF Healthlink (High School Mentorship Program)
Contact: Zakiyyah Winston, Class of 2026 SOM
SFSU Pursue (Undergraduate Mentorship Program)
Contact: Christian Vivero, Physical Therapist
No Website or Link Associated. If you are interested in this program, email Christian Vivero or Kayla Katzman
