Buckeye Med Mentors

Intro Meeting

Mission Statement: About the Organization

“Buckeye Med Mentors is a student-led organization that aims to create a network of aspiring healthcare professionals…The main focus of the group is to provide mentorship throughout all stages of the pre-med path and, in particular, support undergraduates who come from underrepresented populations in medicine with limited access to the healthcare field. We will do so through long-term mentor-mentee relationships and regular events that expose students to a variety of medical student perspectives…”

Meet the Advisor

Dr. Sorabh Khandelwal, MD

Faculty Advisor

Emergency Medicine

Residency Program Director

Meet the Med Exec Board

Evan Bernard

President

Vice President of Mentorship

Austin Buskirk

Vice President of Events

Ananya Uliyar

Vice President of Communications

Mason Williams

Meet the Med Exec Board

Sandy Han

Wesley Schwind

Treasurer

Secretary

Neel Agarwal

DEI Chair

Meet the Undergrad Exec Board

Julianne Johnson

Alyssa Frajter

Co- President

Co-President

Vice President of Mentorship

Lea Landin

Meet the Undergrad Exec Board

Misha Ahuja

Onik Chanda

Secretary

Treasurer

Abby Di-Nardo

Vice President of Events

Erica Chen

DEI Chair

Meet the Medical Student Exec Board

Amy Zhang

Joys Annika David

Andrew Nielsen

President

Co-Vice President

Events

Co-Vice President

Mentorship

Meet the Medical Student Exec Board

Ella Troy

Altan Turkoglu

Treasurer

Secretary

Meet the Medical Student Exec Board

Dheevena Bachu

Tarik Taoufik

Communications

DEI Chair

Meet the Undergrad Exec Board

Karlyn Buchaus

Julianne Johnson

Alyssa Frajter

President

Co-Vice President

Events

Co-Vice President

Mentorship

Nick DeGroff

Aaron Gao

Secretary

Treasurer

Goals: Mentorship

Longitudinal Mentorship

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• Provide advice about the application process and the mentee’s professional goals in healthcare
• One medical student will be paired up with one or more pre-med student(s)
• 2X Semester Check-Ins: Monthly “themes” + brief reflection
• Optional Meet-&-Greet Events

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Last Semester

This Year

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• Mentor-mentee Mixer
• 85 pairs
• End of school year premed/application prep
• ASPIRE X Med Mentor mentorship

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• Med student panels
• Exploration of healthcare
• Career & research development
• Application/Interview workshops
• Centralized OSU-specific pre-med resources
• Open to ideas!

Admissions Cycle

May

June

August

Nov / Dec

Jan

Feb

March

April

MCAT

AMCAS Application Submission Opens

Secondaries Received

Casper/Preview

(Optional)

Interviews begin

Primary/Secondary Application Deadlines

Update Letters

(Optional)

Choosing a Medical School

Letters of Recommendation

Med Mentors Timeline

May

June

August

Nov / Dec

Jan

Feb

March

April

MCAT

AMCAS Application Submission Opens

Secondaries Received

Casper/Preview

(Optional)

Interviews begin

Primary/Secondary Application Deadlines

Update Letters

(Optional)

Choosing a Medical School

Primary Workshops

Secondary Info Session

Intro to Casper/Preview

Mock Interviews

Pair Mentors/Mentees

Update Letter Workshop

Understanding Admissions Cycle

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MCAT Hindsight

Intro to Med Programs

Considerations to Choosing a Medical School

Letters of Recommendation

Pair ASPIRE Mentors/Mentees

Mentor-Mentee Mixers

Last year

Built our Med and Undergrad Boards

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Mentor and Mentee Pairs: 67 matches

(53 mentors, 67 mentees)

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Events

Medical Student Q & A

• Medcoll 2000 & 2022 Undergraduate Courses

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Primary Application Information Session and Q & A

Mentor-Mentee Mixer

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ASPIRE x Med Mentor Event and Mentorship

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Thank you mentorship committee!!! 🙌 🎉

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Last year

Thank you for everyone that participated!

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We will be sending out a reflection form for last year.

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• Check in to ensure match was successful or mitigate an unsuccessful match

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• Check base about feelings/opinions regarding the mentorship pairing/events

go.osu.edu/mentor-mentee-eval-form

Current Engagement & Future Directions

• Medcoll 2000 & 2022 Undergraduate Courses
• Honors & Scholars Programs
• Undergraduate Science Course Recruitment
• Undergraduate Org. Partnerships/Recruitment
• Undergraduate Medical Fraternity & Sorority (PhiDE, DOK)
• Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Women in Surgery

Why you should join

• Real-world impact on real-world pre-meds

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• OSU is a big, scary place and you can make it less scary/intimidating

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• We were in their shoes not long ago. When you’re freaking out about medical school, you can put into perspective how far you’ve come

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• You already have all of the knowledge you need to guide them, so we don’t have to train you. We don’t claim to be admissions experts, but you are the expert on your own experience.

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If your response is…

I’m pumped about mentoring the next generation of medical students. Sign me up!

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I’m interested and would love to help, but

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Consider signing up for a mentee�

Expectations

• Meet 2x a semester (individually or at events)
• Fill out semester reflection form
• Give constructive feedback and be an encouraging mentor

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• I’m not sure about the time commitment (*it’s not that much really)
• mentorship is not high on my priority list

Consider participating in workshops, medical student panels, or mixers

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• YOU choose how much and when you’re involved

…and if you’re super passionate about mentorship, consider BOTH

If your response is…

I’m pumped about mentoring the next generation of medical students. Sign me up!

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I’m interested and would love to help, but

• I’m not sure about the time commitment (*it’s not that much really)
• mentorship is not high on my priority list

Upcoming Dates

• Mentor Form due - September 17th�
• Meet your mentor/Mentor Mixer Events - September 24th

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• Leadership (E-Board) Elections/Turnover - December

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• Other events!

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How to get involved

Attendance!!

• Sign up to be a Med Mentor!
• Participate in workshop events
• Join our GroupMe (go.osu.edu/bmm_groupme)
• Let us know your involvement interest�

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We’re super grateful for your help!

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Questions??

Email: buckeyemedmentors@osumc.edu

Instagram: @buckeyemedmentors

*Sponsored by College of Medicine student life