Suggested goals for mentoring pre-med students
At a recent workshop, the following topics were suggested for pre-med student mentoring:
- Role of physician
- Why be a physician
- Why do they wish to be a physician
- How achievable is the goal of being a doctor
- Expectations of being a doctor:
- Work loads
- Call
- Enumeration
- Gender issues related to profession
- Later influences re: occupation
- Advantages and disadvantages of different forms of medical training
- Devotion of training
- Sacrifices re. occupation vs. family