Educational Challenge

For those medical students who are passionate about health for everyone no matter who they are, it can be challenging to find the ‘global’ path in the medical education landscape.

Not all medical school curricula provide the resources and opportunities that prepare future physicians to work as global citizens who advocate for the health of all people. While keen students and faculty are working tirelessly to build diverse and open-minded curriculums across Canada, many medical students are still left to fend for themselves as they search for a career path in global health.

How We Fill the Gap

The Global Health Mentorship Project (GHMP) is a not-for-profit project that attempts to address the global health education shortcomings in our curriculum.

The project links Canadian medical students and global health development professionals in mentor-mentee relationships. The pair communicates over email, the phone, or in person. In return for the time staff spend mentoring students, the mentees can volunteer their time to something that may add value to the mentor’s organization and contribute to their own experiential education, such as a literature review, survey, or research. The GHMP is the only project of its kind in Canada, and has received worldwide acclaim.