Mentorship is a valuable part of all learners' personal and professional development. The Office of Learner Affairs (OLA) can be a resource to help connect you with peer or clinical mentors to support your goals and help build your community. This support is available to all learners supported by OLA.
For questions on finding a mentor, program development, or about any of the opportunities on this webpage, please email medicine.dmp@utoronto.ca.
OLA Learner Mentorship Database
The OLA Learner Mentorship Database aims to strengthen awareness of existing learner mentorship opportunities. It includes extracurricular formal programs, informal connection sources (e.g., lists, event series) and summer opportunities.
(filterable Excel document; U of T login required) Last updated: March 2025
The opportunities listed here is based on an environmental scan of Temerty Medicine educational programs, departments and divisions, along with TAHSN hospital sites and Canadian professional associations of the U of T clinical specialties.
Please note there are many curriculum-embedded opportunities for mentorship, along with opportunities available in provincial, American, and international professional associations. Due to volume these groups were not included in the environmental scan, but learners can connect with the Lead Coordinator, Mentorship & Special Projects to learn more about mentoring opportunities in particular specialties.
For inquiries, updates or additions to the OLA Learner Mentorship Database, please email medicine.dmp@utoronto.ca.
Equity mentorship
We support the administration of two equity mentorship programs. The Office of Inclusion & Diversity serves as an advisory support to these programs, along with being available as a resource to all mentee and mentor participants.
The DMP is a professional mentorship program which aims to connect Temerty Medicine medical (MD, PGY1-2) or clinical rehab (PT, OT, SLP) learners from minoritized groups to clinical mentors who are able to support in their personal and professional growth.
Minoritized learners may join for either or both outcomes below:
Strengthened access to networks and opportunities for career planning
Increased sense of belonging and support in relation to their social identity
The first round of matching is complete. If you are interested in joining as a mentee, there are a limited number of mentors available. Kindly fill out the application, and the program coordinator will be in touch.
iLEAD stands forInspiring Leadership in Equity, Accessibility and Diversity. This is a two-tier longitudinal peer mentorship opportunity that connects
incoming first year medical students in the 2029 (2T9) class with upper year MD students, and
current upper year medical students with resident physicians.
The first round of matching is complete. If you are interested in joining as a mentee, there are a limited number of mentors available. Kindly fill out the application, and the program coordinator will be in touch.
