Mentorship Programs

SNMA Mentorship Program Description

The SNMA (Student National Medical Association) Mentorship Program began as an initiative of the 2020 - 2021 SNMA eboard with the goal of providing underrepresented students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and GME the opportunity to choose a faculty mentor. Since then an inter-disciplinary team of students worked to continue leading the SNMA Mentorship Program and led the establishment of UMass LIGHT. 

We understand that mentorship & leadership development are essential parts of career development. We are hopeful that this initiative enables more underrepresented students to reach success in leadership roles as their careers grow.

The goal of the MSTP Mentorship Program is to nurture robust, positive relationships among UMass Chan MSTP program members and UMass Chan faculty. Our mission is to foster a variety of academic, clinical, and research opportunities for students to explore their interests as well as provide an avenue for students and faculty to develop professional relationships across the entirety of their MSTP career. Furthermore, our group is excited to facilitate the transition of incoming MSTP students to UMass Chan Medical School, to increase first year MSTP awareness of educational, research, and diverse MSTP opportunities, and to increase mentorship across classes. We believe that strong mentorship is essential in shaping students’ identities as clinician-scientists and for cultivating successful and enthusiastic MSTP community members.  

Here at UMass Chan Medical School, the America Medical Women’s Association seeks to advance women in medicine and improve outcomes by holding events throughout the year that foster collaboration between women physicians and medical students, provide training workshops, strive towards accessible opportunities and mentorship, and create uplifting community together. Our current E-board, Niharika Kareddy (T.H. Chan School of Medicine c/o 2024), Abigale Muise (T.H. Chan School of Medicine c/o 2024), Sashrika Saini (T.H. Chan School of Medicine c/o 2025), Nicole Mcguiggan (T.H. Chan School of Medicine c/o 2025, Ginige DaSilva (T.H. Chan School of Medicine c/o 2025, and Shivhamy Maheswaran (T.H. Chan School of Medicine c/o 2025 are excited to welcome and support new students in our community of AMWA and UMass LIGHT.