Mentoring in Medicine

The mission of Mentoring in Medicine and Science, Inc.  is to increase the presence of underrepresented healthcare professionals through mentorship, career exposure and leadership development.

Mentoring in Medicine (MIM), Inc. was founded in 2006 in New York by three physicians and an educator. It has since expanded to the San Francisco Bay Area with plans for continued growth to other major urban centers in the coming years. Recognizing the struggles they endured pursuing careers as professionals, the founders wanted to create a strong support network for underrepresented students. The founders could readily identify with the obstacles students face when pursuing professional careers. The most important factor they remembered was the key role mentors played in helping them reach their goals. With a focus on mentorship, MIM was born.

MIMS participants have the opportunity to obtain clinical experiences in the ACMC – Highland Emergency Department, shadow mentors in patient care settings, interact with residents and staff, and forge connections with leaders in the health care setting.

Goals:

  • Expose students to a variety of health care professionals of color to serve as role models and to ignite an interest in health careers.
  • Obtain measurable increases in health care literacy for students and caregivers.
  • Increase the number of academic faculty in Medical, Nursing and Physician Assistant Programs through mentorship of junior faculty and Young health care professionals.
  • Create a pipeline “process” that will address health care workforce diversity by creating a seamless system of mentorship, science enrichment and leadership development that is reproducible.

Jocelyn Freeman Garrick, MD MS, FACEP
MIM Co-Founder
President MIMS-CA

Berenice Perez, MD, FACEP
MIMS Internship Coordinator

Denae Reed, PA-C
MIMS Mentor Coordinator

Owen Garrick, MD, MBA
MIMS Treasurer

Nate Irvin, MD
MIMS Health Care Profession Student Coordinator

Nelly Gonzales
MIMS Program Coordinator

Abby Cajudo
Healthy Ambassador Program Coordinator

Mentoring in Medicine and Science, Inc
810 Clay Street, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94607
Ph: (510) 355-8127
Fax: (510) 225-2502
E-mail: mentoringinmedicine@gmail.com