Mentors

  • Provide guidance to the student in their service opportunity search
  • Meet with the student in person once per semester to reflectively discuss volunteer experiences and impact
  • Assist the student in creating a service project plan that enhances existing services and/or fulfills a service need
  • Provide email correspondence to the student during the year as they work through their track experiences (volunteer, clinical and elective)

Student Responsibilities/Timeline

Year One
  • Explore your interests through elective courses--(CHO I, II, III) or Global Health Electives (Global Health Issues I, II and Global Health Seminar), Reproductive and Gynecological Health Seminar, or Clinical Skills for Responding to Sexual Violence (enrollment in at least one elective during the preclinical phase is strongly recommended)
  • Apply for the track (due by end of spring semester)
  • Meet with track director to discuss volunteer experiences, track requirements and mentor search
  • Begin volunteer service
  • Consider summer service work through MECO, Global Health Program, Proteus, or relevant research

Year Two
  • Continue volunteer service
  • Continue/Complete elective experiences
  • Continue clinical experiences
  • Complete a yearly reflection (due in January)
  • Establish a mentor and meet to discuss volunteer experiences, possible project focus, and overall goals with the track (due by May 1)

Year Three
  • Continue volunteer service
  • Continue mentor meetings
  • Continue/Complete elective experiences
  • Continue/Complete clinical experiences
  • Complete a yearly reflection
  • Begin working with an agency/organization in the community to identify a need that your Capstone Project can aim to meet

Year Four
  • Final capstone project proposal due to SDT council for approval (due July 15; feedback and resubmittion possible)
  • Notification of "on track" for graduation with SDT for MSPE letters (September)
  • Fulfill Capstone Project proposal plan
  • Complete volunteer service hours and reflections
  • Complete mentor meetings
  • Complete clinical and elective experiences
  • Complete a yearly reflection
  • Final Capstone Project paper due to SDT council (due March 15)
  • Director notifies Registrar of Service Distinction (April)
  • Capstone Project presentations (May, typiclly week before graduation)