PreDoc Program Components
| Program component | Description |
|---|---|
| Senior mentor | Physician faculty at the University of Rochester who meets at least twice yearly with student, helps set up shadowing experiences, provides professional development guidance, and serves as a resource for professional letters of recommendation |
| Junior mentor | Medical student at the University of Rochester who meets 2–4 times yearly with student, provides professional development guidance and information about medical school applications. |
| Shadowing experiences | Students are provided 3–4 shadowing experiences per year with their senior mentor as well as other physicians at the University. |
| Large group meetings | Opportunities for the whole group to get together with program leadership, go over professional development topics, meet with panels of medical students and physicians, and participate in problem-based learning cases. |
| Individual clinical project | Individual project related to patient-care or a medical condition. |