Mentorship Goals
Research

• To help members access potential projects
• We are looking for people with active research projects who would be willing to take on MSR members as potential assistants or co-investigators.

Networking/ Business

• More and more physicians are becoming politically active and business oriented.
• Whether its help with residency programs, new healthcare businesses, or politics we can use your help/advise.

Speaking

• We are always in search of charismatic and dynamic speakers especially in the South Asian community.
• Topics range from healthcare informatics to domestic violence in South Asian families.
• The national conference provides a great stage to captivate and motivate listeners.
• Past speakers have used a variety of formats from traditional didactic sessions, to moderated panel discussions with break out sessions.

General Advice

• Many don't know what questions to ask.
• This service will provide basic fundamental principles from the importance of research in gaining a pediatric residency position to signing an HMO contract.

Shadowing

• Geared towards 3rd and 4th year medical students, who are rarely exposed to many medical specialties
• Provides students with the opportunity to learn more about a specific fields

Internships/externships

• As medical students graduate from foreign medical schools, their opportunities to practice in the US are becoming more limited each year.
• We are looking for opportunities to help foreign graduates obtain experience.

Housing

• Students and residents routinely travel across the country for a variety of reasons ranging from away electives to residency program interviews.
• We need help in providing inexpensive housing options, which can vary from 1 night to an entire month.

If there are any other areas that you may feel will benefit the MSR or YPS sections please feel free to contact us so we may be able to implement your ideas.