Taking a Targeted Approach to Closing the Healthcare Education Diversity Gap, One Mentee at a Time
Our Mission
In 2015, about 11% of US medical school graduates were Black, African American, Hispanic, or Latino. In 1974, after the close of the Civil Rights Era, the numbers were nearly identical. The goal of PrIMES is to change this by increasing ethnic and racial diversity in the medical fields through a targeted, data-oriented approach to formal, near-peer mentoring. Our free program identifies students from racial and ethnic demographics underrepresented in medicine (URiM) and pairs them with current medical students or young physicians who mentor them through the challenging process of becoming a medical doctor. Using the PrIMES system, the pairs progress through a year-long curriculum that is individualized to each Mentee's unique barriers and challenges to successfully applying and matriculating to medical school.
“Of course, the one-on-one mentorship with my physician Mentor has been the most valuable and fundamental part of my experience in PrIMES.
My Mentor has strengthened my confidence as a pre-M.D./Ph.D. student and provided me with the insight necessary to get through my journey of getting into medical school.”
- Hannah Bethel (PrIMES Mentee)
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