Medical students mentor secondary school students
Medical students based in Mildura are taking part in a mentoring program for secondary school students. The program will launch in second semester, with preliminary contact and secondary student identification now taking place.
The Year 3 students currently in Mildura have committed to providing mentoring in various subjects to assist Year 10 to Year 12 secondary students, either one-on-one or for groups of no more than three at a time. The subjects offered are Maths Methods, Biology, Physics, English, Chemistry or History, but the medical students will consider other requests.
The 10 Monash students are primarily aiming this project at students who demonstrate an interest in medicine or rural health, but who might not otherwise have the confidence or finances to access private tutoring.
Year 3 student Emma Sturm said: “It is a chance to foster good relationships [with] outreach into the community and to share some of our experience with the younger generation (of students.)”