TY - JOUR AU - Mahmood, Hamza AU - Zheng, Katina AU - Elias, Sarah AU - Sheriff, Laura AU - Endres, Kaitlin AU - Rouhani, Soroush AU - Malhi, Gurpreet AU - Khamisa, Karima PY - 2021/01/20 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Implementation and evaluation of “I-Guide,” a pilot near-peer Internal Medicine mentorship program JF - Canadian Medical Education Journal JA - Can. Med. Ed. J VL - 12 IS - 2 SE - You Should Try This DO - 10.36834/cmej.70315 UR - https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/70315 SP - e100-e102 AB - <p><strong>Implication Statement</strong></p><p>An Internal Medicine (IM) specific, near-peer mentorship program was initiated at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) in 2017. Medical students were paired with IM resident mentors in an effort to improve career decision-making. Additionally, residents had the opportunity to formally teach mentees various high-yield IM topics. Program evaluation was completed using data from three participant cohorts, and showed that the program had a positive impact on students’ career decision making. Given the program’s&nbsp;flexible nature and ease of implementation, it is well suited for adaptation at other institutions.</p> ER -