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Pre-Med Pair Up

Pre-Med Pair Up (PMPU) is a medical mentorship project that pairs pre-medical students with medical student mentors. Within these pairs, a welcoming environment is created and encourages pre-medical students to seek guidance and to prepare for application into medical school without fear of judgment. We welcome all pre-med students, even those who have never heard of MCW or stepped foot in Wisconsin, to fill out our survey because the best people to learn about the medical school application process from are current medical students who just went through it!

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Join Pre-Med Pair Up

So you want to be a doctor?

Join Pre-Med Pair Up and learn how to navigate your undergraduate career as pre-medical students from across the country and prepare for a future in medicine by partnering with medical students at MCW.

Program Summary:

  • Who: Pre-medical students and current medical students.
  • What: A big sib / little sib program that connects pre-medical students with medical students in a professional, one-on-one mentorship.
  • Where: Virtual, phone, and/or in person as determined by individual partner groups.
  • When: September through May. Check-in times as determined by individual partner groups.
  • Why: Mentorship is a huge part of being in the medical field. It’s helpful, insightful and fun!

Complete the survey

Recommendations for Pre-Med Students

Prepare for application into medical school by reviewing our recommended steps by undergraduate year:

Tips for Mentors

A list of topics that guide the mentorship process and encompass the application process, getting to know MCW, and transitioning to medical school.

View PMPU Program Tips for Mentors (PDF)

Volunteer Resource Lists

All volunteer experiences, whether health-related or not, are valuable and encouraged when applying to medical school and other graduate level programs. Select opportunities that you are genuinely interested in and willing to invest time in. Limit yourself to only a few. It is important to be able to talk about these during your interviews.

Contact Information

PMPU was founded in 2015 by medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin: Karen Thompson, Alexandria Ponkratz, and Margaret Gallagher, in collaboration with undergraduate student liaisons Elainna Jentz (UW-Oshkosh) and Sharie Madhusudhana (Marquette), under the guidance of prior faculty mentor Nicole St. Clair, MD.

General Inquries

PMPU@mcw.edu

PMPU Leadership Team

Aisa Longnecker and Denise Mohl, Co-Presidents

Faculty Mentor

Jane Machi, MD

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