Health Mentors Program: Accepting Applications!

UBC’s Health Mentors program needs volunteers who live with a chronic illness, or who are caregivers, to share their healthcare expertise.

The program starts in September 2024 and runs until May 2025. Mentors should live in the lower mainland and be interested in working with small groups of students. We are also recruiting a few mentors from Vancouver Island and Northern BC, to participate either by Zoom or face to face sessions.

Here’s what students say about the program:

“I learned that many illnesses are invisible or atypical, which can make it difficult for patients to connect with their support network and for healthcare workers to offer the help they need. I also learned that interprofessional programs like this work! It was wonderful working with students from other programs and comparing the differences in culture.” Occupational Therapy Student

Help more students participate in this transformative learning opportunity. For more information on the Health Mentors Program and to apply, please see our website.