Become a Mentor, Coach, or Campus Champion

Mentors serve as an additional layer of support for CURE scholars as they learn about careers in healthcare at CURE. CURE Mentors actively participate in after-school hands on STEM activities, career exploration events and interactive presentations to guide scholars as they navigate their career interests.

With a 1:1 mentor-to-scholar ratio, mentors cultivate relationships with their scholar to:

• Open doors to expose scholars to science-related experiences as well as professional networks of people and businesses that may become important career connections.
• Offer guidance and advice to help scholars explore experiences while navigating through middle school, high school, the college application processes, and through college.
• Offer hands-on and innovative ways to excite scholars about science and health care career options.
• Provide support and encouragement that will inspire scholars to move beyond their current realm of knowledge to reach higher goals, broader aspirations, and greater dreams.
• Become a part of the scholars’ network of support that truly cares about the scholars’ health, education, and well-being.

Mentors can choose to participate in one or all of the following:

• After-school component
• Saturday tutoring component
• Summer enrichment component

Also consider becoming a flex mentor (designed for professionals with greater constraints on their time) or a lead mentor (paid internship; see Lead Mentor Application).

A minimum of a one-year commitment is necessary to be considered for mentorship. A minimum of two in-person mentoring sessions is required per month. All mentors are screened and trained by nationally acclaimed training agencies. 

Mentors can be UMB graduate students, professional school students, faculty, staff, neighboring university students and staff, or alumni; business professionals, community leaders, or community volunteers. Mentors can serve in the capacity of tutor, activity planner, workshop presenter, life-skills coach, and/or general supporter.

• Mentor commitment
• Cultivating relationships
• Ongoing trauma training
• Impact of race and poverty
• Mentor/mentee matching
• Parameters of mentoring/risk management
• Utilizing the support team and case managers
• Scheduling/documenting hours, activities, and referrals
• Exposing and inspiring scholars to study STEM and health care
• Ongoing support and assessments