SPA Alliance Peer Mentor Program

MENTEE Information

Support FOR students BY students

  Peer mentoring is a mutual way of learning and allowing both participants to develop transferable skills that will help them during their

time at FDU School of Pharmacy and beyond.

  For mentees, the program provides a great source of support from someone who is a few steps ahead in their student pharmacist career.

Benefits to Mentees

 Gain practical advice, encouragement and support

 Learn from the experiences of others

 Increase social and academic confidence

 Become more empowered to make decisions

 Develop communication, study and personal skills

 Develop strategies for dealing with both personal and academic issues

 Identify goals and establish a sense of direction

 Gain valuable insight into the next semester

Transition Mentoring

  Transition mentoring is for new first year students. New student might be new to the area, living away from home for the first time, or returning to education as a mature student.

Having the support of a current student, who remembers what it was like for them when they started pharmacy

school can help new students to settle in quickly and make the most of their time here at FDU.

Mentors can provide their Mentees with support on:

  Finding services on campus

  Making friends and getting involved with activities

  Getting to grips with the University processes

  Dealing with the "culture shock" of a new environment

  Shopping and budgeting

  Finding out about transportation and getting around

  Finding things to do and places of interest

  Achieving a good life/study balance

  Coursework

How to communicate with your Mentor

  E-mail

  Face to face chat

  Phone calls

  Text messaging

  Skype or FaceTime

  Facebook or other social networking sites

  Notecards

Every Mentor is required to attend 2

events with their mentees per semester

whether it be a school event, lunch, or

studying together.

Confidentiality

 Information shared between SPA Alliance Mentors and Mentees will be kept confidential, except in cases where it is necessary to report upwards to a professional of higher authority.

Questions?