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Mentee to medical-student mentor
501(c)(3) nonprofit · Peer mentorship
The climb into medicine is steep.
No one should make it alone.
MedRise Mentors pairs premed students with medical students who stood exactly where they are now — one step ahead on the same trail. Free presentations, individual mentorship, and clear guidance for the students who need it most.
48 medical-student mentorsActive on 4 campusesStudents reached across 9 states
Watch our story
Meet MedRise Mentors.
A closer look at who we are, why we exist, and how peer mentorship helps students rise into medicine.
Why we exist
Talent is everywhere. The map to medicine isn't.
The path into medicine rewards insider knowledge — which experiences count, how to read an application cycle, what a competitive story looks like. Students without connections in medicine too often navigate it blind, piecing together conflicting advice from forums like Reddit and Student Doctor Network.
MedRise Mentors removes those barriers with the people best positioned to help: medical students who walked the same road a few years earlier, and remember exactly how it felt.
No student should have to figure this journey out alone.
$0
Cost to every student, always
Every
stage
stage
High school through undergrad applicants
A colleague
Someone who works with you, not for you
What we do
Two ways we help students rise.
MedRise Mentors delivers engaging presentations to schools and pairs students one-on-one with medical-student mentors — backed by free resources for every step.
Engaging presentations
We visit high schools and universities to demystify the premed path — personal statements, extracurriculars, interviews, and what a competitive application really takes.
1:1 longitudinal mentorship
Every mentee is paired with a medical-student mentor for ongoing, personal guidance through the whole journey — not a one-time chat.
Application guidance
From building your extracurricular profile to interview prep and a compelling personal statement — practical help where it counts most.
Free resources
A growing library of vetted guides for premeds and medical students — open to everyone, at no cost.
A national mentor network
48 medical-student mentors from institutions across the country, so students from all backgrounds find guidance that fits their journey.
Mentor-matching platform Coming soon
We're building a platform to make matching, shared goals, and roadmaps even easier — launching soon.
How mentorship works
From first question to white coat.
Four steps to a mentor who's been there — and stays with you through the whole journey.
01
Apply in minutes
Tell us where you are — first-year undecided, gap-year applicant, or anywhere between. A short form is all it takes to start.
02
Get matched with intention
We pair you with a medical-student mentor by goals, background, and interests — someone who was recently in your seat.
03
Meet your mentor
Start with a conversation. Ask the questions the forums can't answer, and map out your next steps together.
04
Rise, together
Longitudinal support through coursework, the MCAT, applications, and interviews — all the way to the acceptance letter.
Our framework
Mentorship with a method: RISE
Every MedRise Mentors match runs on the same four commitments — the difference between a name on a list and a mentor who shows up.
R
Relationships
Peer mentor connections built on trust, not transactions — mentors who genuinely remember the climb.
I
Insight
Lived, current guidance from students inside the process today — not advice from a decade ago.
S
Support
Structured, longitudinal mentorship that stays with you between milestones.
E
Empowerment
The confidence and clarity to own your path — and one day, to reach back and pull someone up.
Where we are
Chapters taking root — with reach that's already national.
MedRise Mentors chapters plant peer mentorship where it's needed most, while our presentations and mentors reach students far beyond campus.
Active chapter
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
Active chapter
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Active chapter
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
Active chapter
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
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Find your place on the trail.
Free forever
Premed students
Find your mentor
Get paired with a medical student who's walked your path and wants to see you make it. No cost, no catch.
Apply as a mentee →Medical & gap-year students
Become a mentor
Give a few hours a month and change a trajectory. The guidance you wish you'd had is what someone needs right now.
Apply as a mentor →Schools & supporters
Bring us to your school
Invite MedRise Mentors to present, or start a chapter on your campus. We're a registered 501(c)(3).
Get in touchWant to support the mission? Contact us →
Someone climbed this trail just ahead of you.
Let them show you the way. Getting matched is free, and takes about five minutes.