“There's always something to talk about!” The unexpected benefits of a Canadian virtual diversity mentorship program

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“…Shmon and team wrote, Taking the PULSE mentorship program “virtual”: reflections by the program coordinators 27 as a response to Li et al’s article, There’s always something to talk about!” The unexpected benefits of a Canadian virtual diversity mentorship program . 28 They reflected on the in-person and virtual hybridization of the PULSE program due to COVID-19 and how it affected students over the past two years.…”

“…The unexpected benefits of a Canadian virtual diversity mentorship program. 28 They reflected on the in-person and virtual hybridization of the PULSE program due to COVID-19 and how it affected students over the past two years.…”

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“…"There's always something to talk about!" The unexpected benefits of going virtual in a Canadian diversity mentorship program by Ming Li and team 16 described some of the benefits uncovered from switching to an online format for their diversity mentorship program. For example, one-toone online mentorship meetings from the comfort of one's own setting allowed for a safe space and a more relaxed experience.…”

Taking the PULSE mentorship program “virtual”: reflections by the program coordinators

“…We read with interest Li et al’s 1 article on creating hybrid (i.e., in-person/virtual) near-peer mentorship (NPM) programs for medical students. Peers United in Leadership & Skills Enhancement (PULSE) is a popular NPM program at the University of Saskatchewan, 2 which had to undergo hybridization during the pandemic.…”