Our Mission
We provide Temerty Faculty of Medicine graduate students with mental health and wellness support and resources via educational seminars and peer mentorship. There are three pillars to our mission:
- Peer Mentorship: GPSN aims to provide graduate students (mentees) with mental wellness-oriented, on-demand peer mentorship to help mentees navigate their wellness concerns and relevant mental health resources available at the University of Toronto. GPSN will recruit and train a directory of volunteer graduate students equipped to provide safe, reliable and non-judgemental support. Mentors will then be matched with mentees on the basis of mentor areas of expertise/training and mentee requests submitted through a secure intake website. It should be noted that peer mentors are not counsellors or health care providers, but are a source of emotional support for mentees and a bridge to gaining professional and academic support when needed.
- Graduate Student Life Seminar Series: GPSN aims to provide graduate students with perspectives and tools to overcome tentative challenges through a formal seminar series. The series comprises of monthly seminars in which the foci will alternate between (i) graduate life and (ii) physical exercise.
- Research and Advocacy: GPSN will collaborate with University of Toronto Faculty, academic programs and non-academic groups to survey the mental health and wellness needs of graduate students and advocate for any associated changes at the administrative level. GPSN will also disseminate mental health and wellness resources widely to Faculty of Medicine graduate students un-contingent on student participation in the GPSN Peer Mentorship or Seminar Series programming.
Meet our Team
Our Funding
Our Affiliations
- Department of Immunology
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Institute of Medical Science
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Join our Team!
We are looking for creative and dedicated candidates to join our team for the following positions:
- Ambassadors to support our Research & Advocacy efforts, and our Mentorship Program
- Treasurer
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Apply here!