Accepting applications on a rolling-basis until October 2nd.

The Ryan Séguin Peer Support Program is designed to complement the mental health services currently available for medical students at the Faculty of Medicine. It builds on the relationships between medical students and their expertise in understanding medical school challenges.

We strive to improve medical student help-seeking behaviours, reduce stigma and provide non-judgemental, accessible, and confidential peer support from trained students.

Application Process:
We are looking for student peer supporters from any cohort to join our program. Please see the role description for more information (Peer Supporter Description).

*Please note - this application is only for NEW peer supporters. Returning peer supporters will be contacted separately.

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1. Full Name (Required.)

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2. uOttawa email (Required.)

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3. Stream (Required.)

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4. Why do you want to be a peer supporter? (Max. 200 words - 2-3 sentences) (Required.)

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5. What does mental health mean to you and/or what are some things you do to take care of your own mental health? (Max. 200 words - 2-3 sentences) (Required.)

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6. The recommended time commitment for this role is 3 hrs/week, with an additional 1 hr/month to fill out a monthly peer-support form. Will you be able to commit this time? (Required.)

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7. There are 3 mandatory training sessions for all new/incoming peer supporters: 2 virtual sessions during the week of Nov 2nd-6th and 1 in person session November 9th. Exact time is TBA but will likely be around 6-8pm on each day. Will you be able to make it to all three of these sessions?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these training dates please let us know at uottawa.medpeers@gmail.com (Required.)

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