Mentorship Opportunity: PULSE

PULSE is a national educational organization dedicated to breaking barriers to medical education for premed students. With mentorship at the heart of its program, PULSE connects aspiring medical professionals with experienced physicians. Its mission is to empower students from all walks of life, including first-generation college students, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ identifying students, and those from underserved areas or other marginalized groups.

Students are matched with a physician mentor specializing in a field of interest. The mentorship program offers flexible scheduling, allowing students to connect with their mentor virtually or in-person. Over the course of 3-4 months, students will have at least 3 facilitated sessions to learn about their mentor’s career journey and discuss relevant topics.

The application for the Fall 2025 cycle is open until January 31st. Learn more here, or email pulse.programinfo@gmail.com with questions.

Summer Opportunity: Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health Internship

Since 2016, the Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health has hosted a competitive summer internship for rising senior undergraduates interested in the growing field of global mental health.

Students participating in the Summer Internship Program will participate in a variety of didactic, career, and professional development seminars and will receive mentorship from 1-3 faculty members engaged in varied global mental health research and training initiatives. Through experiential learning, students will engage in research through placement-based global mental health projects that will be assigned according to their interests and project availability prior to the start of the internship. Additionally, students will gain exposure to networking within the healthcare research environment and develop the skills to apply an equity-informed lens into global mental health research and implementation.

The summer internship typically starts in June and runs for 8 weeks, with students attending daily seminar sessions and working on their assigned projects from Monday through Thursday. More information available here; eligible students may apply for funding via BBIP.