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</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Weβre excited to invite you to join our
<b>Pre-Health Mentoring Program</b>! </span></div>
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<p class="paragraph" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>What is the Mentoring Program?</b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The Pre-Health Mentoring program is a virtual mentoring program offered from the UC Merced Department of Medical Education each Fall (September-December) and Spring (February-May)
semesters. UC Merced pre-health students meet in group settings with a health professional mentor in 60-minute sessions 3-4 times per semester. These semi-structured sessions allow mentors and students to engage in asking questions, partake in activities,
receive support, and learn about / explore health career opportunities. </span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Why participate?</b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Students will be able to gain valuable skills, mentorship, and professional connections. </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-color: white;">You
will also receive support with your transition to college and into a health-oriented career. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Want to learn more?</b></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">π <b>To learn more, please watch:
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Passcode: t5=2ve05" data-outlook-id="785ed921-6e64-4a6d-8871-a6475be6dd36" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215); text-align: left;">Pre-Health
Mentoring Program Orientation Video</a></span></div>
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<p class="paragraph" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>How to join:</b> </span></p>
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<b>Sign up here: </b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 120, 215); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=o-nf9HjKmEm3p-bQaS6s5jh7yDctxMpEvY9rxGhdzi9UMjBQUFRLVkg5RUNTNUo0OUM4NjBHWVgyRy4u" title="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=o-nf9HjKmEm3p-bQaS6s5jh7yDctxMpEvY9rxGhdzi9UMjBQUFRLVkg5RUNTNUo0OUM4NjBHWVgyRy4u" data-outlook-id="8b67c0ef-f556-4a76-8a28-f9cee4ca3d12" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">Pre-Health
Mentoring Sign-Ups</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Registration will be first come, first served.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Final deadline to register:</b> Thursday, September 18 at 5:00 PM.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If you are unable to match with a mentor this semester, we will share additional mentoring opportunities next semester.</span></div>
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you have any questions, please send them to </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 120, 212); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><a href="mailto:mededmentors@ucmerced.edu" class="ms-outlook-linkify" data-outlook-id="ee5520b3-f9d1-40f7-81a1-25d4cadc90a9" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mededmentors@ucmerced.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. </span></p>
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