iLEAD

iLEAD stands for Inspiring Leadership in Equity, Accessibility and Diversity. Born out of conversations amongst a group of first-year medical learners whose identities have unfortunately limited opportunities for career exploration and advancement, this mentorship program was put in place to support our fellow classmates and incoming medical students who are part of equity-deserving groups by leveling the playing field. Currently, there is no existing peer-to-peer support program within the University of Toronto MD Program for equity-deserving groups. iLEAD is a pilot mentorship program to help fill this critical gap.

The iLEAD Mentorship Program is a two-tier longitudinal opportunity that connects:

Incoming first year medical students in the 2029 (2T9) class with current students to help navigate academics, career exploration, research opportunities, health and wellbeing, and finances in the MD Program.

Current upper year medical students in the 2T8, 2T7 and 2T6 classes with resident physicians to provide insight into specialty decision making, applying to CaRMS, and their experience in their selected residency program.