ADOPT-A-STUDENT - EARLY MENTORING IN FAMILY MEDICINE

Increasing dissatisfaction with traditional medical school curricula i n the United States and the increasing desire to expose medical studen ts early to physicians at work in the realistic community setting led to our development of an 8-week summer program at the University of Lo uisville, School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medic ine. The background development and results of this mentoring program, Adopt-A-Student, are described. Survey responses of participating stu dents and mentors, from 1991 to 1993, indicate the value of the progra m early in medical education.