By med students for premed students. Free advising and resources for all. Established 2020. Founding chapter of Med Mentors.
Med Mentors at UCLA is a group of over 300 DGSOM medical students who are eager to share advice and resources with premed students at UCLA and beyond. We partner with the UCLA Career Center, the DGSOM Office of Admissions, and the DGSOM Office of Outreach & Pathway Programs to host student panels, provide 1-on-1 advising, and distribute free resources to all premed students at UCLA and beyond.
04/30/2026
☕ COFFEE CHAT: May 21st ☕️
Join us on ✨Thursday, May 21st at 5 - 6 PM✨for an in-person coffee chat! This is a great opportunity for premed students to chat with med students and DGSOM admissions and outreach program representatives in a casual setting.
📍At the Career Center, Room 200, 2nd Floor!
🚨 Please RSVP at the link in our bio!
04/23/2026
Applying to medical school this cycle? Want personalized feedback on your personal statement, work and activities, or secondaries—completely free?
Med Mentors’ Application Essay Feedback Initiative (AEFI) connects you with current DGSOM medical students who volunteer their time to help applicants like you refine your essays and make your story stand out.
Get insider insight, strengthen your application, and take one step closer to that acceptance letter—all at no cost. Open to all applicants applying this 2026-2027 cycle, including non-UCLA students and alumni!
** Link is in our bio!
04/23/2026
Here is the blurb: Applying to medical school this cycle? Want personalized feedback on your personal statement, work and activities, or secondaries—completely free?
Med Mentors’ Application Essay Feedback Initiative (AEFI) connects you with current DGSOM medical students who volunteer their time to help applicants like you refine your essays and make your story stand out.
Get insider insight, strengthen your application, and take one step closer to that acceptance letter—all at no cost. Open to all applicants applying this 2026-2027 cycle, including non-UCLA students and alumni! Scan the QR code or visit the link in our bio!
04/20/2026
🩺MED MENTOR MONDAY- MS4 Reflections: Lessons Learned in Medical School🩺
Curious about the path to medical school? Join our MS4 Reflections Panel, where fourth-year medical students share honest insights from their journey—from preparing for the MCAT to completing clinical rotations and applying to residency through ERAS.🥼📖💛
🚨RSVP through the link in our bio!
04/08/2026
☕ VIRTUAL COFFEE CHAT: April 23rd ☕️
Join us on ✨Thursday, April 23rd at 5 - 6 PM✨for a Zoom coffee chat! This is a great opportunity for premed students to chat with med students and DGSOM admissions and outreach program representatives in a casual setting.
🚨 Please RSVP at the link in our bio! Zoom link will be sent out with RSVP.
03/31/2026
🥼MED MENTOR MONDAY- Our Paths to Medicine: Gap Years & Non-Trad Students🥼
Join us on April 6th on Zoom at 7pm! Hear from current med students at DGSOM about what they did during their gap years before medical school. 🧑🎓🔬💙
🤍Thank you all for joining us last week!
🚨RSVP through the link in our bio!
03/19/2026
✉️Med Mentor Monday: Building Your Team: How To Find Mentors and Ask for Letters of Recommendation✉️
Thank you for joining us last week! In our next meeting you will hear from current med students at DGSOM as they talk about how they found mentors in college, whether it was upperclassman, med students, faculty, physicians, and others! They’ll talk about how to maintain these mentorship relationships throughout (and even after) college and eventually how to choose letter writers and ask for letters of recommendation for med school applications.📝🤍
‼️RSVP through the link in our bio!
03/18/2026
🩺 PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVES: Psychiatry - March 24th at 7-8 PM on Zoom🩺
Hear from current residents and faculty on the experience of getting to med school, life as a psychiatric resident, and the importance of remaining wellness focused in every stage of training. 💙
RSVP link in bio!
03/03/2026
🧡MED MENTOR MONDAY- RESEARCH🧡
Curious about research and how it fits into the journey to medicine? Join us on March 9th on Zoom from 7-8pm, as current DGSOM medical students share how they explored research opportunities, what types of research they’ve been involved in, and how these experiences shaped their path to medical school. They’ll discuss getting started, finding mentors, and answer your questions about navigating research as a premed. 🔬🧬🧪
🚨RSVP through the link in our bio!
And a special thank you to everyone who joined us last week!🤍
02/26/2026
☕ COFFEE CHAT: March 12th ☕️
Join us on ✨Thursday, March 12th at 5 - 6 PM✨for an in-person coffee chat! This is a great opportunity for premed students to chat with med students and DGSOM admissions and outreach program representatives in a casual setting.
📍At the Career Center, Room 200, 2nd Floor!
🚨 Please RSVP at the link in our bio!
