About us

The Summer Mentorship Program (SMP) gives high school students who self-identify as Indigenous or Black African, Black Caribbean, Black North American, multi-racial students who have and identify with their Black ancestry a chance to explore health sciences at the University of Toronto over four weeks in July.

Students get the opportunity to explore health science education and careers through hands-on activities, experiments, lectures, and special projects. They will learn from and connect to a variety of health science faculty, professionals, and students and enjoy valuable mentoring experiences from a variety of professionals.