MiMentor is a student-led non-profit org whosemission is to provide innovative and inclusivementorship opportunities to inspire the nextgeneration of diverse healthcare leaders. This project aims to identify factors that contributeto leadership identity formation among students that have participated in MiMentor leadership positions.
Currently, there are less than 3.8% of physicians in faculty leadership positions in Academic Medicine that identify as Latino/Hispanic. Latinx are the largest single racial/ethnic group in California at 39% and are expected to constitute nearly half of Californians by 2060, there is an urgency to diversify our healthcare workforce toimprove the health and future of our state.