Abstract
Oakland University William Beaumont - Hispanic Newcomer Outreach mentoring program offers medical students the opportunity to mentor local Hispanic teenagers. Here, we describe the experience of two medical students in the program with their mentees. Through the weekly phone calls and weekend activities, their relationships strengthened and the mentors learned invaluable lessons about the effects of socioeconomic status, gender roles, and culture that could not be learned from a classroom. This program helped shape their ever-evolving cultural humility, which highlights the importance of long-term, meaningful experiences with people from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds in medical education.
Highlights
Dana’s mentee, Arianna*, is 12 years old and the eldest daughter with three younger siblings
The nuances of gender roles within a culture are an integral part of identity that can have a long-lasting influence on education and career opportunities.[5]
While acknowledging the variability in gender roles within Western culture, our parents had similar expectations for all their children. This dichotomy in gender roles was observed, potentially due to cultural expectations, it cannot be extrapolated to all Mexican families due to the significant variability within their culture.[5]
Summary
Dana’s mentee, Arianna*, is 12 years old and the eldest daughter with three younger siblings. The nuances of gender roles within a culture are an integral part of identity that can have a long-lasting influence on education and career opportunities.[5] Some of the differences in gender roles between our families and our mentees’ were evident in Arianna’s experiences. Developing close relationships with our mentees allowed us to deepen our own cultural humility.
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