PROGRAM
Healthcare Career Mentorship Program
To nurture a younger generation of compassionate and empathetic healthcare providers, the Tzu Chi Collegiate Association (TCCA) Northeast Region is offering current college students early exposure to the healthcare industry by connecting them with a mentor in the field of healthcare. The program runs year-round.
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Program Goals
To nurture a future healthcare workforce that is prepared through early exposure, supported through personalized mentorship, and inspired to serve with compassion and empathy through community engagement and interactive seminars.
How It Works
Mentees must complete 40 hours of community engagement in different areas. They must also attend 70% of the seminars offered throughout the year in order to receive shadowing, research, or internship opportunities that provide unique insight into the field of healthcare.
Mentees must meet with mentors (in the method of their choosing) at least once a month or on their mutually agreed upon frequency. Regular meetings ensure mentees gain more knowledge of their mentor’s specialization and incorporate the guidance and lessons shared by their mentor into their career of choice.
Program Cycle
The program runs from November to July of the next year, followed by an additional two months of shadowing, research, or internship opportunities for qualified mentees. Enrollment begins in September.
- Exposure to the healthcare industry as college student
- Activities to grow your empathy and compassion
- Community engagement (including 20 club hours and 20 hours of community service)
- Networking opportunities with peers and professionals
- Mentorship by experienced healthcare professionals

Testimonials
Presenting Partners

TCCA Northeast Region

TCCA
Boston

TCCA Columbia University

TCCA
Cornell University

TCCA Fordham University

TCCA
New York
City

TCCA
New York University

TCCA
Stony Brook University
Challenge Start and End Dates
October 16, 2021 – November 13, 2021
What You’ll Be Doing
Personal Effort:
Use the Cred. mobile app to select 1-3 actions that you want to work on every day for 30 days, and document your progress in the app.
#SustainableLiving action items will be related to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):






If you choose #EatRainbow action, you will be receiving different actions every day to try a fun and healthy plant-based diet designed by our food experts with years of experience in the nutrition world.
Group Support:
Join a weekly 45-minute live webinar to learn about the group’s progress, learn from guest speakers, and interact with other participants. Recordings will be available for anyone who cannot meet our schedule.
Webinar Schedules:
Webinar Schedules in US time zone (please convert to your local time accordingly)
October 16, 9:00 pm – 9:45 pm ET / 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm PT
Onboarding
October 23, 9:00 pm – 9:45 pm ET / 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm PT
Connect, Reflect and Learn
October 30, 9:00 pm – 9:45 pm ET / 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm PT
Connect, Reflect and Learn
November 6, 9:00 pm ET – 9:45 pm ET / 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm PT
Connect, Reflect and Learn
November 13, 9:00 pm ET – 9:45 pm ET / 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm PT
Celebration
Presenting Partners

Debby Darwin
President of Youth Foundation

Brian Brown
President of Youth Foundation

Catherine Cool
President of Youth Foundation
Who Is Eligible?
We welcome anyone over the age of 15. Bring a friend and double the impact.
Join as a Participant
RSVP with the form below. You will receive an email with further instructions for downloading the mobile app and creating a user account. (Please check your inbox for the incoming message.)
Whether you’re a college club, high school club, social influencers, NGO or individual, we invite you to help spread the word on social media. We also encourage you to host side events to help increase the impact of this 30 day challenge. Check out the toolkit for useful content on collaboration.
Questions?
Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]
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Previous Challenge Highlights
In early 2021, we hosted a 30-day well-being challenge to support physical, mental, and spiritual health and combat the impacts of COVID-19. Participants from 11 different countries completed a total of 2,503 actions to promote the 3rd Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), Good Health and Wellbeing.
These deeds include:





To learn more about the UN’s 3rd SDG, please visit: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal3

To learn more about the UN’s 3rd SDG,