PRISM

PRISM Components

Reflection
Each month students are given prompts for a reflective essay.

Readings
Students choose an article to read or a video to watch, each month.

Faculty Mentoring groups
Students meet in mentoring groups for one hour each month and meet individually with their mentor during the academic year.

Career Development
Guidance on career choice begins in the M1 year and progresses through the M2 year. The M3 year curriculum focuses on preparing students for the residency application process from preparing curriculum vitae to navigating the match program

PRISM Goal

• Guide personal development through self-awareness, role modeling, and support
• Provide a safe environment to foster personal reflection
• Promote self-care and wellness
• Encourage team building and problem solving strategies
• Assist in career development

PRISM Components

• Reflection
• Readings
• Interactive Lectures
• Faculty Mentoring Groups
• OUWB Connect
• Career Development

Mentor Requirements/Benefits

• Beaumont Health Physician
• OUWB Faculty
• Able to attend monthly sessions on Tuesday afternoons (M1 year) Thursday afternoons (M2 year) and Friday afternoons (M3 year)

Faculty Mentor Time Commitment

• Monthly PRISM sessions (3 hours each)
• Respond to student reflections
• Group activity 
• Yearly one-on-one meetings with mentees
• Two-hour summer training session
• PRISM Orientation, the White Coat Ceremony (M1 year only)
• Match Day, and Commencement

To view lists of previous PRISM mentors, please contact ksmith5@oakland.edu.

Group Mentor: Molly Austin, M.D.

Group Mentor: Sulaiman Bharwani, M.D.

Group Mentor: Abdulrahman Effendi, M.D.

Group Mentor: Julie Price, M.D.

Group Mentor: Rachel Rohde, M.D.

Group Mentor: Anthony Stallion, M.D.

Group Mentor: Varsha Karamchandani, M.D. (not pictured)

The A-Team
Group Mentor: Zeynep Alpay-Savasan, M.D.

Banooni's Goonies
Group Mentor: Andrew Banooni, M.D.

Dabroskis vs. Everybody
Group Mentor: Edward Dabrowski, M.D.

Fa-kihpin' It Real
Group Mentor: Mona Fakih, D.O.

School of Salman
Group Mentor: Bassel Salman, M.D.

Sulich Squad
Group Mentor: Andrew Sulich, M.D.

Borsch-keys to Success
Group Mentor: Frank Borschke, M.D.

Grey's Hannatomy
Group Mentor: Michel Hanna, M.D.

King Jafri
Group Mentor: Mohammad Jafri, M.D.

Khan't Touch This
Group Mentor: Abdul-Majid Khan, M.D.

Wizards of Waz
Group Mentor: Rebecca Wasvary, M.D.

In it Tugether

Group Mentor: John Tu, M.D.

Rohde’s Scholars

Group Mentor: Rachel Rohde, M.D.

Straight Outta O'Dowd

Group Mentor: Elizabeth Leleszi, M.D.

The Toddfather

Group Mentor: Brett Todd M.D.

Young and Restless

Group Mentor: Alan Silverman, D.O. (not pictured)