Welcome to the ACMM Application Portal!
Dear mentors and mentees, welcome to our mentoring scheme this coming year.
This is our 7th year of helping African Caribbean prospective medical and dental students achieve their
dreams with mentoring on a 1 to 1 basis during the course of UCAS applications. ACMM
started after identifying the need to have more black students represented in medical school
and therefore within the profession. On our journey into and during medical school, we found
a lack of support for black students, combined with a lack of representation within the field.
This was backed up by various statistics that demonstrate our under representation and
attainment gap in Medicine and Dentistry. We therefore co-founded ACMM to help further
the chances of prospective black and mixed African and Caribbean students into medical
school, to realise the potential of these students and to encourage future applicants to think
about a career in medicine.
What does the ACMM mentoring scheme involve?
As a mentor you will be matched with one mentee, who you will support for a year – from
June 2026 until June of 2027 You will support your mentee in their medical/dental school
application by providing help and advice on entrance exams, personal statements and
hopefully interview preparation. We will try and match you with a mentee who has similar
personal characteristics to you in order to make the mentoring relationship as beneficial as
possible. You will commit to monthly contact as a bare minimum, but we encourage you to
tailor this mentoring relationship to suit the needs of both the mentor and mentee.
How ACMM will support mentors and mentees:
- Bespoke events for our mentoring community
- Provision of interview and personal statement guides to support your mentee
- Having a dedicated mentoring team who are on hand to contact with any issues that may arise during the mentoring programme
- Monthly emails reminding you to contact your mentor/mentee, with relevant topics to guide discussions
- A mentor guide to further understand your role as a mentor
- A mentee checklist to ensure your mentee has covered all the key parts of the application process
- A bespoke mentor and mentee induction at the beginning of the scheme to ensure you are best equipped for the scheme
You can contact us at any time through the following avenues:
- Twitter/X: @acmedicalmentor
- LinkedIn: African Caribbean Medical Mentors
- Instagram and Tiktok: @acmedicalmentors
- Email: saskia@acmedicalmentors.co.uk and solape@acmedicalmentors.co.uk
- Website: www.acmedicalmentors.co.uk
Thank you for your interest in ACMM.
Please note that we will only accept one application per an applicant. ACMM applications are very competitive so prior to submission please ensure questions are answered and all details are accurate. If you are interested our schemes or just want to find out more please go to our website.