Our story
Health Mentors began with a gap seen up close: students with the ability to serve their communities often had no one nearby who could explain how to get there.
While working around health-care disparities in tribal and rural communities, John saw how geography compounds a quieter problem. Students may see the need in their community, but not the steps between where they are and a career that lets them meet it.
The answer is often a person who can describe the path honestly: a nurse, physician, PA, pharmacist, therapist, researcher, public-health professional, or someone in another part of health care.
A clear path should not depend on geography or family connections.
Health Mentors makes those people easier to find and facilitates one introduction. The mentor decides whether to reply, and any relationship continues naturally over email.
The team
Founder · Physician and health-care entrepreneur
John is an emergency physician, attorney, educator, and health-care entrepreneur. His work founding Tribal Health grew from witnessing severe care disparities in Indian Country. Health Mentors carries that experience into a practical idea: access to a guide should not depend on geography or family connections.
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Co-founder · Product and technology
Nicholas leads the product and technology behind Health Mentors. He is building a small, honest directory that helps students discover real people and make a thoughtful first introduction.
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