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Hello Class of 2028, </div>
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AOA and GHHS are excited to launch a new mentorship program for the Class of 2028! This program is designed to connect you with an MS4 mentor who can provide specialty-specific or generalized guidance, answer questions, and share advice as you navigate your
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If you are interested in participating, please complete this short survey: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/CkqbgkHr7XUZHBMV6__;!!GobTDDpD7A!KDM4P7Czy7M9FxrpRbNW2GFGVAXbujmGBwLIaD9MR6rTpSjc1L3mhu_Mlt4r0U1wz_TMfYNTlBGngGNsGhqjESNcygpq4w$" id="OWA2239c908-9698-2d3a-23b7-3bd4710c6ff0" class="OWAAutoLink" originalsrc="https://forms.gle/CkqbgkHr7XUZHBMV6" data-auth="NotApplicable">
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We will do our best to thoughtfully match each student with a mentor based on your responses. While we can't guarantee every preference can be accommodated, your answers will help us create the best mentor-mentee pairings possible. </div>
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<b>Please complete the survey by 9/1/26</b>. <i>If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at willizac@upstate.edu. </i></div>
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We look forward to working with you and hope this program helps make your third year a little easier! </div>
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