Mentorship Webinar: Dental School Resume
Watch our new Mentorship Webinar by DIDM’s sDr. Luma Chenyi for expert advice on creating a resume that shines.
sDr. Luma Cheny is a champion for health equity and representation in oral health professions, serving as an officer on the Founding Board of Directors for Diversity in Dentistry Mentorships, Inc. As the Vice President and Programming Chair, she ensures mentees receive valuable guidance and develops curriculum to help them gain acceptance into dental school. Currently a dental student at Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso in the MPH/DMD program, Luma is an active member of SNDA, ADG, ASDA, and ADEA, and helped establish the SNDA Chapter at her school, which won five awards in its first year. Additionally, she is a dedicated mother to three boys.
Chapters
0:00 Mentorship Webinar: Dental School Resume
00:03: Intro
01:00: Intro to topic: how to maintain momentum while in dental school
02:16: While you-’re in dental school, what else do you need to do?
04:19: Finding extracurriculars
06:28: How do you stay involved in a way that is not only academic, but goes beyond that?
06:58: How do you avoid burnout while being involved in dental school?
9:24 What are some tips you have to speak to getting out of burnout, if you’ve reached that point.
14:55 How to build your resume while in dental school
15:35: Community outreach
20:33: Is research necessary to apply to dental school?
23:03: What do you think added to your success of getting into dental school?
26:19 Advice from sDr. Linda Benson
27:27 Advice from sDr. Isaiah Lewis
28:40 Additional advice from Dr. Hishaw
31:48: Is there a limit to the number of clubs?
33:23 How do you take part in upcoming summits?
35:00 Leadership and involvement
36:47 Tips from Dr. Glavash
39:00 Additional advice from Dr. Hishaw
44:06 Recap of webinar discussion
46:31: Dr. Hishaw on using chatGPT
49:20: How to become a mentor
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