Mentor conversations

One honest conversation can make the path feel possible.

College students exploring medicine can speak with physicians in any specialty. Medical students exploring radiology are matched with radiology residents, fellows, or radiologists. Every conversation is free.

Individual conversations

Student-led questions

Volunteer mentors

Always free

How it works

Tell us what you need

Students choose the medicine or radiology path and share the question they most want help navigating.

We look for alignment

We match the student’s path with a volunteer’s field, experience, interests, and availability. A match is not guaranteed.

Both people opt in

If there may be a fit, we contact each person before arranging a focused one-on-one conversation.

A focused conversation

Guidance, not gatekeeping.

College students can ask about pursuing medicine, medical training, and life in a specialty. Medical students can ask radiology-specific questions about the work, early exposure, training, and specialty fit.

This is an educational mentorship effort, not medical advice, admissions counseling, or a residency-application review service.

Students must be 18 or older. Never share patient information. Submitted information is handled confidentially, and identifying details will not be published without permission.

Student request

What would make your next step clearer?

Open to college students exploring medicine and medical students exploring radiology, especially those without a built-in network.

New-platform note: Volunteer availability is currently limited. One-on-one conversations will be offered whenever possible; some requests may instead be invited to a small-group call or group meeting.

Full name

Email for follow-up

Used only to follow up about this request.

College, medical school, or institution

What are you exploring?

Current stage

Access to a radiology department

What would you most like to understand?

A few quick baseline questions

These take about one minute and help us understand whether the platform is useful.

Before today, how much exposure have you had to radiology?

What is your main concern about exploring radiology further?

I understand what the training and day-to-day work in radiology involve.

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

I feel clear about whether radiology may fit my interests, strengths, and priorities.

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

I know a realistic next step I can take to explore radiology.

1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree

How did you hear about Radiology From Zero?

I am 18 or older and agree to be contacted about a possible mentor conversation. I understand a match is not guaranteed.

Confidentiality: Information submitted here is handled confidentially. Identifying details will not be published without permission.

Please do not include patient information or other sensitive personal information. Contact details are shared only after both people agree to connect.