Supporting Student Success in the First Year: Peer Mentorship in the Classroom

The HealthAid Network:
Supporting Health Students
in their First Year
For more information, please contact:
Martha Rogers
Auroosa Kazmi
[email protected]
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Or visit:
HealthAid Website http://healthaid.info.yorku.ca/
AIF Healthid Project http://aifprojects.yorku.ca/projects/healthaid-2012-13/
YouTube Video
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