Pathways to Medicine (P2M) is a Health Professions Program initiative for Dartmouth pre-health students to be supported in, and to engage in, the mission to close gaps, reduce under-representation in medicine, and enhance the equity of healthcare delivery. P2M provides opportunities for students passionate to learn about equity, build community, and have support for success in their aspirations. Pathways Scholars, a P2M program is a cohort community of peers and mentors who themselves are passionate physicians, public health officials, and leaders in closing gaps in healthcare and medicine. 

Pathways to Medicine and Pathways Scholars were developed by HPP staff, students, and alumni that believe in the following:

• Fostering a positive community among pre-health students through experiential learning activities outside of the classroom.
• Nurturing a spirit of optimism about one's abilities, attributes, and assets regardless of background.
• Encouraging students through mentorship and reassurance that they are "not going through it alone."
• Increasing performance outcomes in sciences and pre-health courses through academic workshops.
• Exposing students to health-related careers and alternate paths to health professions schools.
• Creating opportunities for academic support and mentorship from upper-class peers, Geisel students, and Dartmouth alumni in the medical field, particularly those from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.

The Pathways to Medicine Committee (HPP Staff and Pathways to Medicine interns) accomplished these goals by organizing various opportunities each term, such as community dinners, workshops focused on academic success and strategies, and guest speakers to share their journey as a health professional — for all pre-health students.