Training Early Academic Mentors (TEAM) Program
As a mentee in academia, we all hope for "good" mentors, but what does that mean and how can we learn to be a skilled mentor? Training Early Academic Mentors (TEAM) is a 1-year program that is offered by the Institute for Clinical Research Education and is designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and practice of mentoring among new mentors.
Eligibility
The program is open to individuals who:
- Are assistant or associate professors at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Are currently serving as research mentors to at least one trainee.
- Are committed to participating in program activities.
Expected Outcomes
By the end of the TEAM Program, you will have a "toolkit" of mentoring documents that will help articulate and clarify your mentoring styles and expectations. You will have knowledge of common mentoring challenges and mistakes and will be familiar with strategies to overcome and avoid them. This collection of materials and skills should lead to more productive and improved mentoring relationships.
Program Structure
After an initial half-day orientation, participants meet once a month for an hour. At these meetings, participants develop their mentoring skills and knowledge through a series of activities and opportunities to interact with and solicit advice from panels of experienced mentors and your peers.
The dates and times of meetings for the 2013-2014 year is as follows:
9:00am-12:00pm (optional lunch follows this meeting)
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Participants should commit to attending these sessions.
Materials
As part of the program, you will have the opportunity to customize, from our templates, documents that will help you work with your mentees, such as:
- Orientation pages.
- Contracts.
- Expectations.
- Milestones.
- Performance appraisals.
- Samples of grant proposals, manuscripts, posters, oral presentations, and articles about the preparation of these items for teaching purposes.
To access some of these materials, click here.
The program will help you write a mentoring strategic plan, will provide you with case studies on mentoring dilemmas, and will require you to read and discuss some articles about effective mentoring.
Application
Applications for the 2013-2014 year are currently being accepted until June 7th, 2013. To apply, please click here. If you have questions, please address them to Amber E. Barnato, MD, MPH, MS.
