On this page you will find information about the Research Mentor Education program through the Office of Research and Graduate Education, tools from the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, and additional resources for mentors and mentees.
Mentorship Programs and Tools
Research Mentor Education
Research & Graduate Education has partnered with the School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Office of Education and Training (OET) in offering a formal research mentor education program.
This program meets the National Institutes of Health (NIH) mentor training requirements for institutional training grants effective January 2025. Register now for the Fall 2024 program.
Learn about this program that implements the Center for Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) curricula, as well as the Director of Research Mentor Education, Elia Tait Wojno, PhD, here.
ITHS Mentoring Tools
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences has a collection of tools for mentors and mentees.
A few are highlighted below, but visit their website to view all of the mentoring resources from ITHS if you are looking to grow in your mentorship roles or develop new mentor-mentee relationships.
Mentoring Checklist
Partnership Agreement
Handbook
Individual Mentoring Plan
Mentoring Styles Tool
Additional Resources
For Mentors
Mentorship Malpractice by Vineet Chopra, Dana Edelson, and Sanjay Saint
Collectors, Nighlights, and Allies, Oh My! White Mentors in the Academy by Marisela Martinez-Cola
Mentorship, Sponsorship, Coaching: How to make the most of these relationships by Barbara Goff, MD
Mentorship Pearls slides by Susan Reed, MD, MS, MPH
For Mentees
Making the most of mentors: A guide for mentees
Mentee Missteps: Tales from the Academic Trenches by Valerie Vaughn, Sanjay Saint, and Vineet Chopra
What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew by Vineet Chopra and Sanjay Saint
Managing Up as a Mentee by Beth Buffalo, PhD
Leadership Series Workshop: How to Be an Effective Mentor/Sponsor
How to Be an Effective Mentor or Sponsor slides by Nisha Bansal, MD, MAS and David Horne, MD, MPH
View the full workshop recording here
Materials
Communication style inventory
Mentoring compact example
Template – compact for developing shared expectations
Thrivecast: Essentials of Mentorship and Sponsorship
Episode 6: Essentials of Mentorship and Sponsorship
Dr. Barbara Goff (Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology) defines mentorship and sponsorship, how to participate effectively in both, and explains why these roles are essential to developing your professional career path.