Last December, NIH announced a $500 million, 10-year program aimed at boosting the number of young minority scientists and improving mentoring for minority researchers.
Clinical and biomedical research infrastructure, in addition to training in research regulatory processes, procurement and finance management, communication skills and information technology, were highlighted as high priority areas for strategic interventions to improve mentoring within doctoral training of clinician scientists.
Faculty members at your institution with more experience could organize the workshop with the aim of improving mentoring skills.
With this in mind, I interviewed several postdocs and graduate students about their experiences with mentors, their thoughts on how to improve mentoring, and their definition of a successful mentor.
Commitments to improving funding structures and attitudes toward research must change to improve mentoring outcomes across a range of social determinants of health for Indigenous Australians.
The publication highlights ways to improve mentoring skills and provides examples of good and poor mentoring, including a sample form to help evaluate faculty members.
In addition, the city will significantly improve mentoring and professional development programs, with the clear aim of helping teachers learn and master the craft.
Time Out: Policy Training Can Improve Mentoring.
" There is need to encourage initiation of mentor-mentee relationships", "Provide opportunities for professional interaction to share skills in mentorship, learn from others and improve mentoring skills", "The college teachers should encourage the juniors to pick interest in career development".
Themes covered in the mentee's questionnaire included status of current mentor-mentee relationships, challenges faced and possible solutions to improve mentor mentee relationships.
