Mentoring early-career colleagues and trainees in biomedical research can be energizing and deeply rewarding, especially within the unique dynamics of the lab.
Entering Mentoring, a four-session workshop designed for principal investigators and others who mentor trainees in the biomedical sciences, offers evidence-based, interactive training that engages mentors in collective problem-solving and connects them with resources that can help them optimize their mentoring practices.
The online workshop series begins Aug. 1 and runs every Friday in August, from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET.
Who should attend?
The series is ideal for principal investigators and other mentors who:
- Wish to take a systematic, process-based approach toward mentoring
- Would like to open their labs to doctoral students enrolled in the Indiana BioMedical Gateway (IBMG) program
- Would enjoy building community with other mentors across the IU School of Medicine
Why should you attend?
The Entering Mentoring curriculum was initially developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (with financial support from the National Institutes of Health) and has been customized for the Indiana University School of Medicine community. It covers topics like:
- Aligning expectations with mentees
- Articulating your mentoring philosophy and plan
- Assessing understanding
- Cultivating ethical behavior
- Enhancing work-life integration
- Fostering independence and well-being
- Maintaining effective communication
- Promoting mentee research self-efficacy and professional development
- and more
Participants will engage with peers and facilitators while experimenting with various mentoring methods and discussing solutions to mentoring dilemmas. Mentors will walk away with an intellectual framework for mentoring, as well as a toolbox of strategies to use when faced with challenging mentoring situations.
“I have been facilitating this program since 2017, and I leave every session having learned a new approach to mentoring,” said Tara Hobson, PhD, director of faculty development at Indiana University School of Medicine and facilitator of the Enhancing Your Scientific Career programs. “When people come and are open to sharing their experiences and they participate in discussion and dialog, they really drive it. They’re not being lectured at. It’s really a great time.”
Registration and attendance
Workshops are held from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET on Fridays, Aug. 1, 8, 15 and 22. Plan to attend all four sessions in the series. Certificates will be awarded to those who complete the series.
