Advancing Faculty Mentoring Practices Workshop
January 3, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles
On behalf of the Graduate Programs in Bioscience at UCLA and the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in a mentor development workshop to support your efforts in building diverse future scientist.
Overview
This workshop is for faculty seeking to examine, share, and strengthen their own mentoring practices. You will learn evidence-based approaches to research mentoring from the Entering Mentoring curriculum, which is specifically designed for research mentors across career stages.
Benefits
This training has the potential to increase research productivity that comes from improved well-being (especially mental wellbeing) of lab members, which leads to the reduction of interpersonal conflicts that draw attention away from research. It is our view that excellence in mentoring leads to a virtuous cycle of enhancing mentoring over time as generations of trainees learn best practices. This training is recognized by the NIH and NSF for grant applications as evidence of a commitment to trainee mentoring, including trainees from diverse backgrounds.
Agenda
Time |
Activity |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking |
9:00 - 9:30 |
Introductory Activity and Workshop Overview |
9:30 – 9:45 |
Group Dynamics Activity |
9:45 - 10:45 |
Competency 1: Aligning Expectations |
10:45 - 10:00 |
Break |
11:00 - 12:00 |
Competency 2: Maintaining Effective Communication |
12:00 - 12:30 |
Competency 3: Assessing Understanding |
12:30 - 1:15 |
Lunch |
1:15 - 2:00 |
Competency 4: Fostering Independence |
2:00 - 2:45 |
Competency 5: Promoting Professional Development |
2:45 - 3:00 |
Break |
3:00 - 4:00 |
Competency 6: Promoting Equity and Inclusion |
4:00 - 4:30 |
Wrap Up: Mentoring Action Plan and Evaluation |
Additional Workshop Information
Eligibility
Faculty, Senior Research Scientist, or Administrators who are directly mentoring trainees in biomedical/life science fields or working with mentors whose trainees are in those fields.
- Must be able to attend the entire day
- Join NRMN
- Register for the event to confirm workshop attendance
- Complete a post-workshop evaluation survey
Registration
Enrollment for this workshop is limited to 42 participants. Priority will be given and a first come first serve basis and to requests from individuals who intend to attend the entire workshop (8:30 – 4:30 PM).
The workshop is supported by the Graduate Programs in Bioscience at UCLA. Breakfast and lunch will be provided during the workshop.
Registration will close on Dec. 8, 2019
We sincerely hope you will join us!