Mentor Development Program Announcement

In collaboration with the campus-wide UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program, the CTSI Mentor Development Program has recruited senior research mentors to develop an innovative curriculum for training mid-career and early senior research faculty to become the next generation of confident effective clinical and translational mentors. Mid-level and early senior faculty dedicated to clinical & translational research can apply for participation in the 2008 CTSI Mentor Development Program (MDP).  The CTSI MDP will create an integrated environment for senior mentors and mentors-in-training, encouraging creative and innovative networking, discussing a range of mentoring challenges and a myriad of solutions, developing a toolbox of strategies, and using discussions and collective experiences to build a community of mentoring excellence.

Mentor Development Program Application

The 2008 MDP begins Feb 4 — apply now!

For information contact Angie Chau or call
415-353-9751.

Ten to twenty mid-level or early senior faculty, with the support of their department chairs, will be chosen to participate.  The program consists of monthly case-based seminars with senior clinical & translational mentors. Seminar topics include: Defining Mentorship from the Beginning: Rewards & Challenges of Mentorship; Balancing Work & Life; Communicating Effectively with Mentees; Understanding Diversity Among Mentees; Understanding UCSF Academic Advancement Policy; Understanding Economic & Fiscal Realities for Successful Academic Careers; Leadership Skills & Opportunities; and Grants: NIH, intramural: UCSF & CTSI Resources & IRB Issues.

To apply for the MDP, you must obtain a letter of support from your department chairperson.  The chair’s letter should describe your research role in the department and/or school, the benefits s/he thinks you will derive from participation in the program, and a guarantee of release time for once per month Monday mornings from February 2008 through June 2008.

Questions? Contact any of the following:

Jeanette S. Brown, MD (Director, CTSI CMP)
brownj@obgyn.ucsf.edu

Mitchell D. Feldman, MD MPhil (Director, UCSF Faculty Mentoring)
mfeldman@medicine.ucsf.edu

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD (School of Pharmacy)
guglielmoj@pharmacy.ucsf.edu

Richard Jordan, DDS PhD (School of Dentistry)
richard.jordan@ucsf.edu

James Kahn, MD (School of Medicine)
jkahn@php.ucsf.edu

Kathryn A. Lee, RN, PhD (School of Nursing)
kathy.lee@nursing.ucsf.edu

Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, MD (SOM)
wienerkj@anesthesia.ucsf.edu

Kristine Yaffe, MD (SOM)
kristine.yaffe@ucsf.edu