Mentor Development Program (MDP): Overview and Application Information

Apply now! Application Deadline is November 16, 2009

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 2010 CTSI Mentor Development Program (MDP).  The CTSI MDP has created 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.

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.

Schedule

• The next MDP will begin in January, 2010.
• Seminars will be held on Tuesday mornings once per month from January to May from 8 am to 1 pm. (8:00-8:30 breakfast; 8:30-12:00 seminars; 12:00-1 lunch).
• View the MDP Seminar Schedule

Application

The next series will begin in January, 2010. Applications will be accepted October 15, 2009 to November 16, 2009.

Requirements:

1. MDP Candidate statement (should include the following):
   • A description of immediate and long-term career objectives in mentoring beginning C & T investigators. Include opportunities for mentoring and mentoring plans and goals. (500 words)
   • A summary of the research career of the candidate including the candidate's training, background, commitment to, and ability to conduct C & T research. (500 words)
   • If applicable, a description of prior mentoring to beginning C & T investigators. Provide the number of years of mentoring experience, mentoring role (i.e. lead mentor, co-mentor, career mentor, research advisor, etc.), the number of and type of individuals mentored (students, postdocs, fellows, junior faculty). (500 words)
2. Letter of Support from your department chairperson that includes:
   • Your research role in the department and/or school
   • The benefits s/he thinks you will derive from participation in the program
   • A guarantee of release time for one half-day per month
3. CV or NIH Biosketch

Application deadline: November 16, 2009

To apply:

• If you already have an account with CTSI, please login to apply.
• If you do not have an account, please take a minute to register. You will be directed to the application form afterward.

If you have an ANY problem registering or submitting your MDP application, please send an email to ctsi@ucsf.edu

Selection Criteria for Mentors in Training:

• ≥ Mid-level or early senior faculty member; ≥ Associate I
• ≥ 50% research time (or research activities: mentoring, research administration)
• Current or future goal: Clinical & Translational Research Focus
• Desire to be a Lead Mentor for 1-3 junior faculty within the next few years
• Expert in their scientific area
• Ability to guide or learn to guide Clinical & Translational Research Mentees in:
• Professional research & academic skills
• Develop a coordinated research plan
• Career Advice & Management: can think 5 years ahead
• Provide resources: databases, access to space, research staff, access to funding and funding advice
• Collegial networking: national, international
• Assist with writing of manuscripts and grants and provide career counseling
• Assist with developing a Mentoring team for their mentees (1-2 co-mentors from different disciplines; departmental Career Mentor (assigned by UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program Departmental Mentor Facilitator)
• Can attend once monthly morning meetings 8:30am-1:00pm

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