Mentor committees provide a structure and process to foster the academic career development and success of faculty. The Department of Pediatrics requires every assistant professor hired starting July 2020 to have a mentor committee. Division Directors will provide recommendations for potential mentor committee members. The Office of Faculty Development can offer additional assistance if needed.
As senior faculty continue to navigate their academic careers, they may find ongoing mentor committee guidance and support useful.
Mentor committees support faculty in all academic pathways by:
- Lending personalized guidance and counsel in developing a fulfilling career in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Helping plan for promotion.
Mentor Committee Meetings
New faculty members should set up and meet with their mentor committees within the first 6 months of appointment.
Committees should meet as a group at least yearly. Faculty may hold more frequent meetings if needed or desired, such as when the mentee nears promotion.
Faculty should attach a completed Mentor Committee Summary Form to their annual faculty performance evaluation.
Along with your summary form, please fill out a Professional Development Plan alongside the faculty performance evaluation.
Please let us know your commitee mentors with the Mentor Committee Questionnaire!
Information/Resources
Effective mentoring is associated with increased career satisfaction and academic productivity. Yet, mentoring requires skills that are not routinely taught. The mentoring relationship is like other relationships in our life that need communication, clarity, and understanding. How do we adeptly navigate this critical professional relationship? The MentorSHIP is the Department of Pediatrics Faculty Mentor Training Program, open to clinical and investigator faculty members, to develop skills and acquire tools to build and maintain effective mentoring relationships. Erika Friehling, MD created this program in 2022, which is a year long program of in-person and virtual sessions. Call for applications occur in the spring.
View a list of Prior MentorSHIP Cohorts here.
Download the following for more details on mentor committees:
- Mentor Committee Guidelines
- For Clinician Educator Faculty: Suggested Structure for Mentor Committee Meetings
- For Investigator Faculty: Suggested Structure for Mentor Committee Meetings
- Mentor Committee Summary Form
- Finding a Mentor
- For Clinician Leader Faculty: Suggested Structure for Mentor Committee Meetings
- DOP Teaching Evaluation Form
- Faculty Mentor Evaluation Form
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