Mentor/Mentee Trainings

A series on optimizing relationships between mentors and mentees. Each session consists of a lecture followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Topics covered include:

• Choosing a mentor/mentee
• Giving feedback to mentors/mentees
• Do's and don'ts for mentors/mentees
• Handling difficulties in the mentor-mentee relationship

Mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching are tremendously important to the success in training for and in the advancement of scientific/biomedical careers yet not all faculty have access to high quality mentorship. Mentors need tools, training and enhanced self-awareness to provide optimal guidance and support to faculty.  

Please note, this session is offered twice and faculty may register for whichever is most convenient with their schedule. This session also counts toward the CUIMC Educator Development Certificate (CEDC) program. 

In this session of PriME, CUIMC faculty in mentorship roles are readied with tools and resources to navigate leading in high-stakes environments.

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Time: 1 – 2 p.m.

Location: Zoom

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(Registration is required)

This special combined session of the Mid-Career Faculty Development Series and PriME: Pathway to Mentorship Series empowers faculty to enhance their mentorship and leadership skills by leveraging self-awareness and emotional intelligence to support others. More details to follow.

Date: Monday, April 28, 2025

Time: 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Location:

VEC 902 & 903

104 Haven Avenue

New York, NY 10032

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(Registration is required. Please note this program is in-person only and will not be recorded.)

This program includes a lecture on mentoring fundamentals with active learning exercises, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Topics covered include:

• Choosing a mentor
• Forming a mentorship team
• Do's and don'ts for the mentee
• Getting a sponsor
• Giving feedback to mentors

Speaker & Moderator:

Daichi Shimbo, MD, Professor of Medicine, Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Co-Director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center     

​Panelists:

• Joan M. Bathon, MD, Professor of Medicine, Advisory Dean for Clinician-Scientist Faculty
• Lauren S. Chernick, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
• Angela M. Christiano, PhD, Richard and Mildred Rhodebeck Professor of Dermatology and Professor of Genetics and Development, Advisory Dean for Basic Scientist Faculty
• Laura Lennihan, MD, Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center, Advisory Dean for Clinician-Educator Faculty
• Rini B. Ratan, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center, Advisory Dean for Clinician-Educator Faculty
• Marisa Spann, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry and Pediatrics)
• Robert A. Whittington, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Dean for Academic Development, Faculty Diversity and Inclusion

Video recording and resources

This program includes a lecture on mentoring fundamentals, followed by a panel discussion on case studies and Q&A. Topics covered include:

• Best practices for mentors
• Effective communication
• Giving and receiving feedback
• Mentoring with empathy
• Responding to disclosures

Speakers:

• Daichi Shimbo, MD, Professor of Medicine, Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Co-Director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center     
• Anne L. Taylor, MD, John Lindenbaum Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at CUMC, Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Career Development at CUMC, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Panelists:

• Angela M. Christiano, PhD, Richard and Mildred Rhodebeck Professor of Dermatology and, Professor of Genetics and Development, Advisory Dean for Basic Scientist Faculty, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Teresa M. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Laura Lennihan, MD, Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center, Advisory Dean for Clinician-Educator Faculty, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, PhD, Helen F. Pettit Professor of Nursing, Executive Director of Columbia Nursing's Center for Research of People of Color, School of Nursing
• Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology (in Environmental Health Sciences), Mailman School of Public Health
• Robert A. Whittington, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Dean for Academic Development, Faculty Diversity and Inclusion, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Jennifer A. Woo Baidal, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Video recording and resources