Optimizing Mentee/Mentoring Relationships
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
Offerings
"Strategies for Mentees"
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, Professor of Medicine, Director of Training and Education (TRANSFORM) Resource, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Associate Dean for Research Career Development, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeon
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
"Strategies for the Mentor"
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, Professor of Medicine, Director of Training and Education (TRANSFORM) Resource, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Associate Dean for Research Career Development, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Anne L. Taylor, MD, John Lindenbaum Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at CUMC, SrVP 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
Please visit the Calendar of Events for upcoming program dates.
For more information, please email: Office_Acad_Affairs@cumc.columbia.edu