Mentoring Excellence Celebration

Mentoring Excellence Celebration

​Each fall, the Office of Faculty Affairs celebrates Health Sciences faculty who have demonstrated significant commitment to effective mentorship of junior faculty, residents, fellows, postdoctoral scholars and/or students. 

The Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award is presented to three individual faculty members who have demonstrated significant commitment to effective mentorship of junior faculty, residents, fellows, postdoctoral scholars and/or students. Awardees are recognized at our annual Health Sciences Mentoring Excellence Celebration and receive $1,000 to support their mentorship activities.

In addition to individual faculty members, this year we are introducing the opportunity for a department or division to be honored for their mentoring excellence demonstrated by providing long-term support for the accomplishments and advancement of UC San Diego Health Sciences faculty. This award signifies the lasting impacts of robust mentorship efforts, such as successful training of effective mentorship responsive to mentees' needs, essential career development programs, and a substantial number of FMTP-trained faculty within a department or division.

Nominations for 2025 Health Sciences Excellence in Mentoring Awards will be opened in the summer.