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The Health Sciences Faculty Mentor Training Program (FMTP) was developed by OFA in 2017 and continues to evolve as we identify best practices for faculty mentorship. The three-year pilot program is supported by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, the Chancellor's Office, and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Department/Division Mentor Directors (DMDs)

Responsibilities

  • senior faculty members selected by their Chair or Division Chief, who are trained and experienced mentors. 
  • responsible for the overall FMTP program within their individual department or division.
  • coordinate mentor-mentee pairings and provide oversight, guidance and support to mentors and mentees.

Mentoring Resources

 

Community

Ulrich Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA ​ Anesthesiology
​ ​​Biomedical Informatics
​Bruce Hamilton, PhD
Kevin Corbett, PhD		 ​ ​Cellular and Molecular Medicine
​Lawrence Eichenfield, MD ​ ​Dermatology
​Rick Clark, MD ​ ​Emergency Medicine
Suzi Hong, PhD ​ ​Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
Sara Gianella Weibel, MD​
 ​ Medicine
  • General Internal Medicine
  • Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
  • Medical Oncology
  • Nephrology
  • Rheumatology, Autoimmunity & Inflammation
​​Joseph Ciacci, MD ​ ​Neurological Surgery

 

 ​ ​​Neurosciences
  • Pediatric Neurology
Varykina Thackray, PhD
Gladys 'Sandy' Ramos, MD		 ​ ​Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Don Kikkawa, MD
​Natalie Afshari, MD		 ​ ​Ophthalmology
​ ​Pathology
​​Ami Doshi, MD ​ ​Pediatrics
Joanna Jacobus, PhD​ ​ ​Psychiatry
​Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD ​ ​Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences
​ ​Radiology
​ Skaggs ​School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
​Sarah Blair, MD ​ ​Surgery
​ ​Urology

Mentor Facilitators

Responsibilities

  • complete Mentor Facilitator Training through the Center for Improved Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) 
  • lead 8-hours of mentor training across 2 to 4 workshops. At least one of these trainings will address equity and inclusion competencies. 
  • collect evaluation data from all workshops with at least 20 participants
  • agree to train faculty across Health Sciences

Community

​Mentor Facilitators ​ ​Department/Division
​Ulrich Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA
Kimberly Robbins, MD		 ​ ​​Anesthesiology
​​Robert El-Kareh, MD ​ ​​Biomedical Informatics
​Kevin Corbett, PhD ​ ​Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Stephen Hayden, MD ​ ​Emergency Medicine
Sarah Merrill, MD ​ ​Family Medicine
​Sonia Jain, PhD ​ ​Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
​ Medicine
  • General Internal Medicine
  • General Internal Medicine
  • Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care
​Judith Varner, PhD ​ ​Pathology
​ ​Pediatrics
  • Academic General Pediatrics
Greg Appelbaum, PhD 
Mariana Cherner, PhD
​Victoria (Vickie) Risbrough, PhD
Xianjin Zhou, PhD		 ​ ​Psychiatry
​Christina Gremel, PhD ​ ​Psychology

Senior Faculty Mentors

Responsibilities

  • Associate or full professors with knowledge and experience of navigating the UC system/UC San Diego.
  • mentor junior faculty mentees, individually or in a group format, over 2 to 3 years.
  • facilitate the development of Career Development Plans (CDP) for mentees aligned with department promotion and advancement criteria, sponsor/champion mentees, and guide/support junior faculty.

Junior Faculty Mentors/Mentees

Responsibilities

 Junior faculty are assistant or associate level faculty who take on mentee or mentor roles.