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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
Robert El-Kareh, MD Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD		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
Joachim Ix, MD, MAS Heather Hofflich, DO Lawrence Ma, MD EB Sladek, MD Veronica Gonzalez, MD Gary Buckholz, MD Gregory Seymann, MD Darcy Wooten, MD, MS Sara Gianella Weibel, MD Dena Rifkin, MD, MS		Medicine General Internal Medicine General Internal Medicine Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care Hospital Medicine Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health Nephrology
Joseph Ciacci, MD		Neurological Surgery
Irene Litvan, MD John Ravits, MD John Crawford, MD Michael Zimbric, MD		Neurosciences Pediatric Neurology
Varykina Thackray, PhD Gladys 'Sandy' Ramos, MD		Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science
Don Kikkawa, MD Natalie Afshari, MD		Ophthalmology
Jack Bui, MD, PhD		Pathology
Ami Doshi, MD		Pediatrics
Alexandra Newton, PhD William Joiner, PhD		Pharmacology
Joanna Jacobus, PhD		Psychiatry
Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD		Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences
Nikdokht (Niky) Farid, MD Sean Tutton, MD		Radiology
Dionicio Siegel, PhD Jennifer Le, PharmD Joseph Ma, PharmD		Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sarah Blair, MD		Surgery
Jennifer Anger, MD, MPH		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
Edward Chao, DO Heather Hofflich, DO EB Sladek, MD Darcy Wooten, MD, MS		Medicine General Internal Medicine General Internal Medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
John Ravits, MD		Neurosciences
Judith Varner, PhD		Pathology
Kyung (Kay) Rhee, MD		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.