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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

 

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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
  • ​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 Crawford, MD
  • Michael Zimbric, MD​​​​​​
​​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
​Alexandra Newton, PhD
William Joiner, PhD
​Pharmacology
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

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​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
  • Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
​John Ravits, MD ​Neurosciences
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.