Mentoring Resources

​"Mentorship is a professional, working alliance in which individuals work together over time to support the personal and professional growth, development, and success of the relational partners through the provision of career and psychosocial support." - The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Health Sciences Faculty Mentoring Resources

• Reassess-Realign-Reimagine: A Guide for Mentors Pivoting to Remote Research Mentoring

• The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

A practical resource guide for mentoring practitioners to create and support viable, sustainable mentoring support systems.

• Mentorship Initiative Programs | Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madision Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)

• Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER)

Provides resources for mentee training, mentor training, and facilitator training. Provides additional online resources for mentors and mentees.

• National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)

Connects highly knowledgeable and skilled mentors with motivated mentees, ranging from undergraduate students to early-career faculty, and facilitate long-term, productive interactions between them.

• The Fairplay Game

Players take the perspective of a graduate student on his way to becoming a renowned professor.

• National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)

Provides online access to mentoring, tools, and support needed to be successful in the academy. Focuses on helping academics achieve extraordinary writing and research productivity while maintaining a full and healthy life off campus. UC San Diego is an institutional member of NCFDD.

Mentor Facilitators 

• Contact hsfacaffairs@ucsd.edu to express interest in specialized mentor facilitator trainings and roles.