Mentorship is defined as the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor may help with exploring careers, setting goals, building a network, and identifying useful resources. Our goal is to match trainees where applicable (and wanted) with academic faculty (i.e., a VAST co-investigator or collaborator), a senior peer mentor, and/or a non-academic mentor (i.e., industry/non-profit/community partner, clinician). In order to facilitate matches based on expectations upon time, career goals, and professional interests, please fill out the registration survey. You can learn more on the mentorship program here.

Effective mentorship relationships have clear expectations and communication. This session will cover general guidance for setting up a mentee-mentor relationship and what could be discussed at your first meetings, and we will review some of the benefits of mentorship for both mentees and mentors.