The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) creates and collates resources, frameworks, and opportunities to support effective mentoring relationships. Here are some useful resources we recommend for mentors and mentees:
| Mentorship Enrichment Worksheets and Guides | |
| Identify Your Network of Mentors |
To improve access to high-quality mentors, we are pursuing mentorship database platforms, and providing tools for you to develop your mentorship committee. Sources include: |
| Mentor / Mentee Guides |
Useful guides and questionnaires include: |
| 2020 Framework for Initiating Challenging Conversations with Trainees | This useful handout describes one approach to initiating difficult conversations |
| National Mental Health Resources for Sinai Trainees | This downloadable chart illustrates multiple resources where you can direct trainees who are experiencing mental health issues. |
| Mentorship, Communities and Education | |
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National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity |
The NCFDD has many resources that are helpful to faculty, as well as their trainees. Membership is free to Sinai faculty and trainees because an institutional membership is purchased by the Office of Faculty Development in partnership with several departments. This resource provides on-demand access to webinars including “Cultivating Your Network of Mentors and Sponsors” and “How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice.” They regularly organize a 14-Day Writing Challenge and build a community of support and access to mentors. |
| 'Raising a Resilient Scientist’ Lecture Series from the National Institutes of Health | This free, five-part lecture series for faculty is offered annually in the Spring. |
| 2020 Wellcome Report What Researchers Think About the Culture They Work In | This groundbreaking report describes a large-scale study of research culture and identifies key areas for improvement. |
| Success at Sinai Podcast, Mentorship Episode | Juan Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH and Jenny Lin, MD explain how to find the right mentor and build a strong mentoring relationship at Mount Sinai. |
| Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research | A list of national resources to enrich mentoring |
| National Research Mentoring Network | A nationwide consortium of biomedical professionals and institutions collaborating to enhance diversity of the biomedical research workforce and accelerate scientific discovery. Members can enrich their network by browsing profiles and creating connections across the nation, and access anti-racism resources curated for biomedical professionals of all career stages. |
| The Science of Effective Mentoring Committee within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | The committee systematically compiled and analyzed current research on the characteristics, competencies, and behaviors of effective mentors and mentees in STEMM and developed a practical resource guide for mentoring practitioners to create and support viable, sustainable mentoring support systems. |
| The Science of Mentorship Past Episodes | The Science of Mentorship (transistor.fm) | In this 10-part series from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, listeners will hear the personal mentorship stories of leaders in academia, business, and the media, in their own words. Each episode highlights evidence-based mentorship skills that can and should be learned to maximize STEMM students’ potential. |