MICHR Mentoring Academy

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What is this service?

The MICHR Mentoring Academy is based on the curriculum from CIMER (Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research). The goal of CIMER and the MICHR Mentoring Academy is to improve the research mentoring relationships for mentees and mentors at all career stages. Facilitators have been trained through the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) program.

This program is based on the curriculum in the Entering Mentoring series. While the curriculum was originally designed for faculty new to mentoring, it is also a useful resource for training of established mentors or those who have never had formal mentoring training in the past. The curriculum satisfies the new NIGMS guidelines regarding the preparation of mentors involved in training grants.

The Program will hold sessions centering around these general themes.  Faculty are encouraged to eventually attend each of these sessions, which cover the core CIMER curriculum.

  • Maintaining Effective Communication

  • Aligning Expectations

  • Addressing Equity and Inclusion

  • Fostering Independence

  • Promoting Professional Development

The format of the sessions center around small group activities, case studies, and facilitated discussions around mentoring dilemmas and is designed for faculty to share successful mentoring up strategies. Participants in this program will learn how to better coach and counsel mentees and enhance their own interpersonal skills for mentor-mentee interactions. Case studies represent research settings that range from basic science to clinical translational research.

The 2023 MICHR Mentoring Academy will offer five of the topics virtually over the year to increase access to these training opportunities. Each will be held as an individual two-hour session. 

Full Schedule:

  • Fostering Independence: Thursday, January 26, 12–2 p.m.

  • Maintaining Effective Communication: Monday, February 13, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

  • Aligning Expectations: Monday, April 3, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

  • Addressing Equity and Inclusion: Tuesday, February 1, 1:15 – 3:15 p.m.

  • Addressing Equity and Inclusion: Monday, April 24, 9:30–11:30 p.m.

  • Fostering Independence: Thursday, May 18, 9–11 a.m.

  • Additional sessions to come

All MICHR Mentoring Academy facilitators are experts in their field who have been NRMN certified to facilitate this training. Our 2023 facilitators are:

  • Dr. Ruma Banerjee, Vincent Massey Collegiate Professor of Biological Chemistry and Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School

  • Dr. David Cordova, Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

  • Dr. Hala Darwish, Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing

  • Dr. Adrianne Haggins, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical School

  • Gloria Harrington, Chief Department Administrator Health, Department of Psychiatry, and co-lead of the Staff Enrichment Program for Research Professionals (STEP.up), Medical School

  • Dr. David Kohn, Natalie C Roberts Professor of Dentistry, Professor of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

  • Angela Lyden, Research Area Specialist Senior, Clinical Trials Support Units, and co-lead of the Staff Enrichment Program for Research Professionals (STEP.up), Medical School

  • Dr. Audrey Seasholtz, Professor of Biological Chemistry, Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute and Associate Director Academic Program, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Medical School

  • Dr. Luciana Nemtanu, Director of Student Experience, College of Literature, Science & Arts

Who can use this service?

Senior postdocs, senior staff, and all faculty from any University of Michigan campus are welcome.

When should I contact MICHR about this service?

The 2023 MICHR Mentoring Academy will offer five topics two times over the next year.

Learn more and register here.

How much does this service cost?

For University of Michigan participants, there is a $50 fee for each session that will be fully refunded if the participant attends the session. Shortcode is required at registration.

For non-University of Michigan participants, there is a non-refundable $65 fee for each session, payable by credit card.