Mentoring Program
The Mentoring Program for Women Junior Faculty was established to provide a mechanism to assist and promote the advancement of women junior faculty in their professional career development, and for the recruitment and retention of women faculty. This Mentoring Program is a formalized program in which women at the junior faculty level (instructor, assistant professor) are linked with women and men senior faculty (associate and full professor) in one-on-one mentoring relationships. Resources and activities are provided to enhance and support the mentoring relationships.
Please see these links to learn more about the Mentoring Program.
Mentor Information
Mentee Information
Mentoring Resources
Publication
Mentor of the Year Award
Spotlight on OWIMS Mentoring Award Recipients
Events
All faculty at the Associate and Full Professor level join the Mentor Program by completing the Fields of Interest form.
HOW TO JOIN: Contact Diana Cornelison for a Fields of Interest form to begin the process. Complete the form and forward it to Diana Cornelison at Piedmont Plaza II, 1st Floor. The information will be provided to the mentoring committee to determine mentor choices for the mentees. Once a meeting has been established, the pair will decide on goals for the relationship and the frequency of meetings.
Women at the Instructor and Assistant Professor level join the Mentee Program by completing the Needs Assessment form.
HOW TO JOIN: Contact Diana Cornelison for a Needs Assessment form to begin the process. Complete the form and forward it to Diana Cornelison at Piedmont Plaza II, 1st Floor. A mentoring committee will review the form to select potential mentors for the candidate. This selection will then be sent to the mentee to choose a mentor.
The Office of Women in Medicine and Science (OWIMS) {formerly the Women’s Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education} established the Mentor of the Year Award in 2006 to recognize an individual for their contribution to the professional development of women junior faculty within the OWIMS Mentoring Program. This award is offered annually. The call for nominations is currently closed.
The OWIMS Mentoring Room has a collection of books and materials about mentoring and leadership. Contact Diana Cornelison for more information.
Dr. Mary Lou Voytko, founder of the OWIMS Mentoring Program, co-authored a paper titled: Mentoring for Women and Underrepresented Minority Faculty and Students: Experience at Two Institutions of Higher Learning. Full citation below.
Kosoko-Lasaki O, Sonnino RE, Voytko ML
Mentoring for Women and Underrepresented Minority Faculty and Students: Experience at Two Institutions of Higher Learning. J Natl Med Assoc 2006 Sep;98(9):1449-59.