Mentoring Training in the Research Environment at the University of Rochester Medical Center and College of Arts, Sciences & Engineering

University Of Rochester, Rochester NY

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Project Summary/Abstract Mentoring in the research environment is a central element of training, health, and future success of the next cadre of biomedical researchers. Despite our success in training, as is evident by the records of past trainees, we recognize a burgeoning need for additional training in mentoring as students prepare for diverse careers and face ever-increasing stressful challenges related to research and career training that are amplified by the current social media environment. This supplement application aims to provide critical training to both mentors and mentees by mounting a six-part series of sessions led by Dr. Jeffrey Ring, PhD, a renowned expert and experienced health psychologist, author, and leadership coach, offering consulting and training around issues of implicit bias and curbing health inequities, and mental health of trainees. His consulting expertise includes professional coaching for enhanced leadership, effective team functioning, and effective mentoring. The training will be offered within the context of our NIH T32 GM135134, funded for years 2020-2025, but, in part, will be made available to all students and faculty at the URMC. A key feature of this training is the engagement of Cathleen Daniels Cerosaletti from the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester, who will help develop and implement a comprehensive evaluation plan. She has over 30 years of experience performing research and evaluation using a wide array of qualitative and quantitative social science methods and is an experienced STEM educational evaluator for multiple NIH and NSF programs. The tools developed for evaluation of the training described in this proposal will be further adapted for the future assessment of activities of the overall training program.