Developing a Comprehensive Graduate Student Mentoring Program through a Collaborative Process University of Miami Graduate School Friday April 20, 2017 Guillermo Prado, Dean Tatiana Perrino, Associate Dean June Carrington, Post-doctoral Fellow Krystal Bichay, PhD Student Rhoda Moise, PhD Student
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Developing a Comprehensive
Graduate Student Mentoring Program
through a Collaborative Process
University of Miami Graduate School
Friday April 20, 2017
Guillermo Prado, Dean
Tatiana Perrino, Associate Dean
June Carrington, Post-doctoral Fellow
Krystal Bichay, PhD Student
Rhoda Moise, PhD Student
1. Background
2. Collaborative process in developing program
3. Program specifics
4. Feedback & considerations
Benefits of Mentoring
• More productivity in research and academia (Malmgren, Ottino, & Amaral, 2010; Steiner et al., 2002)
• Higher levels of career satisfaction (Beech et al., 2013)
• Improved recruitment and retention of underrepresented students (Hathaway et al., 2002)
• Volunteers, most from the McKnight Fellows Program (n=12)
• Students from different years, departments
Mentors
• Volunteers (n=11)
• Selected most based upon reputation for good student relations, mentoring
• Announced pilot program at Graduate Faculty meetings to seek volunteers
Program Specifics
Program Specifics
Graduate School provides
• Workshops
• Example- National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
• Follow-up workshops
• Resources
• Information- What constitutes good mentoring? How to align expectations?
• Sample Mentor-Mentee Agreements
• Readings and documents on strengthening mentoring
• Connections
• NRMN Virtual Mentoring Network
• McKnight program
Mentoring Workshop:National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
Program Specifics
Graduate School continues to update and seek feedback
• Evaluations, check-ins for evolving needs
• Feedback from all participants and stakeholders
• Problem-solve, as needed
Potential Challenges
Engaging as many students as possible, especially those with greatest need
Taking the program to scale
• Time-intensive for administrators, mentors
• Resources needed
Sustainability and improvement across time
Variability in mentoring needs and existing programs across schools, departments
• Building on what already exists to strengthen and avoid redundancy
• Identifying common mentoring needs. Potential differences in mentoring needs and perspectives- e.g., School of Music, School of Medicine, etc..
• Building on existing university initiatives
Feedback & Considerations
• Experiences that can inform this pilot program?
• Potential pitfalls?
• Engaging and motivating students?
• Other comments and feedback are welcome
References
Beech, B.M., et al. (2013). Mentoring programs for underrepresented minority faculty in academic medical centers: A systematic review of the literature. Academic Medicine, 88, 1097-1099.
Collins, E. (2008). 360-degree mentoring. Harvard Management Update, March 2008.
Handelsman J, Pfund C, Lauffer S, Pribbenow C. (2005). Entering mentoring: A seminar to train a new generation of scientists. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. Hathaway et al., 2002
Hathaway, R.S., Nagda, B., & Gregerman, S.R. (2002). The relationship of undergraduate research participation to graduate and professional education pursuit: An empirical study. Journal of College Student Development, 43, 1018.
Kreuter, M.W., Griffith, D.J., Thompson, V., Brownson, R.C., McClure, S., Sharff, D.P., Clark, E.M., & Haire- Joshu, D. (2011). Lessons learned from a decase of foused recruitment and training to develop minority public health professionals. American Journal of Public Health, 101 (S1), S188-95.
Liang, B., Spencer, R., West, J., & Rappaport, N. (2007). Expanding the reach of youth mentoring: Partnering with youth for personal growth and social change. Journal of Adolescence, 36, 257-67.
References
Lunsford, L.G., Baker, V.L. (2016). Great mentoring in graduate school: A quick start guide for proteges. Council of Graduate Schools, Occasional Paper Series, Number 4.
Malmgren, D. R., Ottino, J.M., & Amaral, L.A.N. (2010). The role of mentorship in protégé performance. Nature, 465, 622-6.
National Research Mentor Network. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://nrmnet.net.
Nyquist, J.D. & Woodford, B.J. (2000). Re-envisioning the PhD: What concerns foo we have? Pew Charitable Trust.
Phillips, S.L. & Dennison, S.T. (2015). Faculty Mentoring: a Practical Manual for Mentors, Mentees, Administrators, and Faculty Developers, Sterling VA: Stylus.
Ragins, B.R., & Cotton, J.L. (1999). Mentor functions and outcomes: A comparison of men and women in formal and informal mentoring. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84, 529-50.
Steiner, J.F., Lanphear, B.P., Curtis, P., & Vu, K.O. (2002). Indicators of research productivity among primary care fellows. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 17, 854-60.