Mentoring programs pair mentors and mentees based on shared interests, specialties, and cultural backgrounds. This approach fosters meaningful connections and offers targeted guidance and support.
By aligning mentors and mentees through common backgrounds, professional goals, hobbies, and areas of expertise, we create a collaborative environment that enhances learning, personal growth, and professional development. Through this program, students gain valuable insights, practical advice, and the opportunity to build lasting relationships within their chosen fields.
Why Mentorship?
Research has supported the importance of mentoring for medical education satisfaction and achievement. As you begin medical school, you may have questions about this new and challenging environment - a mentor can enhance your medical school journey by sharing insights and experiences.
Mentoring Programs
LCOM Mentors Program
The LCOM Mentors Program pairs medical students with faculty members and/or residents who have common interests and goals and is designed with the busy schedules of both faculty and medical students.
The program supports mentor-mentee pairs through programmatic features such as training, social events, professional development tips, and workshops.
An LCOM Mentor can help medical students:
- Understand how to “navigate” LCOM culture, systems and colleagues
- Establish productive courses of academic progress and scholarship
- Develop effective strategies in coordinating academic and life balance throughout medical school and beyond.
This relationship can support the medical student (the mentee) to become familiar with institutional expectations, networks, and practices that are relevant to productivity and advancement at the Larner College of Medicine.
For more information contact:
Dr. Eileen CichoskiKelly (eileen.cichoskikelly@uvm.edu), Academic Excellence Liaison
Finding Affinity and Mentorship Program (FAM)
The Finding Affinity and Mentorship (FAM) program offers:
- Group-based mentorship with mentors and mentees
- Interprofessional mentorship
- Networking & social events
- Professional development in mentorship skills
For more information please contact:
- Sarah Manacek, D.E.T., RN (nursing contact), Sarah Manacek@uvm.edu
- Tony Williams, M.D., (physician contact), Anthony.Williams@med.uvm.edu
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