The AFMR Strategic Planning Initiative set two goals for its Mentorship Strategic Planning Committee:

• Creating mentorship opportunities for junior investigators.
• Launching a mentorship program to address gaps in regional mentorship and encourage career advancement.

AFMR is pleased to announce that it has launched a Mentorship Program thanks to the work of lead Samrat Das and “champions” Akankasha Goyal, Melanie Cree-Green, Siddharta Mahapatra, and Attaya Suvanasankha.

Program components include:

• AFMR Regional Meeting Workshops — AFMR leaders/councilors are offering an informational workshop at each regional meeting covering mentorship needs, discussing mentor/mentee best practices, and offering mentor/mentee interactions.
  
  
• Regional Mentor/Mentee Database — AFMR members were asked to participate in a mentorship survey. There were 70 responses of which 51 were senior or midcareer faculty interested in becoming mentors. A database of respondents has been created, broken down by mentor/mentee, institution, and region. AFMR regional chairs have been provided with the information.

Future plans include Zoom webinar sessions where mentees can ask questions of and interact with several mentors.

Interested being involved in the Mentorship Program?

In being a mentor/mentee?

If so, let us know more about you!