Early Career Mentoring Program

Early Career Mentoring Program

Target Audience: Junior faculty (assistant professors)

Program Objectives

Designed for faculty members who wish to:
• Develop their skills
• Progress professionally toward promotion
• Pursue leadership opportunities

Program Benefits

• Receive formal mentoring throughout your career
• Receive coaching that helps you progress professionally and set a path for promotion
• List longitudinal mentoring program as a component of faculty development for promotion
• Become eligible for the annual Faculty Professional Development monetary award by meeting with your mentor during the academic year

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a School of Medicine faculty member

Program Components

• Scheduled formal mentoring sessions with a trained mentor to review progress, provide advice, and suggest resources for continued career development
• Setting SMART goals and reviewing School of Medicine promotion guidelines
• Ways to strengthen your application based on levels of intensity for scholarly activity (teaching, service, clinical practice, and research) to ensure goals align with promotion and career fulfillment
• Opportunities available from the Office of Professional Development to gain knowledge and enhance skills

Geographic Scope

UMKC School of Medicine faculty

Important Notes

• Mentors and mentees do not need to be from the same department, division, section, or affiliate
• Focus is on pairing people who share similar academic goals
• The ability to accommodate mentees may be limited due to the number of trained mentors available during each academic year
• Early applications are advised