Mentor Training Opportunities for the Academic Year 2023 to 2024
Participation in the following training programs will fulfill your requirement as a T32 mentor to have had formal mentor training in the last three years. Please send your proof of completion to stuart.hobbs@osumc.edu.
Research Mentor training from the CCTS:
THE CCTS offers training to faculty who mentor researchers in the biomedical sciences. The four-hour training is typically conducted over two days and is open to 25 faculty per session.
Day 1:
Introductions – Ice Breaker
Maintaining Effective Communication
Aligning Expectations
Day 2
Addressing Equity and Inclusion
Fostering Independence
Promoting Professional Development
Wrap Up
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Upcoming Programs:
Virtual
Dates: February 20th and February 27th
Times:10am-12pm
In Person at the CCTS Prior Hall Ste., 260
Dates: April 30th and May 7th
Time: 1pm-3pm
Research Mentor Training through the Ohio State Mentoring Initiative
Attendance is limited to 25 faculty members from any discipline although many of the case studies come from STEM fields. The four-hour program is offered through on- line and in-person programs and over one or two days. See the schedule below for details.
More information and registration
Program Offerings:
Part 1
Day 1
Introduction
Aligning expectations
Day 2
Introduction Fostering Independence
Assessing Understanding
Virtual
Date: February 8 & 9, 2024
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Target Audience: Faculty
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In Person: All sections in one day
Date: June 13, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Part 2
Day 1
Introduction
Effective Communication
Day 2
Promoting Professional Development
Articulating your mentoring plan
Virtual
Date: April 11 & 12, 2024
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
In Person: All sections in one day
Date: June 14, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Mentoring Skill Building Programs
As a supplement to the Research Mentor trainings described above, the following programs will help you to continue to develop your mentoring skills.
Mentoring Better
The Mentoring Better program from the CCTS is designed to help mentors and trainees enhance their mentoring skills through a series of interactive seminars and skill building activities offered during the academic year.
The next program will be Resolving Mentoring Challenges on February 27, 2024 from 2 to 3:30 in BRT 115. a panel of experienced mentors to discuss the mentoring challenges faced by graduate student mentees.
Addressing Equity and Inclusion in Research Mentoring — Ohio State Mentoring Initiative
During this workshop, participating faculty will learn how to acknowledge the impact of conscious and unconscious assumptions, privilege, stereotype threat, and biases in the mentormentee relationship. Attendance is limited to 20 people from any discipline although many of the case studies come from STEM fields.
Virtual
Date: February 15, 2024
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Virtual
Date: June 20, 2024
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Online Courses with University of Minnesota
Develop your research mentoring skills through self-paced, online courses. Courses are available at no charge to people affiliated with the University of Minnesota and to external users who create a guest account with the University.
Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring (OPM) 101: For Research Mentors of Graduate Students, Fellows, and Early-Career Faculty
- Defines different types of mentoring models that are applied in research settings.
- Summarizes the roles and responsibilities of research mentors.
- Outlines steps for navigating the core phases of a mentoring relationship.
- Offers strategies for supporting mentees' intellectual, professional, and psychosocial development.
- Includes online activities designed to help address specific mentoring challenges.
Note: If you registered for this module before the updated version launched on August 19, 2019, you’ll need to re-register using the new system.
Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring 102: For Research Mentors of Undergraduate Students
- Adaptation of Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring 101.
- Features content and activities specific to mentors working with undergraduate research trainees.
Enhancing Motivation Using the CARES Mentoring Model
- Describes a theoretically driven approach to mentoring that focuses on attending to the core psychological needs that enhance a mentee’s motivation.
- Covers basic motivation concepts and their well-researched impact on mentees' satisfaction, performance, and persistence in educational and professional settings.
- Guides learners on strategies for putting the model’s principles into action with their mentees.