Mentor/Mentee Trainings

Mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching are essential to both training and career advancement in scientific and biomedical fields. However, not all faculty have access to high-quality mentorship. Effective mentors need tools, training, and self-awareness to provide optimal guidance and support.

BEAM: Building Excellence in Academic Mentoring (BEAM) Series and Certificate Program

The Office of Faculty Professional Development and Engagement and the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research are pleased to announce the launch of BEAM: "Building Excellence in Academic Mentorship Series and Certificate Program."

This new CUIMC faculty development program is designed to strengthen the quality and consistency of mentorship across our campus. This evidence-based series is designed to be flexible for busy faculty and uses active learning and case studies to emphasize meaningful engagement. 

*BEAM uses the core competencies developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

BEAM is open to all CUIMC faculty who mentor advanced/late postdocs and junior faculty, including:

• Research faculty mentoring postdocs and junior investigators
• Clinicians and clinician-educators mentoring trainees, junior faculty, and medical students
• Investigators serving as mentors on NIH training awards (e.g., K12, T32, CTSA)

Both new and experienced mentors are welcome.

BEAM Core Sessions

*Full schedule updates will be available soon

• Entering Mentorship – CIMER Foundational Principles (Recorded)
• Session 1: Being an Effective Mentor: Fundamental Principles (February 27^th)
• Session 2: Introduction to the Hidden Curriculum of Successful Mentorship
• Session 3: Conflict and Collaboration in Mentorship
• Session 4: The Struggling Mentee: Fostering Well-Being and Building Resilience
• Session 5: Mentoring to Independence – Supporting Transitions
• Session 6: Leveraging Self-Awareness for More Impactful Mentorship

Electives

• Coaching Growth and Independence
• Giving and Receiving Effective Feedback – “Tell Them So That They Hear You”
• Strategies for Time Management – Supporting Mentee Effectiveness, Progress, and Sustainability
• Developing Goals – Using the IDP and SMARTer Goals for Supporting Mentee Success

Steps to getting a BEAM Training Certificate: 

1. Watch the online modules
2. Complete and pass the Mentoring Training Assessment 
3. Complete your Mentorship Development Plan (MDP)
4. Attend one live BEAM session within 12 months of watching the videos  

Regular Mentoring Offerings

Please visit the Calendar of Events for upcoming program dates.