8110 - Clinical Faculty Mentorship: Applying the Schulich Mentorship Policy

Course Description

Why mentorship? Institutions with supportive cultures thrive: new faculty benefit from experienced input, senior faculty benefit from junior faculty perspective, and the institution benefits from increased productivity.

Course Outline

This workshop will be of interest to clinical faculty members at any rank who are interested in a mentorship committee. Both medical and dental clinical faculty are welcome. Clinical faculty who have transitioned to a new career rank or had a change in their academic role (ARC) would particularly benefit from this workshop.

This workshop will provide training for both mentors and mentees who participate on a formal Schulich mentorship committee.

Target Audience: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry clinical faculty, Schulich Department Chair/Chiefs, Schulich Clinical Division Leads

What You Will Learn

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain the Schulich Mentorship Program;

• Define the roles of mentor and mentee;

• Recall the principles of establishing an effective mentor-mentee relationship;

• Participate effectively in a Schulich Faculty Development Committee.