Year-long Mentoring Program

The CPC Year-long Mentoring Program funds mentor/mentee pairs to focus on professional development in education, research, clinical care, and administration. The program is open to physicians, nurses, and social workers and their senior mentors from another institution who will benefit from regular contact over the course of one year.

The program is to fund new mentor/mentee relationships only (pairs may not have worked at the same institution and/or on a project or committee together prior to application). The mentee must be less than 5 years post-fellowship or terminal degree. The applicant pair will be expected to identify specific goals and products for the mentorship experience and to justify the need for long-distance mentoring. Assistance in identifying potential mentors will be provided by the CPC upon request.

Applications are being solicited and will be competitively reviewed. Mentor/mentee awardees will receive a $1000 honorarium for the mentor and will be reimbursed up to $3000 in mentoring-related travel expenses per pair. Funding will be provided over the academic year beginning in July. While the frequency of contact will vary, the expectation is that phone calls, e-mail contact, and/or meetings will occur at least monthly. A proposed timeline of scheduled mentorship meetings is a required component of the application.

The deadline for applications for the 2008 program is May 19, 2008.