O'Brien Institute Mentorship Program Resources
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Mentorship and Leadership opportunities
Plus the O'Brien Institute Early Faculty Council
Mentorship Program
O'Brien Institute Mentorship Program
The program
- functions as a ‘matchmaker’ service between volunteer mentors and mentees within the Institute
- is designed to be extremely flexible, to best suit the needs of participants
- supports time-limited, activity-defined relationships (which, according to mentorship literature may be the easiest to arrange, maintain, and assess) as well as more informal, ongoing relationships
- focuses on research-related activities, and was designed to meet University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, and Department of Community Health Sciences requirements, but may be adapted (upon request) to support other activities and members with other affiliations
- is broader in scope and complementary to the Institute’s existing Internal Peer Review program, which will continue to run in parallel
The process:
- identify your development needs and your areas of experience/expertise, and register your interest to participate in the Program as a mentor, a mentee, or both, using the Intake Form below.
- submit the completed Intake Form to iph@ucalgary.ca and wait for the Institute team to get back to you with suggested matches. This could take up to several weeks, in the case of mentees seeking mentors, or an undetermined amount of time, for mentors offering to be matched with mentees.
- the Institute will confirm a successful match with a ‘launch’ email to both mentor and mentee.
- matched partners are encouraged to review the variety of resources below, and use as desired to support the relationship.
- the Institute will “check in” at some point(s) to gauge satisfaction, and Program participants are encouraged to adapt (expectations, timelines, etc) or terminate the partnership at any time, by friendly agreement, with or without the confidential involvement of the Institute.
- the program will be ongoing - registrations, activity completions, and re-registrations possible at any time.
- the Institute may also contact participants to request feedback to inform Program improvements.
Mentorship Program Guiding Principles and Program Description
Mentorship Program Intake Form
Mentorship Matching Flowchart
Mentor Workshop Module 1
Mentor Workshop Module 2
Mentor Workshop Module 3
Mentee Workbook Module 1
Simple mentoring tips from Dr. Lorelli Nowell
Student mentorship resources
Students looking for mentorship programs are encouraged to use the following resources:
University of Calgary Emerging Leaders Program
Graduate Students Association
My GradSkills
Impact of mentorship
Please watch the videos below for firsthand accounts of how mentorship has impacted our members.
O'Brien Institute Early Faculty Council
The Early Faculty Council was established in 2019 as a subcommittee of the Institute's Mentorship/Leadership portfolio, to enhance the experience of early career members. Council members provide first-hand knowledge of the challenges facing and overcome by members early in their career, thereby guiding the creation or adaptation of Institute support programs to address these challenges. Service on the council provides an opportunity to gain familiarity with the Institute and its context, network with colleagues, and develop leadership skills. The Council represents a larger cohort within the Institute, with whom the Council's activities and resources are shared.