Advanced Mentorship Training

Equips research personnel with the skills and insights necessary for effective mentorship.

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The Advanced Mentorship Training course equips research personnel with the tools, insights, and strategies needed to foster meaningful, productive, and ethical mentoring relationships. Designed for mentors at all stages of their careers, this course explores both the art and science of effective mentorship.

In this course, you will learn to develop a personal mentoring philosophy, select and apply appropriate mentoring models, and adapt your approach to mentees at different career levels. The course also provides practical guidance on navigating the phases of mentoring, setting clear expectations, and offering constructive feedback that promotes learning and confidence.

You will explore strategies for supporting mentees’ career development, technical skill-building, and overall well-being, while also cultivating ethical decision-making and assessing your own mentoring effectiveness. The course concludes with an exploration of how to build and sustain an organizational culture that values mentorship as a cornerstone of research excellence.

Language Availability: English

Suggested Audiences: Faculty, Postdocs, Research Personnel, Researchers, Students

Organizational Subscription Price: $675 per year/per site for government and non-profit organizations; $750 per year/per site for for-profit organizations
Independent Learner Price: $99 per person

Course Content

Creating a Mentoring Philosophy and Plan

Describes the importance of having a mentoring philosophy and plan, the key elements of a mentoring philosophy and plan, strategies for developing a mentoring philosophy and plan, and considerations for being an effective mentor.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22207 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Determining Your Mentoring Model

Discusses different mentoring models, the strengths and challenges of different mentoring models, and considerations for ongoing mentoring.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22208 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Mentoring Across Levels

Explains why different levels of mentees require different approaches to mentoring; how a mentor might approach mentoring with an undergraduate student, graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, and early career faculty; and considerations for ongoing mentoring.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22209 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Navigating the Phases of Mentoring

Describes the four phases of mentoring, expectations for mentoring at each phase, and best practices within each of the four phases of mentoring.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22210 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Setting and Aligning Expectations

Covers the importance of setting and aligning expectations in mentoring, methods to amplify cultural awareness and sensitivity in mentoring, the process for setting expectations and key areas of alignment, and how to manage expectations.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22211 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Listening and Providing Effective Feedback

Discusses the principles of effective communication, the traits and importance of active and attentive listening, how to engage in assertive communication, and methods and strategies for providing effective feedback.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22212 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Supporting Career Development and Personal Growth

Explains the importance of supporting career development and personal growth within the mentee-mentor relationship as well as strategies for promoting career development and personal growth, relationship building and networking, and mentee self-efficacy.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22213 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Maintaining Health, Safety, and Well-Being

Describes the importance of health, safety, and well-being in mentoring; considerations for maintaining a physically and psychologically safe environment; strategies for supporting an optimal work-life balance; and tools and resources for mentee well-being.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22214 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Developing Professional Knowledge and Technical Skills

Discusses the role of the mentor in teaching professional knowledge and technical skills, ways to give mentees opportunities to demonstrate knowledge and skills, and methods to assess mentee knowledge and skills.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22215 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Cultivating Ethical Decision-Making

Covers the importance of ethical decision-making in science, ways to model ethical decision-making in mentoring, and other strategies to cultivate ethical decision-making in mentees.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22216 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

Assessing Your Effectiveness as a Mentor and Building an Organizational Culture for Mentoring

Explains the importance of assessing your effectiveness as a mentor, ways to assess your effectiveness, strategies to improve your effectiveness, and ways to build (and maintain) an organizational culture for mentoring.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22217 (English)
Author(s): Kara Sage, PhD, MS, MEd

FAQs

Who should take the Advanced Mentorship Training course?

This course has been designed for research personnel with mentoring responsibilities, including researchers, students, and postdocs.

The course also supports the fulfillment of different Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training requirements. Per the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), institutions must “have a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research for undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and other senior personnel who will be supported by the NSF to conduct research. The training must include mentor training and mentorship.” In addition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) lists “mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships” as a topic covered in most acceptable plans for RCR instruction. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) also notes that mentor/trainee responsibilities are typically addressed in RCR education.

How long does it take to complete the Advanced Mentorship Training course?

Each module takes roughly 30 minutes to complete, so the entire course may take around 5 to 6 hours to complete.

What are the standard recommendations for learner groups?

Learners should complete all modules in sequence for a full experience. Alternatively, learners may complete select modules based on their individual needs.

Is this course eligible for continuing medical education credits?

This course does not currently have CE/CME credits available.

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Advanced Mentorship Training

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Course Content

Creating a Mentoring Philosophy and Plan <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Determining Your Mentoring Model <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Mentoring Across Levels <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Navigating the Phases of Mentoring <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Setting and Aligning Expectations <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Listening and Providing Effective Feedback <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Supporting Career Development and Personal Growth <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Maintaining Health, Safety, and Well-Being <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Developing Professional Knowledge and Technical Skills <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Cultivating Ethical Decision-Making <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />

Assessing Your Effectiveness as a Mentor and Building an Organizational Culture for Mentoring <img width="36" height="36" alt="" src="https://about.citiprogram.org/wp-content/themes/citi2021/assets/images/new_sm.svg" class="course-badge" style="right:-40px;" />