The Department of Surgery Faculty Mentoring Program (FMP) has been designed to help faculty succeed in their careers at the UCSF School of Medicine through the development and implementation of a robust career plan. The program aims to facilitate the development and retention of highly competent and successful scholars, educators and clinicians.
We have set up a comprehensive onboarding program to get your career off to a great start. Initially, we will schedule a meeting with you, Dr. Emily Finlayson, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Development, and your division chief.
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Identification of a Mentor Team
Effective mentoring is key to your professional success and will accelerate your creativity and accomplishment. A well rounded mentor team should include a research mentor to advise you on the development of your research and creative activity, a clinical mentor who will help your development as a clinical surgeon and build your practice or for research faculty, to develop your translational and collaborative clinical research portfolio, and a career advisor who can review your overall academic progress and serve as an impartial advocate.
Research Mentor
- Advises on design of research development plan
- Reviews grants, manuscripts and abstracts before submission
- Identifies appropriate professional activities
Clinical Mentor
- Advises on how to build a physician practice
- Monitors clinical development/OR coaching
- Provides opportunities in national societies/committees
- For research faculty, advice on translational and collaborative research opportunities
Career Advisor
- Helps mentee understand and navigate UCSF as an institution
- Reviews overall academic progress
- Serves as the mentee’s impartial career advocate.
- See Selecting a Mentor
Mentor Responsibilities
- The Research Mentor will meet with the mentee at least three times a year and focus on helping the faculty member create and execute a plan for developing expertise and achieving excellence within the mentee’s area of primary interest.
- The Clinical Mentor will meet with the mentee at least annually to formally review clinical development. For research-only faculty, provide guidance in collaboration with clinical faculty.
- The Career Mentor will meet with the mentee at least annually and play a key role in helping the faculty member negotiate their long-range professional goals.
Mentee Responsibilities
- Be proactive in seeking advice and assistance
- Establish a reasonable meeting schedule with all mentors
- Meet output deadlines, including manuscripts, grant applications, and local and national presentations
- Provide timely and honest feedback regarding the Mentoring Program’s effectiveness.
Evaluation
- Annual meeting with the Department Chair, Dr. Sosa, Dr. Finlayson, and your Division Chief.