Georgetown University Medical Center - Faculty Mentoring Program

Guidelines for Mentors and Mentees

http://gumc.georgetown.edu/evp/facultyaffairs/documents/GUMC%20Mentoring%20Guidebook.pdf

A handbook for Medical Center Faculty but includes some helpful suggestions, particularly in the following sections:

• Activities for Mentor-Mentee Pairs
• Mentor Checklist
• Mentee Checklist
• Other Mentoring Resources

Deakin University - The Developing Research Leaders Program

Guidelines on Being a Mentor or Mentee

http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/staff-research-development/documents/science_tech_guidelines.pdf

“The purpose of these Guidelines is to:

• provide information about effective mentoring practice and
• suggest how Mentors and Mentees can get the best out of a mentoring relationship.”

Developed for people in research, but offers helpful general information, such as:

• Features of a good Mentor relationship
• “What mentoring is not about”
• Attributes of a skilled  Mentor
• How to be a successful Mentee
• What to do if the relationship is not going well

The American Animal Hospital Association:

Mentoring Guidelines (article): http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocuments/MentoringGuidelines.pdf

An article that is an engaging introduction to the Mentor/Mentee relationship and includes:

• Benefits of such a relationship to both Mentors and Mentees
• Mutual and individual Mentor and Mentee responsibilities
• Action steps for the mentoring relationship

Mentoring and Mentee Guidelines and Worksheets: http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocuments/MentoringWorksheets.pdf

Summary of the above article for quick reference

Medical College of Wisconsin – Mentor Program

Mentee/Mentor Roles and Characteristics

http://www.mcw.edu/display/docid1558.htm

Developed for participants the Junior Faculty Mentor Program, this brief discussion includes sections on:

• Developing your personal mission statement: Linking your passions to academic activities
• Features to consider in a Mentor

The American Physiological Society – Career Mentoring Program

http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/mentor/index.htm

Side-bar links to:

• Guidelines for Successful Mentor/Mentee Relationships - Includes suggestions and tips on interaction for both Mentor and Mentee

• Mentoring Advice/Discussion Forum - List of past discussion topics could be relevant regardless of the discipline

• Articles of Interest - Provides links to articles that may be of interest for Mentees, for Mentors, and for Minorities and Women

• Experimental Biology Workshops - Access to past workshops on various aspects of Mentoring and Leadership

• Web Links and Resources - Additional resources