Mentor Training to enhance mentorship in an interdisciplinary training program

项目摘要 有效的指导关系通过塑造学生的专业发展， 培训经验和学生对各自领域的看法。然而，很少有参与 培养研究生接受正规的如何指导的培训。我们在此提出一系列 导师培训活动量身定制的教师在我们的T32培训计划在数学， 计算与系统生物学研讨会将改编自进入 辅导课程，由中心为改善辅导经验， 研究（https：//cimerproject.org/）。此外，我们将使用互动式小组会议， 邀请演讲者强调关键概念，促进导师之间的支持和同侪指导 在我们的项目教师中。我们还将使用实力部署清单评估， 一种工具，用于确定导师的个性和领导优势及动机， 指导者制定了与不同学员互动的策略。保持这些机会 提案中还讨论了最初一年之后的活动。从长远来看，我们认为 这些变化将有助于改善学员的体验，提高学生的保留率。

Project Summary Effective mentoring relationships influence student professional development by shaping both the training experience and students’ perspectives on their field. Yet few of those involved in the training of graduate students receive formal training in how to mentor. We herein propose a series of mentor training activities tailored to the faculty in our T32 training program in Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology. Workshop sessions will be adapted from the Entering Mentoring curriculum developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (https://cimerproject.org/). In addition, we will use interactive, small group sessions and invited speakers to reinforce key concepts and foster mentor-mentor support and peer mentoring among our program faculty. We will also use the Strength Deployment Inventory assessment, a tool to identify mentor personality and leadership strengths and motivations, to help provide mentors with strategies for engaging with diverse mentees. Opportunities for sustaining these activities beyond an initial year are also discussed in the proposal. Over the long run, we believe these changes will help improve the mentee experience and enhance student retention.