Mentoring Program Virtual Binder
UCSF Resources
- Mentor Developmental Plan
- Faculty Handbook for Success, Advancement and Promotion at UCSFIncludes guidelines on establishing mentoring relationships and specifies mentoring criteria for career advancement at UCSF. (2005) [PDF, 748K]
- Gladstone Institutes Postdoctoral Fellows Program Mentoring Standards
Committee on Mentoring Standards, J. David Gladstone Institutes. 1999.
- Mentor Orientation & Guidelines
Christine Des Jarlais, Assistant Dean for Graduate Outreach & Postdoctoral Affairs, UCSF. [PDF, 52K]
- Model Reference Letter for K23 Award
A high impact reference letter to support a mentee's K23 Award application. Ruth Greenblatt, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Epidemiology; Associate Director, UCSF-GIVI CFAR. [PDF, 69K]
- Model Reference Letter for Masters Program
An exemplar reference letter to support a mentee's application to the UCSF Masters Entry Program in Nursing. Ruth Greenblatt, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Epidemiology; Associate Director, UCSF-GIVI CFAR. [PDF, 139K]
- UCSF Graduate Student Mentoring Program: Guidelines for Faculty Mentors
A synopsis of mentors' obligations, tips for writing letters of recommendations, etc. Includes pertinent links as well as a sample mentor-mentee agreement. See also UCSF Postdoc Student Mentoring Program: Guidelines for Faculty Mentors for the corresponding postdoc mentoring recommendations. [PDF, 59K]
External Resources
- AAAS Mentor Awards
- Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine. 1997.
- American Heart Association Mentoring HandbookProvides career advice for both mentors and mentees in the clinical, basic, and population sciences. [PDF, 3MB]
- CTSciNet Recent Articles
Clinical and Translational Science Network. Science and AAAS.
- Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine. 2000.
- How To Get the Mentoring You Want
The Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan. 2008. [PDF, 465KB]
- Mentoring and Being Mentored
In: Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty. Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. 2006.
- MentorNet
Not-for-profit online community which seeks to "further the progress of women and others underrepresented in scientific and technical fields through the use of a dynamic, technology-supported mentoring network" and to "to advance individuals and society, and enhance engineering and related sciences, by promoting a diversified, expanded and talented global workforce."
- A Quick Guide to NIH Grants for Early Stage and New InvestigatorsAlan Embry, Program Officer, Division of AIDS, NIAID, NIH. [PPT, 2MB]
