 | Home News Events Cores Science Funding Programs Partners Links | | 2009-2010 Mentoring-Program Welcome! The CFAR Mentoring Program, now in its 6th year of operation, is designed to help develop the scientific career goals of early HIV investigators and postdoctoral scholars.
The program emphasizes one-on-one interactions between well-established UCSF faculty investigators and junior researchers pursuing HIV research at UCSF or affiliated institutes.
The program will include: -
A Workshop Series designed for early career faculty and post-doctoral fellows to achieve academic advancement.
The Mentor/Mentee pairings have been finalized. Please check the current Mentor-Mentee assignments. You may also visit our CFAR Mentee webpage featuring the profiles of our 2009-10 CFAR Mentees.
Below are additional resources for Mentors and Mentees:
Mentoring Model | Program Tools | Workshops | Mentee Binder | Mentor Binder | Contact Information Mentoring ModelProgram Tools- CFAR Mentor Binder and Mentee Binder
Program tools and references for participants. - 2008 Mentee Application
Provides guidelines for the next academic year, target-areas for mentoring assistance, preferences for mentors, and scheduling availability. [Word, 235K]
Workshops - MonthlyDesigned to enhance the learning experience: Mentees' Virtual BinderMentors' Virtual Binder- 2005-2006 CFAR Mentoring Program Innovations
Changes based on constructive feedback from mentors and mentees during the evaluation phase of the 2004-2005 program. [Word, 72K]
- Mentor Orientation & Guidelines
A nuanced strategy for effective mentorship by Christine Des Jarlais, Assistant Dean for Graduate Outreach & Postdoctoral Affairs, UCSF. [PDF, 52K]
- Faculty Handbook for Success, Advancement and Promotion at UCSF (2005)
Includes guidelines on establishing mentoring relationships and specifies mentoring criteria for career advancement at UCSF. [PDF, 748K]
- American Heart Association Mentoring Handbook
Provides career advice for both mentors and mentees in the clinical, basic, and population sciences. [PDF, 3.1MB]
- 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]
- Model Reference Letter for K23 Award
A high impact reference letter to support a mentee's K23 Award application. Written by 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. Written by Ruth Greenblatt, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Epidemiology; Associate Director, UCSF-GIVI CFAR. [PDF, 139K]
- Online Mentoring Resources
UCSF Office of Graduate Outreach & Postdoctoral Affairs links compiled by Christine Des Jarlais, Assistant Dean. [PDF, 21K]
Mentoring Program Contact Information
The CFAR Pilot Mentoring Program is directed by James Kahn, MD, CFAR Associate Director, and administered by Brenda Sanchez, CFAR Program Analyst.
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