Event

Entering Mentoring: Session 2

Monday, September 25, 2023
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
A. James Clark Hall - Room # TBD
Martha Wang
martha@umd.edu
https://bioeumd.wufoo.com/forms/q12y6ix81nfy7zp/

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering & Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices are hosting 4 sessions from the Entering Mentoring Series for graduate students and postdocs. Attending all 4 sessions will earn you a Mentor Training Certificate! 

All sessions will take place in AJC, specific location TBD

Facilitating will be Martha Wang, Jenna Mueller and Katharina Maisel.

Register for Session 2 here.

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Session 2: September 25th from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Aligning Expectations
Mentors will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Effectively establish mutual expectations for the mentoring relationship
2. Clearly communicate expectations for the mentoring relationship
3. Align mentee and mentor expectations
4. Consider how personal and professional differences may impact expectations, including differences across disciplines when working in multidisciplinary teams

Assessing Understanding
Mentors will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Assess their mentees’ understanding of core concepts and processes
2. Identify various reasons for a lack of understanding, including expert-novice differences
3. Use multiple strategies to enhance mentee understanding across diverse disciplinary perspectives

Audience: Graduate  Post-Docs