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:
- Effectively establish mutual expectations for the mentoring relationship
- Clearly communicate expectations for the mentoring relationship
- Align mentee and mentor expectations
- 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:
- Assess their mentees’ understanding of core concepts and processes
- Identify various reasons for a lack of understanding, including expert-novice differences
- Use multiple strategies to enhance mentee understanding across diverse disciplinary perspectives