We are now accepting applications for both mentees and mentors for the 2024-2025 Mentorship Program!
Deadline for the mentorship program is Monday, September 30, 2024
Please fill out a mentee or mentor application form below:
Mentorship Program Overview:
The Rehabilitation Sciences Mentorship Program is a yearlong mentorship program that connects students for peer support, opportunities for collaboration and networking, and career exploration. The program supports incoming RHSC students through 1:1 mentorship relationships, and provides continuing peer support to grad students after their first year through workshops and group meetings.
Program Outcomes:
As a mentee, you will:
- Connect with individuals from different research labs
- Share experiences and learn from a fellow trainee’s challenges and achievements
- Explore academic, professional and personal plans
- Have the opportunity to build academic and professional networks
- Explore and learn topics related to your grad studies experience through our optional monthly meetings
As a mentor, you will:
- Take initiative and lead by example
- Build contacts and develop new connections
- Contribute to your student community by supporting peers
- Explore and learn topics related to your grad studies experience through our optional monthly meetings
Program Requirements:
Mentors are encouraged to initiate contact at the start of the mentorship relationship. Going forward, both the mentee and mentor should actively connect with one another over the course the year.
- Mentors must aim to maintain at least one point of contact per month (for example, over email, phone, Zoom etc.)
- Mentees and mentors should aim to meet in person at least once per term
- Mentees and mentors should attend at least one RSEC hosted event per year
Time Commitment
The mentorship relationship is developed over 8-9 months. The time commitment for mentors and mentees ranges from 10-20 hours. The program begins will run from October 2024 to June 2025. The more you put into the program, the more you’ll get out of it!
For more information, please contact our Mentorship Program Coordinator: Rebeca Hernandez Gamboa
Additional Resources
Stay tuned for additional resources for both mentors and mentees to get the most out of their mentorship relationship!