Overview/Purpose

• Required for tenure-track, highly recommended for all junior, full-time faculty
• To assist in training for career in academic medicine
• Introduction to Northwestern policies, procedures, culture
• Annually review progress of professional growth and development
• Review committee (mentor, advisor, division chief/assignee) created at time of appointment
• Assist in creating annual professional development plan
• Mentoring and Annual Reviews last until tenure decision or departure

• Composed of mentor, advisor, and Division Chief (or designee)
• Meets annually to review junior faculty growth and development
• Members provide junior faculty with insight, support, and guidance throughout the year

Description of Mentor

• Associate or full professor, tenured if for tenure-track
• In same career track, if possible
• Similar or complementary research (or clinical) focus
• Appointed by division chief, in consultation with mentee and Department Chair
• Relevance of interests and good personality fit are most important attributes
• Mentoring activities are included in Incentive Compensation

Description of Advisor (Secondary Mentor)

• Provides additional expertise and support beyond that supplied by mentor and Division Chief
• May be outside division or DOM
• More senior than mentee, but need not be Associate or Full Professor

Responsibilities of Mentee

• Meet with potential mentors to assess “fit” of interests and personality
• Meet with division chief to finalize selection of mentor and advisor
• Create annual professional development plan
• Meet regularly with mentor, and as needed with advisor and division chief/asignee
• Ask for support and guidance; don’t try to “go it alone”
• Provide annual review of mentor

Responsibilities of Mentor

• Meet regularly with mentee (at least quarterly, at first) to create and monitor annual professional development plan
• Assure annual meeting of review committee with mentee to review progress and annual professional development plan
• Provide written report of annual meeting to Division Chief and Department Chair
• Provide insight, guidance, and support to mentee Responsibilities of Advisor
• Meet as needed with mentee
• Attend annual meeting of review committee
• Provide insight, guidance, and support to mentee

Responsibilities of Division Chief or Designee (e.g Associate Chief for Research)

• Meet with mentee to jointly select mentor
• Meet as needed with mentee to evaluate mentor/mentee relationship; work with mentor and mentee if difficulties arise; change mentors when necessary
• Attend annual meeting of review committee
• Provide insight, guidance, and support to mentee
• Support and encourage senior faculty to act as mentors