INCLUSIVE FACULTY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM HandBook 

The Purpose of This Handbook 

This handbook is intended to provide a structural framework for the IFM program as well as specific tools and resources for faculty mentors and mentees. It is expected to expand and change over time in response to user needs and evolving thoughts on faculty mentorship. 

To navigate the website, use the tabs at the top of the page: Foundations, Effective Mentorships, and Toolkits."

The first iteration of the IFM Handbook was presented on September 7, 2023 by the IFM Handbook Committee

Primary Authors

• Ashley Smiley, PhD; Postdoctoral Scholar, Advancing Higher Education Program 

• Ida Wilson; Doctoral Candidate in the School of Public Health 

Committee Members 

• Ellen Lumpkin, PhD; Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; IFM Program Director 

• Julianna Deardorff, PhD; Executive Dean and Professor, School of Public Health 

• Tracy Pascua Dea, PhD; Academic Climate Program Director, Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare

With advice and support from Karie Frasch, PhD; Director of the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare and Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil, UCSF

The IFM is funded by a grant from the Advancing Faculty Diversity (AFD) initiative through the University of California, Office of the President