Women Mentoring Women

The Women Mentoring Women Program is geared towards supporting Women in Medicine and Science who are striving to embrace personal, professional, and career growth.

Program Overview

The Women Mentoring Women program runs July-June each year.

Mentees are paired with a mentor at a training level or faculty rank above their current status. Mentor/mentee pairs are formed based on stated mentorship interests, career goals, and alignment of experience and expertise.

Mentor/mentee pairs meet in July to create goals for their time together. Support is provided throughout the year by the Mentoring sub-committee and programmed events. Focus groups are held with mentors and mentees to assess the mentoring relationship and provide support as needed. Accepted applicants are asked to provide feedback and reflection on their mentorship process at the conclusion of the program in June.

Though this program formally runs for a year, mentorship partnerships continue as long as desired by the pairs.

Program Expectations

This program requires self-driven individuals who are motivated to generate and meet mentoring goals in collaborative relationship. Pairs are encouraged to create meeting agendas structured around agreed-upon discussion topics to create actionable items at the conclusion of each meeting.

Mentees are asked to initiate and maintain contact with their mentors, prepare questions in advance of meetings, and follow through on identified suggestions or tasks.

Mentors are asked to oversee of meeting agendas and create a confidential and supportive environment for open discussion.

Monthly meetings are encouraged, with more frequent check-ins if mutually agreed upon by the pair. Face-to-face meetings, virtual meetings, or phone calls are appropriate, depending on the needs of the pair. Mentorship resources will be provided to accepted applicants to promote a healthy working relationship.

WMW Leadership

Aline Tanios, M.D.
Jane McHowat, Ph.D.
Tina Chen, M.D.
Megan Ferber, Ph.D.

Questions or comments?
Contact us @ womenmentoringwomen@health.slu.edu

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