2013 CTSI Mentor Development Program Retreat

1. 2013 CTSIMentor Development Program Retreat Noon – 1 PM Lunch and Networking 1 – 1:15 PM Laurence Huang – Welcome and Overview 1:15 - 1:45 PM Introductions – Updates from Participants --Name, Academic Rank, School, Department --Role in MDP (e.g., MDP leader, MDP Graduate/Class) --Updates (e.g., K24 application, new mentees) 1:45 – 2:00 PM Mandana Khalili – CTSI Mentoring Consultation Service 2:00 – 2:15 PM Kathy Lee – Profiles Mentoring Tool 2:15 – 2:30 PM Mitch Feldman - Electronic Mentor Evaluations 2:30 – 2:45 PM Jeanette Brown – Online Course and Manuscript 2:45 – 3:00 PM Break and Photo 3:00 – 3:45 PM Laurence Huang, Moderator – Group Discussion on Joys and Challenges of Distance Mentoring 3:45 – 4:00 PM Laurence Huang – Wrap Up

2. Distance Mentoring – Mentoring Roles • Distance mentoring can apply to all of the UCSF MDP mentoring roles and definitions

3. Distance Mentoring –Rewards and Challenges of Mentoring • Distance mentoring has all of the same rewards and challenges as “conventional” mentoring • Potential for greater reward? • Greater need/impact = greater reward? • Additional challenge of limited in-person interactions, requirement for alternative communication (e.g., e-mail, phone, Skype), and potential for cultural differences (especially international mentees)

4. Distance Mentoring –Communicating Effectively with Mentees • Potential for miscommunication is increased in distance mentoring • Active listening involves forgoing all other activities for the time being and giving your full attention to the act of listening to ensure that you understand the speaker's intent as well as the feelings behind the speaker's words ...

5. Distance Mentoring – Life-Work Balance • Distance mentoring can affect a mentor’s (and mentee’s) life-work balance • International travel - Conference calls during “non-work” hours

6. Distance Mentoring – Understanding Diversity • For distance mentoring in an international setting, understanding cultural differences can be challenging (bi-directional) • Example 1: Role of physicians • Example 2: Role of women

7. Distance Mentoring – Understanding Economic and Fiscal Realities • For distance mentoring in an international setting, understanding economic and fiscal realities can be challenging (bi-directional) • Example 1: Economic realities regarding extended families • Example 2: Fiscal realities regarding allowed NIH expenses

8. Distance Mentoring – Grants and the IRB • For distance mentoring in an international setting, grant management and the IRB pose additional challenges • Grants: Subcontracts, advances, 8% international F&A • IRB Ex 1: Subject reimbursement • IRB Ex 2: Research procedures • Risk:Benefit • Subject reimbursement • Insurance

9. Distance Mentoring – Understanding Academic Advancement • The academic advancement policies and the “value” attached to different activities and accomplishments may differ greatly at mentor and mentee’s institutions • Ex: UCSF vs. CDC and NIH • Ex: University College London

10. Distance Mentoring – How to Build a Research Team • Co-Investigator • Study Coordinator • Leadership Team • Research Team • Junior US-based Co-Investigators

11. Distance Mentoring – Best Practices

12. Mentoring 1. Sambunjak, D, Straus, SE, and Marusic, A. Mentoring in academic medicine: a systematic review. JAMA 2006;296:1103-1115. 2. Feldman, MD, Huang, L, Guglielmo, BJ, Jordan, R, Kahn, J, Creasman, JM, Wiener-Kronish, JP, Lee, KA, Tehrani, A, Yaffe, K, and Brown, JS. Training the next generation of research mentors: the University of California, San Francisco, Clinical & Translational Science Institute Mentor Development Program. Clinical and Translational Science 2009;2:216-221. 3. Kahn, JS, and Greenblatt, RM. Mentoring early-career scientists for HIV research careers. American Journal of Public Health 2009;99 Suppl 1:S37-42. 4. Johnson, MO, Subak, LL, Brown, JS, Lee, KA, and Feldman, MD. An innovative program to train health sciences researchers to be effective clinical and translational research mentors. Academic Medicine 2010;85:484-489. 5. Feldman, MD, Steinauer, JE, Khalili, M, Huang, L, Kahn, JS, Lee, KA, Creasman, J, and Brown, JS. A mentor development program for clinical translational science faculty leads to sustained, improved confidence in mentoring skills. Clinical and Translational Science 2012;5:362-367.

13. Distance Mentoring • Mbuagbaw, L, and Thabane, L. How to set-up a long-distance mentoring program: a framework and case description of mentorship in HIV clinical trials. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2013;6:17-23. • Lasater, K, Young, PK, Mitchell, CG, Delahoyde, TM, Nick, JM, and Siktberg, L. Connecting in distance mentoring: Communication practices that work. Nurse Education Today 2013. • Eller, LS, Lev, EL, and Feurer, A. Key components of an effective mentoring relationship: A qualitative study. Nurse Education Today 2013. • 1. Kim, CC, Kim, EJ, Curiel-Lewandrowski, C, Marks, V, Maloney, M, and Frieden, IJ. A model in dermatology for long-distance mentoring. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2013;68:860-862.