Mentorship Training Workbook

Growing and Learning Through Mentorship

Building Mentorships with Diversity

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Objectives

After this session, you should be able to:

Describe HSC’s mentorship program

Identify expectations and responsibilities of mentors/mentees

Explain strategies to build the mentoring relationship

Name developmental opportunities available to you as you pursue your goals

Understand more about your mentoring partner and how to communicate effectively

Describe your initial action plan

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Break Out Sessions

Record your group’s responses below:

1. What are your responsibilities as a mentor/mentee?

2. What are your expectations of your mentor/mentee?

3. What potential issues/concerns can you anticipate? What are possible solutions for these issues/concerns?

4. How can you develop mutual trust and respect with your mentor/mentee?

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Considerations for Mentoring Partnership• Attend Brown Bag lunches together

• Mentor shares work experiences that have contributed to success

• Mentor recommends books or training that might be helpful

• Mentor shares knowledge of UNM HSC

• Mentee observes mentor giving a presentation or facilitating a meeting

• Mentor invites mentee to attend professional meetings, internal or external to UNM

• Lunch meeting with mentor, mentee, and other professionals to discuss everyday challenges

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Action Plan Considerations

• Exchange contact information, i.e., phone numbers and email address

• What is the best way to ensure regular communication?

• Who will initiate contact?

• What are good times and places to meet?

• What will we do at our meetings?

• We will attend the Brown Bag Sessions as identified on the HSC Mentoring Partnership Timeline

• Our first meeting will be?

• Discuss how you will handle scheduling conflicts that arise

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Goal Setting

With mentor’s help, the mentee should set at least 5 goals. Some maybe accomplished in a month; some may require the entire 9 months.We recommend using the following outline to develop goals.

EXAMPLE:WHAT? (Statement of objective) Expand knowledge of UNM HSC in

general and my department in particular

WHY? (Your reasons)

WHEN? (start/completion dates)

HOW? (actions required with dates)

What:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Why:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Resources

Web Resources

• http://hsc.unm.unm.edu/hr/• http://hscwebdev.unm.edu/programs/mentorship• http://hr.unm.edu• https://unmjobs.unm.edu• www.career.unm.edu

Contact Name

Pug Burge, Associate Vice President for HSCAdministration (505) 272-5849, PBurge@salud.unm.edu

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