School of Medicine

The Pulse

New Name, Focus for Mentoring Program

The School of Medicine Mentoring Program has found a new home. With the addition of new Assistant Deans in the Office of Faculty Affairs, the Mentoring Program will move under the umbrella of this office. Because of this change, the committee is adopting the new name "Mentorship Advisory Committee" and a new charge summarized below.

  1. Mentoring Program - The process to obtain mentors remains the same, and faculty at all ranks and from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. To initiate the process, faculty should submit a brief application at SOM Mentoring Program Website along with a copy of their CV.
  2. Mentorship Advisory Committee - This new component will support faculty as mentors and mentees to foster a mentorship culture that ensures academic success and advancement by working closely with the Faculty Affairs Office to organize and coordinate development opportunities. 
  3. Tenure Track Faculty Mentoring Committees - Faculty on the tenure track will be assigned a Mentoring Committee consisting of between three and five members which may include LSUHSC faculty or mentors outside of LSU. The Office of Faculty Affairs will work with Department Chairs and Center Leaders in selecting the members of each mentoring committee.

These positive changes are intended to support all faculty and are anticipated to result in increased professional development opportunities.

All faculty of all academic ranks are invited to register for the next virtual Speed Mentoring Event on September 17. During the hour-long event, participants rotate through two breakout rooms guided by mentors to discuss their career development in research, teaching, leadership, educational scholarship or promotion readiness. Past attendees have reported positive connections and gaining new insights from their conversations with mentors. Register HERE. 

Should you have any questions or want to discuss if a mentor would be beneficial for your career stage, please reach out to Drs. Taylor, Moore or Creel or join the upcoming Speed Mentoring Event.

Stephanie N. Taylor, MD - Senior Associate Dean (staylo2@lsuhsc.edu) 

Michelle Moore, PsyD - Assistant Dean (mbacon@lsuhsc.edu)

Amy Creel, MD - Assistant Dean (acree1@lsuhsc.edu)