Dear Members,
Most of us can readily think of several people who’ve had positive impacts on our lives and careers. We believe no matter where you are in your career, that mentoring accelerates personal and professional growth.
This six-month program pairs mentors and mentees one-to-one based on goals, experience, and desired outcomes. Participants set specific expectations with guidance provided by ACHE and SOHL. Mentees and mentors set their own schedule for monthly meetings to take place in person, by phone, or by video.
Goals of the Mentorship Program:
- To empower the next generation of healthcare leaders with knowledge, skill, and compassion.
- To motivate students, early healthcare careerists, and other health care professionals to be active members of ACHE at the national and local levels throughout their career.
- To develop a positive interactive relationship, benefiting both mentor and mentee, stimulating their passion and drive to better serve our community.
Program Requirements: All participants must be members of American College of Healthcare Executives/San Diego Organization Healthcare Leaders. Membership Info
Program Timeline and Key Dates:
- March 15, 2024: Application deadline
- March 29, 2024: Pairing of mentors and mentees announced via email
- April 3, 2024: Virtual Kick-Off Event (details will be emailed to participants)
- April through October: Mentors and mentees meet once per month either in-person or remotely.
- October 2024: Close-out celebration (date and time to be announced)
Time Commitment: Program runs April through October. It’s expected that mentors and mentees meet at least once per month for one hour either in-person or remotely.
Experience Requirements: Mentors will have a minimum of five years of healthcare management or leadership experience and can be in any healthcare setting including health systems, hospitals, clinics, non-profits, policy, suppliers, consultants, and advanced education. Mentees are graduate students, early careerists with less than five years of experience, or professionals in transition such as military to civilian, interviewing for new roles, or moving into a new setting.
The Mentor/Mentee Relationship: This is an excellent opportunity for leaders with at least five years of healthcare experience to assist graduate students, early healthcare careerists, and other professionals in transition in their growth, skills, and development.
Mentors provide knowledge, guidance, and networking resources to the mentee. In turn, working with a mentee enhances, renews, and refreshes the skills and passions of the mentor through challenging questions, innovative ideas, and new information. Together, mentor and mentee play a significant role as advocates for healthcare population needs in our current and future healthcare ever-changing environment.
Mentors:
- Share skills, knowledge and expertise
- Demonstrate a positive attitude and act as a role model
- Provide constructive feedback
- Encourage your mentee to maximize their potential
- Provide accountability in establishing goals
- Establish and maintain a relationship of trust and confidentiality
- Adhere and support the ACHE Code of Ethics standards of conduct
If you have 5+ years in healthcare with management experience working in any setting (hospitals, clinics, non-profits, advocacy, consulting, suppliers, and more), we would love to hear from you. If you know of other outstanding leaders passionate about the healthcare field, please encourage them to become a member and apply.
Mentees:
- Be transparent in your goals and anticipated outcomes
- Demonstrate a positive attitude and maintain realistic expectations
- Schedule appointments with your mentor and use their time effectively
- Utilize accountability to your mentor
- Demonstrate initiative. Solicit input from the mentor, act on it appropriately, and take responsibility of the learning experience
- Be open to constructive feedback
- Balance the personal and professional relationship with your mentor
- Recognize the help the mentor is giving and express appreciation
- Adhere to the ACHE Code of Ethics standards of conduct
Matching: The applicants will be paired as closely to requests as possible. If local area matches aren’t available, applicants may be referred to the national ACHE Mentoring program.
Privacy & confidentiality: All contact information will remain private and provided only to your program partner.
Scheduling: The mentee is responsible for contacting their mentor and coordinating the meeting schedule.
Kick Off & Close Out Events: The virtual kick off is scheduled to be held on Wednesday April 3, 2024. A celebration and networking event for participating members will be held in October with details to be announced.
Comments and Program Feedback: Participants will be sent a survey upon completion to better enhance the program.
Previous Participants: We would love to have you back if you have participated in this program in the past, so please consider participating again this year. Please complete an application and send a recent resume so we have current information. Indicate if you’d like to work with the same person again.
Applications and Deadlines: Applications and resumes are accepted until March 15, 2024. Late applications may or may not be accepted because of the matching process.
Please use the Mentor or Mentee Applications and email your resume so you can specify your area of interest in order to match you as close to your requests as possible.
Best regards,
Sara Turley and Shawnie Masilotti
Co-Chairs, 2024 SOHL Mentorship Program
