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“…A mentor is someone who has more imagination about you than you have about yourself.”

-- Suzanne Koven, “What Is a Mentor,” NEJM 2-22-24

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Do you have or know an outstanding mentor? Nominate them for a CFD Excellence in Mentoring Award now!

Pet of the Week:

Meet Belsnickel

Patrice Delaney, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dr. Wolfram Goessling's Lab

Do you want to show off your pet? Please send a photo and the name of your pet along with your name and role at MGH to cfd@partners.org. The CFD newsletter will highlight one pet per week, so rest assured that your pet will appear in a future edition.

Announcements

Call for Applications! MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards - due Wed, Jan 29

This award for junior woman faculty is intended to increase opportunities to advance to senior positions in academic medicine.


Peer Mentoring for Parents Program

Program increases personal well-being and professional productivity by empowering learning and problem-solving in a trusting and supportive space.



Sign up to join Peer Mentoring Group for Clinician Educators

Learn more about peer mentoring for health profession educators, a collaboration between the Center for Faculty Development and the Peter L. Slavin, MD Academy for Applied Learning in Healthcare.


Sign up to stay connected while you step back from full-time career

If you are cutting back to part-time or retiring at MGH but want to stay connected, sign up to hear from the OSFA.


Calling all new and expectant parents! Faculty Parental Wellness Program

Designed to improve the personal well-being and professional productivity of expectant and new faculty parents across MGB.


Call for applications! CFD Writing Support Service

Up to five hours of freelance writing and editing services for MGH faculty and trainees fully subsidized by the CFD.

Happening this Week


Two meditation sessions every week

TOMORROW, Nov 5 from 8:00-8:30 am with guest leader, Maria Shea, Cardiology Division 📅

Monday, Nov 11 from 8:00-8:30 am with leader, Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH 📅


Call for Nominations! CFD Excellence in Mentoring Awards - due THIS FRIDAY, Nov 8

Awards to recognize faculty and postdoctoral fellows who have mentored and contributed to the success of other faculty and/or trainees during their careers.


Speed Mentoring Hour - THIS FRIDAY, Nov 8 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Mentoring Leaders: Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD, and Jason Harris, MD

It's mentoring award nomination season!

Award nominations are open for both the annual MGH Mentoring Awards and the annual HMS Excellence in Mentoring Awards, with deadlines the same day, THIS FRIDAY, November 8, 2024. Follow the links below.

 

MGH Excellence in Mentoring Awards include:

  1. John T. Potts, Jr., MD, Faculty Mentoring Award
  2. Rising Mentor Award
  3. Excellence in Clinical Mentoring Award
  4. Ally for Women Faculty Award
  5. Outstanding Mentor of UiM Faculty and Trainees Award
  6. Outstanding PI Mentor of Trainees Award
  7. Outstanding Research Fellow Mentor Award

 

HMS Excellence in Mentoring Awards include:

  1. William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award
  2. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award
  3. Young Mentor Award 

Upcoming Events

OSFA Faculty Transition Webinar Series: Successful Transition to Retirement While Balancing Continued Engagement at MGH - Mon, Nov 11 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Panelists: Jeffrey B. Cooper, MD; Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD; Robert Rollings, MD; Isaac Schiff, MD; and Anne B. Young, MD, PhD


Parenting Series: The Ins and Outs of Paternity Leave - Mon, Nov 18 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Panelists: Daniel Hall, PhD; Mitchel B. Harris, MD; Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH; and Virginia Rosales


Clafin Distinguished Scholar Awards Panel Discussion - Wed, Nov 20 from 9:00-10:00 am


"How Do You Feel?" a moderated discussion with Jessi Gold, MD, MS - Wed, Nov 20 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Presenter: author Jessi Gold, MD, MS


Maurizio Fava Lecture Series on Well-Being: Reading Kafka in the Hospital Cafeteria - Reflections on 17 years of Literature and Medicine at MGH - Thu, Nov 21 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Presenter: Suzanne Koven, MD


Finding the Right Tone: Balancing Accountability and Support in Medical Education: Workshop for Clinical Educators - Mon, Nov 25 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Presenter: Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, MD


HMS Core for Mentorship Excellence - next workshop on Wed, Dec 11 from 8:30 am-5:00 pm

This new workshop builds upon two decades of research conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Center for the Improvement in the Mentoried Experience in Research" (CIMER).

Facilitators: Marjorie Oettinger, Francine Laden, and Denise Yoon


Parenting Series: What Parents Should Know about Gender Diversity in Kids and Teens - Fri, Dec 13 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Presenter: Aude Henin, PhD


Working with struggling learners: Practical tips for success Workshop for Clinical Educators - Tue, Dec 17 from 12:00-1:00 pm

Presenter: Kevin J. Heaton, MD

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