National Research Mentoring Network
The NRMN initiative will develop a highly networked set of motivated and skilled mentors from a variety of biomedical research disciplines linked to mentees from the undergraduate to early career faculty level across the country – both from BUILD institutions and elsewhere.
Research Support for Mentorship
Role models may steer students from underrepresented groups toward scientific careers.
- Dennery, Training and retaining of underrepresented minority physician scientists – an African-American perspective: NICHD AAP workshop on research in neonatal and perinatal medicine.
- Frank, D.L., Rinehart, J., Kenney, K. (2016). Supporting faculty mentoring through the use of creative technologies: There’s an app for that. Journal of Mentoring.
- Karpa et al., Medical student service learning program teaches secondary students about career opportunities in health and medical fields.
- Valcarcel et al., Training and retaining of underrepresented minority physician scientists – a Hispanic perspective: NICHD-AAP workshop on research in neonatology.
Mentorship has a positive impact on career trajectories of all scientists, but underrepresented groups have difficulty finding mentors with similar backgrounds or experiences.
- Andrews, The Other Physician-scientist Problem: Where Have All the Young Girls Gone?
- McLean et al., Twelve Tips for Teachers to Encourage Student Engagement in Academic Medicine
- Rubio et al., A Comprehensive Career-success Model for Physician–scientists.
National Research Mentoring Network
Become an Effective Mentor
Postdocs, junior and senior faculty, and administrators can receive training to become effective mentors.
Get What You Need from Your Mentorship
Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as early-career postdocs in the biomedical sciences, can receive training to learn how to develop productive mentoring relationships.
Virtual Mentorships
Mentors and mentees can sign up for online mentorships. These can guide mentees through important educational and career transitions.