Mentoring Better
Aligning Mentor and Trainee Expectations: Making the Individual Development Plan Actionable
This session of Mentoring Better will explore practical strategies for turning development plans into meaningful action. Participants will learn how to create clear, actionable goals, make effective requests of mentors, establish regular review processes and build mentoring practices that support long-term professional growth.
Mentoring Better is a CTSI professional development series designed to help mentors and trainees strengthen their mentoring relationships through interactive seminars and practical skill-building activities. Participants learn evidence-based approaches to communication, career development and expectation setting while gaining tools they can apply immediately in their mentoring partnerships. Sessions are open to graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty and focus on creating more effective and intentional mentoring experiences.