Mentor Training Certificate Program
Faculty attending the Mentor Development Series: Cultivating Effective Mentoring Skills series have an opportunity to complete the Mentor Training Certificate Program (MTCP), designed to train faculty in becoming effective clinical and translational research mentors.
Requirements to obtain this certificate are outlined below.
Completion of the NUCATS Mentor Training Certificate Program fulfills NIH requirements for faculty mentors on T32 and other training grants.
This program is open to all faculty across all ranks and tracks who hold appointments in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, are members of NUCATS, or who collaborate with faculty involved in biomedical research. Please email Morgan Barrowman if you would like to enroll in the Mentor Training Certificate Program.
Please note that registration for each workshop is required (register for upcoming workshops here).
Workshop Requirements
All requirements must be completed within three years to be eligible to "count" toward the certificate.
Please see the 2024-2025 schedule of workshops for information on specific sessions.
Note: To receive credit for any given workshop, you must attend the full 90-minute session and complete the corresponding session evaluation. Workshops in the Mentee Development Series: Tools for Academic and Personal Growth for Early Career Faculty do not count toward MTCP requirements.
Attend All 3 Required 90-Minute Mentor Development Workshops (4.5 Hours)
- Establishing and Aligning Expectations
- Cultural Awareness to Enhance Mentoring Across Differences
- Articulating your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan
Required workshops will be offered annually.
Attend 3 Additional 90-Minute Elective Mentor Development Workshops (4.5 Hours)
Elective workshops will be offered throughout the year (5 per year); topics for elective sessions vary each academic year. Please see the annual schedule to learn about this year’s offerings.
Program Surveys & Evaluations
- Complete Baseline Survey at the start of the program (prior to the first session you attend).
- Complete evaluations for every session for which you are seeking "credit" (within one week of session attended).
- Complete NUCATS Mentoring annual surveys for the year(s) in which you are in the certificate program.
Meet Our Team
Faculty Director
Kenzie A. Cameron, PhD, MPH
Professor in the Departments of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Medical Education, Preventive Medicine and Medical Social Sciences
