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Resources for Career Advancement

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General University of Utah links

Office for Faculty - Academic Affairs - houses the main campus resources. New faculty should familiarize themselves with the information and resources

Code of Faculty Rights and Responsibilities

Faculty Appointments Information - Individual appointing units develop more specific appointment, reappointment and promotion criteria, however these must be consistent with the University umbrella. 

SOM and HS5 Coordinators 

General framework for promotion presentation Bringing Your Professional Career into Focus 

Mentoring Tools

 

Articles

Websites

Worksheets

Michigan State University -

Resources regarding mentoring relationships

Michigan State University - Office of Faculty and Staff Development

 

 

 

 

Resources for Mentor Skills

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Resources for New Mentors

AAMC Compact Between Biomedical Graduate Students and their Mentors

AAMC Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees and their Mentors

Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering

The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM Podcast - "In this podcast from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, you'll hear the personal mentorship stories of leaders in academia, business, and the media, in their own words. Learn how evidence-based mentorship practices can help you develop the skills to engage in the most effective STEMM mentoring relationships as possible."

Mentoring Women (A Guide for Mentors)

Promoting Stewardship Behavior in Organizations: A Leadership Model

Characteristics of Successful and Failed Mentoring Relationships: A Qualitative Study Across Two Academic Health Centers

Culturally Responsive Mentoring

Helpful internal website for research mentors wanting more training

Resources for Mentees

Mentee tips from the NIH

Developing Mentorship Teams

AAMC Compact Between Biomedical Graduate Students and their Mentors

AAMC Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees and their Mentors

The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM Podcast - "In this podcast from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, you'll hear the personal mentorship stories of leaders in academia, business, and the media, in their own words. Learn how evidence-based mentorship practices can help you develop the skills to engage in the most effective STEMM mentoring relationships as possible."

Making the Most of Mentors: A Guide for Mentees

Measuring the Effectiveness of Faculty Mentoring Relationships

Goals and Vision 

Cultivating the Resilient Mind 

How to Manage Your Time

Leadership Communication

Managing the Four Stages of Your Career and Leadership

Negotiation

Resources for Mentors in Specific Contexts

Mentoring Undergraduate Trainees

Mentoring Graduate and postdoctoral trainees

Mentoring Junior Faculty

Mentoring Clinician Educators

Specialty and College Specific Resources

 

Resources for Responding to Mentee Reports of Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Unprofessional Interpersonal Interactions

As a mentor, you are a trusted source for information and support. Therefore, your mentee is likely to share with you when they have had a difficult interaction, which may range from a microevent or microaggression, experience of inequity in access, or exclusion from a group, to overt discrimination, harassment, or sexual misconduct. What are your responsibilities in these situations? How can you support the learner? What resources can you refer them to? When are you required to report what you are told?

As a faculty member, you are a Mandatory Reporter under University Interim Rule 1-012 and associated Rules 1-012a and 1-012b. What does that mean? How should you respond when a mentee reports discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct? What if you aren’t sure if the reported behavior meets the definition of those? How can you best support mentees as a mentor, faculty member, and mandatory reporter? What resources are available for learning what to do? What resources are available to you and your mentee in such situations?

If a mentee reports an experience of discrimination, harassment, or sexual misconduct, or if you think it may be or aren’t sure if the experience meets the criteria, you must act as a mandatory reporter.

The resources below will help you navigate these situations.

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AHSE Mentoring Committee Handout: Responding to Mentee Reports of Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Unprofessional Interpersonal Interactions 

This document contains definitions, links to resources  and guidance for mandatory reporters, resources for other situations, University regulations related to student and faculty rights and responsibilities, and other resources you may find useful.

University of Utah Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO)

The OEO is dedicated to providing a fair and equitable environment for all to pursue their academic and professional endeavors and to equally access University programs. They are an excellent source of support, information, and referrals. They are helpful if you want to report discrimination (harassment, sexual and gender-based harassment, and sexual misconduct are all forms of discrimination), if you aren't sure if something is discrimination, or if you  want information on what to do next. They provide confidential, victim-centered, trauma-informed support. 

Mandatory Reporters SAFEU web page

The SAFEU web page on Mandatory Reporters provides step-by-step instructions on how to respond. It is worth reviewing periodically, to make sure you know what to do. 

Briefly:

  1. STOP.
  2. If safety is an immediate concern, call 911 or University Police (801-585-2677)
  3. Let the mentee know that you are a mandatory reporter and are required to inform the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). 
    1. Useful responses include:
      1. I am required to report this information the university can provide support for your safety and ensure you have information about your options
      2. The OEO/victim advocate/Title IX coordinator will be reaching out to you by email. You are not required to respond, but the office can provide you with support and referral to resources.
      3. The information you share is private and will only be shared on a need-to-know basis.
  4. Let them know that you and the OEO will preserve their privacy and encourage them to file a complaint as well. The OEO provides support and resources, and is trained in victim-centered, trauma-informed practices. The OEO will provide you, as the reporter, with support and resources as well
  5. Provide support. 
    1. Remember, it is not your job to investigate. Suspend judgment, listen, and support. Refer to other campus resources for support. Useful responses include:
      1. I'm so sorry this happened to you
      2. I want to help you get support through this. 
  6. Report the information to the OEO: 801-581-8365 oeo@utah.edu. 

Other Campus Resources

Academic Affairs Ombuds Office (Main campus)

Health Sciences Ombuds Office

Support and Well-Being Resources:

The Racist and Bias Incident Response Team at University of Utah

University of Utah Regulations (Policies Rules, Procedures, Guidelines)

Code of Faculty Rights and Responsibilities

Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities

Corrective Action and Termination Policy for Staff Employees

Required Boundaries in Professional Relationships

University Non-Discrimination Policy

Violence in the Workplace

Research Misconduct

*Some of these links will take you to external webpages which may be blocked depending on firewalls.

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Allie Groves 
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Email: Allison.Groves@hsc.utah.edu

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