Mentoring Expectations

An important element of the Postdoctoral Master's Degree Program in clinical and translational science is the formative relationship established between you and your mentor.

This relationship forms the basis for your clinical research development, and your mentor is your primary source of formal and informal acculturation as a clinical investigator. Mentors also play a critical role in helping you identify and pursue appropriate education, training and other career-development goals.

Mentoring agreement

As with any relationship, scholar-mentor relationships are not immune to conflicts. To assist you and your mentor in defining expectations and minimizing miscommunications that can lead to conflicts, you and your mentor are required to complete and submit the Initial Agreement — Expectations for the CCaTS Scholar Mentoring Relationship form (PDF) with your Postdoctoral Master's Degree Program application.

The agreement is designed to assist you and your mentor in establishing expectations for your relationship and provoke discussion in areas critical for your development.

Mentoring resources

The Mayo Clinical Graduate School of Biomedical Science (MCGSBS) will request that new mentors of master's degree scholars complete the Maximizing Mentorship mentor training course. There is also a Mentorship Toolkit available with a wide variety of resources for all mentors.