Hello WISDOM Members!
The Women in Science; Development, Outreach, and Mentoring (WISDOM) (https://wisdommb.wordpress.com/our-mission/) Team is excited to open recruitment for our 2025 Longitudinal Mentorship Program! In 2023 and 2024, WISDOM hosted the Longitudinal Mentorship Program (LMP) to support women trainees in the Rady Faculty of Health Science (RFHS) and it was a resounding success. We recruited >20 mentors and >80 mentees that were matched into groups with 2 mentors and 4-6 mentees. This group mentorship structure allowed for a "team" environment, which enhances communication skills, collaboration, and knowledge exchange opportunities in a larger network.
We are now recruiting for WISDOM's 2025 LMP, and I wanted to personally invite you to participate in our program! Mentors fill out a short survey and provide a bio for mentees to review and select their preferred mentor. The mentorship program coordinators form mentorship groups based on similar goals and mentee preferences. Once matched, there will be a kick-off introduction event (tentative date in May) hosted by WISDOM to connect the groups in-person. The program will run until the end of 2025, with a midway event in September and a wrap up event in December to culminate the program. It is expected that mentees work to organize events with mentors in addition to the planned events.
To read more about the program visit our 2025 Informational Pamphlet <https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Ms2mJHfgW4h2VK93FInJaJCyA7JNJmv/view?usp=…> so you can evaluate whether this initiative is something you would be interested in. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to reach out to the WISDOM mentorship team at WISDOMmentorship(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:WISDOMmentorship@umanitoba.ca>
Please find the recruitment form here: https://forms.gle/5wD4GYF5C7PnKRpZ9
Mentor Recruitment will run from Feb 3rd-March 15th
Mentee Recruitment will run from March 20th until April 30th
Thank you,
Courtney Marshall & Lea Soliman
WISDOM Longitudinal Mentorship Program Coordinators
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