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Faculty to Faculty Mentoring Part II: Summer Sabbatical Program Research Enrichment Core: Amy Wagler and Danielle Morales Disclaimer This e-Conference, meeting materials and related content are solely the responsibility of UTEP and do not


  1. Faculty to Faculty Mentoring Part II: Summer Sabbatical Program Research Enrichment Core: Amy Wagler and Danielle Morales

  2. Disclaimer This e-Conference, meeting materials and related content are solely the responsibility of UTEP and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

  3. Outline • Summer Sabbatical Description • Hallmarks Addressed • Evaluation of Hallmarks • Program Results

  4. Supermentor Program Description • Who: Faculty at UTEP and Pipeline Institutions • What: The Summer Sabbatical Research Program aims to support faculty in developing new research skills and increase research collaborations among UTEP, Pipeline Partner, and Research Partner Institutions. • Hallmarks: FAC-7, FAC-8, FAC-9, FAC-10, FAC-12

  5. Supermentor Program Faculty Guest Faculty Host UTEP Research Partner Research Partner Pipeline Partner Pipeline Partner UTEP

  6. Supermentor Details Purpose Gain new research skills • Establish a collaboration • Duration: 1 0 weeks Benefits Mentee receives $14,000 for travel, living expenses and honorarium • Mentor receives $2,000 consulting stipend • Expectations: A research collaboration plan that includes: Plan for journal article submissions and/or • Plan for grant proposal submission •

  7. Supermentor Details • 4 cohorts (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19) • 20 total mentor/mentee pairs • Most collaborated on research publications • Some focused on developing new skills in data analysis or laboratory procedures

  8. Supermentor Program Hallmarks

  9. Hallmark Evaluation • Hallmarks are found at: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/training/dpc/Pages/success.aspx • All hallmarks focus on: faculty research productivity • securing of external funding • building professional networks • • Evaluation was a mix of qualitative and survey data: Collaboration plans required at outset • Both the mentees and the mentors were surveyed • Progress reports were required mid-June, July, August •

  10. Hallmark Evaluation - Progress Reports During the Supermentor program, mentees are asked to return feedback on the following: 1) Please comprehensively describe your activities over the last three months. Include mention of: 1) email exchanges, 2) phone conversations, 3) implementation of the Feed Forward model for a grant proposal idea, 4) other assistance with grant proposals, 5) journal articles reviewed, 6) or other activities in which you have engaged. 2) Discuss any problems that you have encountered. 3) Please describe your plans for the next three months in terms of the Summer Sabbatical program. Evaluation team used responses in evaluation reports

  11. Hallmark Evaluation-Final Surveys • Surveys were administered to mentors and mentees at the end of the Supermentor program Topics Questions Satisfaction Self-reported level of satisfaction with mentor/mentee experience • Have you encountered any issues? • Do you have any suggestions for improvements? • Research Productivity Any manuscripts submitted or published? Funding Any proposals submitted or awarded?

  12. Hallmark Evaluation-Research Products Evaluation team recorded numbers of publications , presentations , grant proposals and awards • Sent personalized emails to mentee and mentor pairs two times per year for: • Updates on research manuscripts and • Updates on grant proposals • Required ORCHID ID for all research manuscripts and RFA identifier for all grant proposals

  13. Summer Sabbatical Results • Increased number of faculty involved in mentoring or training programs and collaborations. • Consistently high levels of satisfaction reported: Mentor (n=17) 6% 6% 18% 71% Mentee (n=18) 6% 94% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% • Products: Very Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied • 15 research publications as of Spring 2019 • Suggestions/changes: • Increase the number of opportunities/resources for post-program team interactions

  14. Questions? – Thank you!

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