Secondary Mentorship Program for Research Faculty
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In collaboration with the MGH Equity and Community Health Office, the Disparities Solutions Center has created the Secondary Mentorship Program for Research Faculty. It will be launched as a small pilot program with plans to expand in the next few years.
Year 1 Scope:
4 junior faculty at MGH from historically under resourced groups who would benefit from dedicated secondary mentorship in research. The secondary mentor is another important resource for the tenure-track faculty member. In addition to helping the tenure-track faculty member adjust to the environment of the department and the school, the secondary mentor should be available as needed to provide another perspective on questions related to scholarly expectations and progress, work/life balance, and personal issues.
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1. Year 1 scope is current research faculty at MGH. In Year 2 we will include newly recruited folks.
Application Process:
Applicants can apply to be part of the program through the application process if they meet the criteria below:
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1. Junior Faculty doing clinical and population health research at MGH
​a.) ​faculty who are on the Area of Excellence: Investigation promotion track/clinical expertise and innovation track, or
b.) faculty who are planning or intend to get promoted on the Area of Excellence: Investigation promotion track/clinical expertise and innovation track, or ​
c.) faculty who spend >25% of their effort engaged in research.​
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Examples are faculty who:
a.) already have a K01/K08/K23/K99 funded, or comparable career development award funded (e.g. K12, KL2, Doris Duke, etc.), or independent funding (basically an R01), and are in years 1-2 of the grant;
b.) have already submitted a career development award with a reasonable path to funding (e.g. K submission is scored).​
c.) From a historically under resourced group doing clinical or population health research. This broad definition may include, but is not limited to: those who are first in their family to attend college/medical school
Program Format:
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Quarter 1:
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In-person kick-off meeting with all four mentor-mentee dyads​
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Mandatory monthly meetings with assigned mentor
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Quarter 2-4:
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Mandatory quarterly meetings with assigned mentor​
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Quarterly group meeting with all four mentor-mentee dyads
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Throughout the year: Communication via email, review of documents, and presentations.
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The application is now closed. Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive notifications when the application opens.