Office of Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Affairs

Structured Mentoring

Carrie L. Byington, MD

HA and Edna Benning Presidential Professor of Pediatrics

Associate Vice President for Faculty-Health Sciences

University of Utah

Centralized Development as Catalyst Lowers Energy of

Activation

Matrix Mentoring Model

Senior Scientific

Staff Peer

Self

71% vs. 97%; P=0.03

Funding Rates for Career Development Award Applicants

Office of Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Affairs

Changes to Retention, Promotion and Tenure

Guidelines

Office of Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Affairs

• Recognition of Excellence in Mentoring as criteria for promotion and tenure– Opportunities to mentor locally– Mentoring awards

• Recognition of individual excellence in the context of team sciences– Individual excellence in the context of

mentoring may be recognized as a vital contribution for the team

Office of Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Affairs

Application to Resident Research• Creation of an infrastructure that utilizes

existing resources• Designated faculty mentors• Creating opportunities for success for individual

faculty and department/institution• Recognition of work through promotion process

– Manuscripts for faculty members– Education/mentoring credit for designated

faculty