Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Mentor Training for Research Faculty

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Research Mentor Workshops Calendar
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Wednesday, Sept. 3

8 a.m. - noon

Faculty Research Mentor Training Workshop A 

Collaborative Learning Lab N104

Registration

Friday, Sept. 19

8 a.m. – noon

Faculty Research Mentor Training Workshop B

Michael E. DeBakey Center M423

Registration

Wednesday, Oct. 1

8 a.m. – noon

Faculty Research Mentor Training Workshop A

Collaborative Learning Lab N104

Registration

Friday, Oct. 3

8 a.m. - noon

Faculty Research Mentor Training Workshop B

Michael E. DeBakey Center M321

Registration

Friday, Oct. 31

8 a.m. - noon

Faculty Research Mentor Training Workshop A

Collaborative Learning Lab N104

Registration

Registration is required for all events.  For registration questions, please email Melinda Hernandez at GSBS- MentorHelp@bcm.edu.

Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC) Mentor Training Schedule
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Tuesday, Aug. 12

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Mentoring Refresher for Faculty - Mentoring for Mental Health: Fostering Wellbeing

Online

Registration

Friday, Oct. 3

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Mentoring Refresher for Faculty - Mentoring with Understanding: Developing Effective Scientists

Online

Registration

Wednesday, Nov. 5

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Mentoring Refresher for Faculty - Blueprint for Success: Articulating your mentoring plan through IDPs and lab compacts.

Online

Registration

Friday, 
Dec. 5

9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Research Mentor Training Workshop for Faculty – In-person

Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), Room 1060

Registration

Registration is required for all events.  For registration questions, please email Vicki Alger at Va22@rice.edu.

Mentor Training Requirements

Graduate Faculty must complete mentor training, based on evidence-based practices, with a minimum frequency of once every five years. Initial training requires at least three hours of training. Subsequently, a minimum of one hour of mentor training is required every five years. For faculty new to BCM, mentor training must occur within the first year of Graduate Faculty membership. 

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, acceptable/current mentor training is required to join an additional graduate program.

Effective Aug. 1, 2025, acceptable/current mentor training is required to accept a new Ph.D. student into a lab as their major advisor.

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Initial Training Requirement

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At least three hours of training based on evidence-based practices, e.g., based on the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) and/or Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) curriculum. Training can be done at BCM, the Gulf Coast Consortium, or other venues.

Training Options: For those with no prior mentor training, please plan to take the three-hour Research Mentor Training–Core Mentoring Essentials or six-hour Research Mentor Training– Foundations.

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Subsequent Training Requirement

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A minimum of one hour of mentor training is required every five years for faculty to maintain a ‘trained’ status. Current options for mentor training refreshers (e.g., Brown Bag Session) are available in the Research Mentor Workshops Calendar.

Training Options: For those needing to refresh their training, you may select a “Brown Bag Mentoring Refreshers” session that is offered monthly in partnership with the Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC).

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To review your status or to update your mentor training, please contact GSBS-MentorHelp@bcm.edu.