The document summarizes the CTSI Mentor Development Program at the University of California, San Francisco. The program provides 10 case-based seminars over 5 months to train mid-career and early senior researchers to become skilled mentors. It has trained over 60 mentors since 2007. The program also holds annual graduate retreats and has trained mentors across the US and internationally. The goal is to build a community of mentoring excellence and ensure a robust pipeline of skilled academic mentors.

1. Clinical and Translational
Science Institute / CTSI
at the University of California, San Francisco
CTSI Mentor Development Program
Jeanette S. Brown, MD
Director, UCSF CTSI Comprehensive Mentoring Program

2. Training More C & T mentors at UCSF &
Across the US!!!
Co Director: Mitch Feldman
Assistant Directors: Joe Guglielmo, Kathy Lee,
Stuart Gansky, Laurence Huang, Mandana
Khalili, & Kristine Yaffe
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3. Mentoring Background
• Critical component of career development & success
• Outstanding mentors: insures pipeline
• Success of Academic enterprise: robust mentors
• Dedicated, skilled mentors: need training
• Few training programs
• UCSF CTSI Mentor Development Program (MDP)
“A model”
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4. UCSF MDP Overview
• Joint program: UCSF Faculty Mentoring (MF)
• Assistant Directors from each school
• 10 case-based seminars, 2 per half day; Jan to May
• Creative & innovative networking
• Toolbox of strategies
• Discussions & collective experiences
Building a community of mentoring excellence
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6. CTSI Mentor Development Program
• Training the next generation of research mentors: 2007-2011
 Mid-career & early senior researchers
 Integrated environment
• Annual MDP Graduate Retreats
• 2 publications (CTS 2009, Academic Medicine 2010; # 3 just
submitted)
• Across the US & Beyond: UC Davis, Stanford, U of
Utah, NYU, Columbia U, Medical U of South Carolina, MD
Anderson, U of Michigan, Society of General Internal
Medicine, ACTR/SCTS, University of Kyoto Japan
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7. 2007-2011 MDP Data
• Thus far: 60 MIT’s graduated
• Female 58% : Male 42%
• Primary Research:
 Clinical 83%; Basic 17%
• Rank: Asst Prof 13%; Assoc Prof 70%; Prof 17%
• Research Time: < 25% = 10%; 25-74 = 43%; ≥ 75% = 47%
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8. 2007-2011 MDP Demographics
White 73%
Asian 17%
Multi 5%
Other 3%
Black 2%
SOM 80%
SON 8%
SOD 7%
SOP 3%
Grad Div 2%
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11. Early Mentoring Program
• Inappropriate for junior research faculty to be a lead or co-mentor
 Need to focus on their own career development
 Don’t have the expertise or resources needed
 Don’t have the mentoring experience needed
• But, have superb expertise and resources for a defined research project
 Methodologic skills
 Clinical expertise
 Time
 Enthusiasm
• Move on to lead/co-mentor as they gain experience
• Growing the pipeline
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12. Scientific Leadership & Management Skills
• Thank you Judy Moskowitz (MDP Grad
2010)
• 6th year, adapted for C & T researchers
• Ed O’Neil primary speaker
• Nov 17, Dec 8
• 123 participants
• 40 (33%) C & T Researchers
• Rated highly
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14. Yes, we can:
Lift the fog!
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15. Thank You!
CTSI.UCSF.EDU
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