Mentoring | Emory School of Medicine

A robust mentorship program is a cornerstone for faculty success, offering guidance, support, and opportunities for growth. It helps faculty navigate the academic landscape and also fosters a sense of community and collaboration within the department.

New for 2026! DOM Virtual Mentoring Series

The DOM Office of Faculty Development is excited to launch this new quarterly series where we explore mentoring best practices and how to get the most out of these crucial relationships.

Below are details for the spring kickoff session.
Details about the fall and winter sessions will be announced soon. Check back on this page for the most up-to-date information.

Details about the Spring Mentoring Session

Details about the 2026 Spring Session Event

Friday, April 24, 2026, Noon to 1 p.m., Zoom
Title: "Mentoring and Growing Faculty: An Overview”

Guest Speaker: Vineet Inder Chopra, MBBS, MD, MSc, FACP, FHM, Robert W. Schrier Chair of Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Interim Executive Vice Dean (Clinical, Quality, Research), University of Colorado School of Medicine

What you will learn:

Mentorship and Menteeship: Background and Benefits
How to be a Great Mentor and Mentee
Mentorship Programs: What, Why, How

About Dr. Chopra

Dr. Chopra has focused much of his research interest on the art and science of mentorship and has published several papers in Harvard Business Review, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA, and BMJ, among others, on this topic. In recognition of his efforts to mentor and train the next generation of physician scientists, he was named a Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor. In 2025, he was named Distinguished Professor of Hospital Medicine by the Society of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Chopra has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers and edited and authored six textbooks.

Questions? Please contact Dorothy Kitchens, Senior Program Coordinator for the DOM Office of Faculty Development.

Peer Mentoring

Looking for guidance, support, and a community that understands your journey? Our Peer Mentoring Groups are here to help! Whether you're navigating teaching challenges, career decisions, or personal growth, these site-specific groups offer:
Collaborative Learning: Share insights and strategies in a supportive environment.

Networking Opportunities: Build lasting relationships with peers and professionals.

Skill Development: Enhance your skills through meetings, discussions, and resources.

Contact us for more information on group locations and how to sign up.

One-on-One Mentoring

In this traditional mentoring model, an established mentor serves to guide an early stage mentee along their career path. These can be formal or informal relationships, pre-assigned pairings by a department or self-selected by the mentee. Need assistance in finding a mentor?

Please contact us.

DOM BRIDGE (Building Relationships and Inspiring Development for Growth and Excellence) Mentoring Program

(This program is geared towards New Early Career Faculty Members.)

This program is designed to foster professional growth and development by pairing new early-career faculty members with experienced mentors. Our program aims to provide guidance on academic mission areas as well as support your personal development. Through personalized mentor-mentee relationships, participants will build meaningful connections, and work towards achieving their professional goals.

Eligibility: For the 25-26 academic year, the program is open to all new early-career faculty members within the Department of Medicine and whose start date falls within October 2024 through September 2025.

Program Schedule: The BRIDGE Mentoring Program is a year-long initiative running from October through September, offering participants ample time to build meaningful connections and foster personal and professional growth. For the 25-26 academic year, the program is closed. Enrollment for the 2026-2027 academic year will open during the summer of 2026.

How to Apply: All eligible new early-career faculty will be contacted by the Office of Faculty Development to complete an online needs assessment. The needs assessment deadline is September 30th each year.

How it works: Read here

To learn more, email the DOM Office of Faculty Development at somfdev@emory.edu.

Mentoring Tools and Resources

Mentoring Agreement - Initial ground rules/foundation for mentor/mentee partnerships
Individual Development Plan - The IDP serves as a roadmap to help you achieve your short- and long-term professional and personal goals.
Mentoring Worksheet - For use by the mentee to prepare for review of goals and career conference report. Complete at Career Conference Report meeting and give to Division Director
PATHS - Helps guide you through additional learning opportunities to aid in your career progression. These guidelines detail suggested targeted accomplishments towards promotion with a specific time frame. Each PATH is divided by career year(s) into best practices and academic mission areas. Useful for mentees and mentors.
Roadmap to Mentoring - Sample timeline for first year faculty position
BRIDGE Mentoring Program Infographic
BRIDGE Mentoring Program: How it Works

Mentoring Moment Videos

This video series highlights previous departmental mentoring award winners as well as mentoring best practices.

DOM Mentoring Moment - Roadmap to Mentoring: Part II

In October, we shared Part I of a two-part Mentoring Moment video series, highlighting how early-career faculty and mentors can build strong, productive relationships. Now, Part II takes the conversation further as mentor Meena Prasad, MD, (Digestive Diseases), and her mentee Cindy Ye, MD, (Digestive Diseases) share insights on sustaining a successful mentoring partnership. Guided by thoughtful questions from Sheryl Cababat Caberto, MD, (Renal Medicine), this discussion uncovers the heart of what makes mentorship so impactful.

DOM Mentoring Moment - Roadmap to Mentoring

In this edition of our DOM Mentoring Moment series, we hear from DOM faculty working at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Sheryl Cababat Caberto, MD, (Renal Medicine), sits down with Meena Prasad, MD, (Digestive Diseases), and Cindy Ye, MD, (Digestive Diseases).

This panel discusses the "Roadmap to Mentoring" and ways you can bring these tools into your own mentorship practice. Thank you to our partners at the Atlanta VA Health System who collaborated with us on this video.

DOM Mentoring Moment - 2024 Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty

Noble Maleque, MD, FHM, FACP, and Ravi Vora, MD, speak with the two recipients of the 2024 Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty and the mentees who nominated them.

Nominator: Mark Spencer, MD (General Internal Medicine) and Winner: Tracey Henry, MD,MPH, MS (General Internal Medicine)
Nominator: Kimberly Manning, MD (General Internal Medicine) and Winner: Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, FACP (General Internal Medicine)

DOM Mentoring Moment - 2024 Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Research

Pamela Vohra-Khullar, MD, (General Internal Medicine,) talks with our 2024 Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Research awardees and the mentees who nominated them. In this discussion, mentees reflect on the way mentors have positively impacted their careers. The award winners reflect on the benefits of being a mentor, and the joy it brings to their career.

Nominator: Jinhee Jeong, PhD (Renal Medicine) and Winner: Jeanie Park, MD, MS (Renal Medicine)
Nominator: Amalia Aldredge, MD, MSc (Infectious Diseases) and Winner: Anandi Sheth, MD, MSc (Infectious Diseases)

DOM Mentoring Moment - Peer Mentoring (October 2024)

Watch this short video to learn about peer mentoring, and why you might want to be a peer mentor or receive peer mentoring. You will also hear what each of the peer mentoring groups are planning for the year.

Celebration of 2023 Shanthi Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award

Noble Maleque, MD, (Hospital Medicine) talks with Jennifer Spicer, MD, (Infectious Diseases), who nominated the winner of the 2023 Shanthi Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award, Wendy Armstrong, MD, (Infectious Diseases). Drs. Spicer and Armstrong talk about the characteristics of a good mentor and the joys of mentorship.

Celebration of the 2023 Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Research

This video celebrates Thomas Ziegler, MD (Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipids), the 2023 recipient of the Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Research. Pamela Vohra-Khullar, MD, FACP, (General Internal Medicine) talks with Dr. Ziegler and his mentee, Jessica Alvarez, PhD, RD, (Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids), about the benefits of mentorship and advice for mentees and mentors.

Celebration of the 2022 Sitaraman Research Mentoring Award

This video celebrates Michael Woodworth, MD (Infectious Diseases), the winner of the 2022 Sitaraman Research Mentoring Award. Ugochi Ohuabunwa, MD (Geriatrics and Gerontology) talks with Dr. Woodworth and his mentee, Ahmed Babiker, MD (Infectious Diseases), about the benefits of mentorship and advice for mentees and mentors.

Addressing Equity and Inclusion as a Mentor

J. Sonya Haw, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Associate Program Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship, and the Medical Director of the Gender Center at Grady Memorial Hospital and Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and the Associate Medical Director of the Grady Heart Failure Program discuss how to address Equity and Inclusion as a Mentor.

Shanthi V. Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award

Each year, faculty are eligible to receive the Shanthi V. Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award, which recognizes faculty who have demonstrated outstanding mentorship to early career faculty.

Faculty Awards Program

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Mentoring in the Department of Medicine