School of Medicine Mentorship Program

Welcome to the Staff Mentorship Program!

Stanford is a large institution. If you are looking to connect with leaders and get objective advice to strengthen your decision-making, leadership skills and business acumen, the School of Medicine Staff Mentorship Program is a great place for you to start.

Through the Staff Mentorship Program, we strive to create an opportunity for participants to build strong connections that cut across departments- broadening perspectives and creating a greater sense of belonging within the larger Stanford ecosystem. Participation in either role will allow you to build connections and community, support others, and better understand your role within your division, department, and the SoM.

By honoring the lived experience and expertise of each individual, this program sets out to encourage thought partnership and solutioning- providing a space for the expansion of knowledge and ability of both the mentee and mentor. We value the diversity of our workforce and want to continue to build on Stanford’s IDEAL principles through our mentoring sphere.

At Stanford University School of Medicine, we have a specific call to action to develop diverse leaders. We believe in mentoring and sponsoring people to advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI).

Benefits for Mentees

Enhance your professional network
Clarify your professional goals
Learn how to conduct yourself in an informational interview
Listen to constructive feedback for growth and improvement
Gain organizational knowledge
Connect with fellow mentees via monthly cohort meetings

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Benefits for Mentors

Establish strong relationships throughout the organization
Encourage continuous learning
Serve as a trusted ally who provides guidance
Gain recognition for your skills and experience
Achieve a sense of fulfilment and personal growth
Reinforce your own knowledge of your areas of expertise
Share best practices

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"Participating in the mentorship program allowed me to see beyond Peds to learn about how things are done in other areas at SOM. In addition, my mentor helped broaden my network by introducing me to my counterparts in other Departments.”

Mariana Boyechko, Division Manager, Hem/Onc

"Through the SoM Mentorship Program, I developed a deep appreciation of the school’s culture of focusing on career development and expressing empathy. As a mentee, my mentor provided me great insights into her DFA role. As a mentor, I was energized by mentees’ inquisitive minds and questions. Overall, I feel even more connected with the greater SoM community and fortunate to be able to help build a culture that celebrate career development and progression."

David Ho, Assistant Dean and Director of Budget and Financial Planning,
School of Medicine

"Being a mentor is the ultimate “pay it forward” experience. Many of us were lucky to have great mentors, bosses, colleagues, and others who passed along advice or acted as role models. To do the same for someone else is such a small investment of time in the short run with a huge benefit in the long run. It’s been a privilege to be involved with this program at Stanford Medicine from the beginning, and hope the mentees have received as much from the experience as I have."

Cathy Garzio, MBA, Vice Chair and Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Medicine

"This is my second time being a SoM mentor. I LOVE the program. It builds bridges between staff that otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to connect and support each other. It also highlights the amazing talent of Stanford staff with diverse backgrounds, experience and superpowers. It is a way to give back but also an amazing opportunity to grow and learn. I am a better professional and person because of this program.”

Sarah Henry, Executive Director, Global Center for Gender Equality (GCfGE)

“As a mentor, participating in the program this year has been an invaluable experience. Providing mentorship to others not only supports our employees within the School of Medicine, but also provides a path of learning and enrichment for the mentor. To me it is a true partnership, where I gain just as much out of the relationship as my mentee gets from me.”

David Strick, PhD, Director of Safety & Emergency Management, School of Medicine

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