Mentee Application & Selection Process

No. The Mentorship Program is designed and available for Stanford University School of Medicine staff who have worked here for at least one year.

Our goal is to create a Mentoring Program crafted to match experienced School of Medicine staff leaders with those most likely to benefit from their knowledge and expertise while being as inclusive as possible. The School of Medicine HRG Talent Development team have many different learning and development programs. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter to hear about the programs when they are released.

The official program runs from January – June with Mentor/Mentee meetings and Mentee Cohort Meetings. Prior to the program start in the fall, mentees attend mixers, and meet with prospective mentors and submit match preferences to prepare for a January kick-off.

We are inviting applications from interested benefits eligible employees that are full or part-time.

For the FY24 Cohort, we will accept 25 mentors and 25 mentees. This smaller, more intimate cohort size will allow for participants to make stronger connections with their peers and allow program leadership to assess the effectiveness of the changes made this year.

We encourage mentees to talk to their managers and supervisors about their commitment to the program. Mentees can expect to spend 1 - 4 hour per month in the program attending meetings with their mentor, monthly mentee meetings, monthly mentee circle meetings and other development opportunities.

Mentees can expect to commit approximately 3-6 hours per month. This time is divided between preparation and meetings with their mentor, participation in the Monthly Cohort Meetings, optional participation in the monthly mentee circles, and other development opportunities such as Success@ webinars available at the Stanfordmentoring website (available once you apply).

Mentees are able to meet, interview, and provide preference for their mentor with whom they hope to be paired. It is the mentees responsibility to reach out to prospective mentors to arrange informational meetings.

Mentors are expected to meet with potential mentees during the fall and are asked to provide their match preferences for mentees. The Staff Mentorship Committee reviews the match preferences from mentors and mentees when making the final matches. The Committee prides themselves on being able to match mentees with their first or second match preferences 90% of the time.