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Mentorship Initiative for Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI)
Purpose
MIDI is a structured sponsorship and mentorship initiative designed to meet the needs and experiences of trainees with diverse backgrounds, including individuals who are underrepresented in medicine and those who are socially, economically, or educationally disadvantaged
Overview
Our aim is to promote a collaborative model of mentorship that provides culturally-informed education, interactive training and social support jointly to mentors and mentees. We want to provide a safe space for faculty and trainees to understand and discuss issues relevant to diversity. We help faculty and trainees gain experience in cultural humility and prepare participants to address challenging professional situations and conversations.
For our purposes, we will define diversity as related but not limited to age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, marital status, language, ethnicity, and gender. We welcome faculty, residents, and fellows of all identities and lived experiences.
Goals
- Illuminate the role of culture in the mentor-mentee relationship
- Prepare mentors to engage in conversations around culture and diversity
- Create a supportive workplace to better navigate such conversations
- Build a network of peers with mutual interests, concerns and questions around incorporating issues of diversity into academic medicine
- Enhance mentees workplace satisfaction, feelings of relatedness and level of comfort in academic medicine
Structure
- One year longitudinal mentorship program conducted virtually
- Free home delivered dinners during virtual evening group meetings
- Opportunity for faculty members to receive CME credit for involvement
- Monthly meetings for 4 months, then bimonthly for the rest of the year
- Meetings usually held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7-8PM.
Tentative Schedule: 10/8/2024, 11/12/2024, 12/10/2024, 01/14/2025, 03/11/2025, 05/13/2025
- Monthly meetings between mentors and mentees
- Collaborative case based discussions and interactive didactics
Become a Mentor or Mentee
Applications Open: August 23, 2024
Application deadline: September 13, 2024
First Meeting: October 08, 2024
An educational stipend of $500 will be made available for all participants
Contact us at chineloe@stanford.edu or midistanford@gmail.com
Meet the Team
Leadership
L. Chinelo Egbosiuba PGY2
Dr. Katherine “Rin” Hefcart PGY2
Support
Max Kasun
Kyle McKinley
Advisor
Dr. Sam Saenz
Former Leadership
Dr. Wen Feng
Dr. Belinda Bandstra
Dr. Catherine Shir 2023 Graduate
Dr. Selma Tanovic, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Dr. Samuel Saenz 2022 Graduate
Special thanks to Dr. Isela Pardo, who originated this initiative and brought it to fruition.