<aside> <img src="/icons/forward_gray.svg" alt="/icons/forward_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Direct Mentor: The member of the lab who provides direct guidance on their research project. Often a postdoc, graduate student, or research scientist in a PI’s lab.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/forward_gray.svg" alt="/icons/forward_gray.svg" width="40px" /> PI: Principal Investigator, the Stanford faculty member who leads the team the student is joining. PIs may mentor students directly or indirectly.

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• Mentor Orientation: We will be hosting a short Mentor Orientation session on May 17th at 12pm to provide an overview of the program and additional guidance. We hope that you will be able to watch a recording of this session if you are not able to attend in person. A calendar invitation to this event will be sent to all mentors.
• Regular Meetings: Mentors are expected to meet with their trainees regularly to discuss their progress and experience. We recommend that students meet with their direct mentors once a week at a set time, for at least 30 minutes.
• Project Scope: Please try to ensure that the scope of the project is reasonable given the time constraints and factor in the fact that 10-20% of the student’s time will be devoted to seminars and other training.
• Additional Training: It is the responsibility of the host lab to ensure that the students receive any project-specific training, e.g. HIPAA, they will need to complete their work.
• Workspace: It is also the responsibility of the host lab to ensure the student has a workspace, e.g. a desk, for the duration of the program.
• Role Models: Mentors are not only role models, but also pivotal for how their student experiences a research environment. It is the responsibility of the mentor to provide ongoing guidance and support to the student as they pursue their project.
• Survey Participation: Mentors will be asked to participate in two short surveys (mid-program and post-program) to determine whether any additional support is needed and to help guide future programming.
• Respectful Conduct: We expect our mentors to always conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner.
• Ongoing Relationship: We hope this program will facilitate a long term relationship between students and mentors, and students will feel empowered to reach out to their mentors for career advice and support. In the future, students may ask their mentors to write a letter of reference based on their performance in the lab.
• Reach Out: Please feel free to contact Adrienne Mueller ([email protected]) or Micaela Harris ([email protected]) if you have any questions or concerns about your mentorship or the program.

F.A.Q.

• What does a 10-week research project look like?
• What if our lab is out of desks?
• What happens if my student isn’t a good fit for the lab after all?