MODEL Program
Mentorship | Opportunity | Development | Empathy | Leadership
The Department of Medicine's MODEL Program is a department-wide, cross-divisional, mentoring and development program specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the CE and UML faculty lines.
Our MODEL Program launched in January 2024, championing a dynamic new mentoring culture across the department.
Our inaugural cohort consists of 7 MODEL mentor leads and 87 mentees. Our MODEL leads serve as dedicated resources and help facilitate promotion and advancement of colleagues, train others to develop strong mentoring relationships, and provide ongoing workshops to promote networking and mentorship.
New to Stanford
The New to Stanford cohort programming is customized to fit the needs and interests of the cohort, with a combination of social, professional, and informative components, including fireside chats, guest speakers, development workshops, cross-divisional exposure, and social networking connections. Generally, new to Stanford cohorts meet monthly as a group, and three to four times per year for 1:1 mentoring and guidance.
The below are examples of past MODEL sessions:
- Meet & greet with leadership
- How to give & receive feedback
- Handling tough conversations
- Delivering impactful presentations & elevator pitches
- Research opportunities
- The long game & strategic planning
- How to get promoted
- Research opportunities & publication
- Work-life integration & building resilience
- How to get resources that support you
- The art of negotiation
- Wellness & combating compassion fatigue
- How to create a professional network
- Creating culture & belonging
- Grant-writing & funding
Early Career Cohorts
Mid-Career
The mid-career cohort combines group programming and one-on-one mentor support. The below are examples of past Mid-Career MODEL workshops.