Mentoring in medicine – support on the path to a research and clinical career

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Mentoring in medicine – support on the path to a research and clinical career

Mentoring is a key component in the successful development of students and researchers in the early stages of their medical careers. It combines experience, knowledge and personal support to help individuals achieve their career goals – from the first week of the semester right through to a professorship.

Our university offers a comprehensive mentoring programme that provides targeted support at every stage of a career – with specialised programmes for students, PhD candidates, postdocs and female doctors in clinical practice.

For women in academia in particular, mentoring plays a crucial role in counteracting the so-called ‘leaky pipeline’ – the steady decline in the proportion of women as academic qualifications increase. Through targeted guidance and networking, barriers are broken down and equal opportunities are promoted.

Mentoring fosters long-term networks – and both sides benefit equally: from experience, exchange and mutual inspiration.

Mentees broaden their knowledge of the balancing act between research, day-to-day clinical practice and care responsibilities, as well as career management, research structures and the ‘unwritten rules’ within the academic system.

Mentors develop their leadership skills, gain new perspectives and play an active role in the academic and professional development of the next generation.

Mentoring programme for medical students

Mentoring programme run by the Dean’s Office for Medical Studies at UMO:

Peer2Peer Mentoring Programme

Medical students can register for the Peer2Peer Mentoring Programme and group coaching sessions.

Mentoring programme for PhD students (OLTECH and the Graduate Academy)

Graduate Academy Mentoring Programme:

Prospects. Pathways into academia

for doctoral candidates in the final stages of their thesis and early-career postdocs of all genders who come from a non-academic family background.

OLTECH Graduate School Mentoring Programme:

OLTECH Mentoring Programme

For PhD students in their second year of their PhD. Open to all disciplines within School 6.

Mentoring programmes for postdocs (Graduate Academy)

Helene Lange Mentoring Programme run by the Graduate Academy at the University of Oldenburg:

“Progressio. Successfully shaping top positions in academia”

For experienced postdoctoral researchers (preferably at least three years after completing their PhD),
early-career research group leaders, assistant professors and tenure-track professors.

“‘Perspectives. Pathways into academia’"

For doctoral candidates in the final stages of their dissertation and early-career postdocs of all genders who come from a non-academic family background.

Mentoring programme for female doctors at Oldenburg Hospital

Oldenburg Hospital’s Mentoring Programme:

Mentoring programme for female staff

Female doctors and researchers working at Oldenburg Hospital can apply for the mentoring programme. The focus of this mentoring programme is on clinical further education and career development.

Contact persons: Ms Samah Swed, Ms Gaby Schiller