Contents adapted and edited from Prof. Markita Landry (UC Berkeley) and Prof. Andrea Armani (USC) group websites
From the beginning: establishing a good mentoring relationship
Based on research for mentor-mentee expectations in scientific research [1], this worksheet is filled out separately by mentor and mentee upon joining the lab. The purpose is to establish broad expectations between mentor and mentee regarding student thesis project. Mentor and mentee can meet and discuss the rationale for their scores, and resolve any discrepancies before the student begins their thesis research. (Download)
[1] Effective teaching in higher education. Methuen, London. 146-147
Individual Development Plans (IDP):
In Hsiao lab, we encourage mentees to take ownership of their professional progress throughout their graduate or postdoctoral training. We perform IDP assessments once a year in January, following the winter break. Trainees are asked to fill out an IDP forms [2], and we will meet individually to discuss the IDP scoring with each student and postdoc focusing on 1) planning the following year of research 2) touching base on each mentee’s career plans, 3) discussing areas of improvement for mentee scientific research and career development progress, and 4) discussing areas of mentor improvement to facilitate above-discussed goals.
DP for postdoctoral researcher (Download)
IDP for 1st-year graduate student (Download)
IDP for 2nd-year graduate student (Download)
IDP for 3rd-5th year graduate student (Download)
[2] IDP contents adopted and edited from Stanford Bioscience