Effective mentorship is critical to the professional development of students and junior faculty. At WVU we offer a variety of training opportunities, and we recognize the value of the online asynchronous training modules offered free of charge by the National Research Mentoring Network and (NRMN) and the University of Minnesota.
WVU Offerings
Mentor Training Series
- Effective communication and feedback, 11/13, 2:00-3:00, Downtown
- Ethics of mentoring and mentoring in ethics, 1/29, 1:00-2:00, HSC
- Rethinking Mentoring, 2/4, 3:00-4:00, Evansdale
Mentor Training Workshop
Typically offered in spring, the Mentor Training Workshop is offered by the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).
Mentorship Development Program (MDP)
Mentorship Development Program (MDP) is offered by the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI).
Asynchronous External Trainings
National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
Through their national network, they implement and disseminate innovative, evidence-based best practices to improve mentoring relationships at institutions across the country.
- Unconscious Bias Course
- Launching Research Pt. 1: Laboratory Readiness
- Launching Research Pt. 2: Tools For Investigation and Organization
- Mentoring Undergraduate Students
- Mentoring Graduate Students, Post Docs & Early-Career Faculty
University of Minnesota
Self-paced online courses are available at no charge to people affiliated with the University of Minnesota and to external users who create a guest account with the university.
- Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring 101: For Research Mentors of Graduate Students, Fellows, and Early-Career Faculty
- Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring 102: For Research Mentors of Undergraduate Students
- Enhancing Motivation Using the CARES Mentoring Model