ATMCH Mentorship Project

ATMCH runs a mentoring program to provide the opportunity for new or developing MCH programs located in any institution of higher learning in the US and its territories to receive assistance in shaping and/or strengthening their programs. This assistance would be received from an experienced MCH faculty member who is a member of ATMCH. ATMCH has some funds to support the travel and consultation expenses of one mentor and expects the program receiving the mentoring support to contribute as well.

We are interested in identifying individuals who might serve as mentors to new and developing MCH programs. Since the needs of these programs differ, we would ask those interested in mentoring to identify how you might be able to contribute to a program based on your knowledge, interest and experience. We will develop a list of possible mentors and then work with the schools to match them to a mentor who will best fit their needs. Mentors will be paid for their preparation time, involvement and travel. Our expectation is that mentors would generally be expected to review materials from the program, engage in a site visit and be available for some limited follow-up consultation. The exact nature of the mentorship would be negotiated between the mentor and the program. If you are interested in participating, please complete this brief questionnaire, describing pertinent experience and attach it, along with a copy of your vita, to an email to Gillian Silver at gsilver@asph.org. Use as much space as you need to complete the open-ended questions, but please respond with an electronic version attached to an email. Thank you.

ATMCH launched a mentorship program in 2002 to provide an opportunity for new or developing MCH programs located in any institution of higher learning in the US and its territories to receive assistance in shaping and/or strengthening their programs. This assistance would be received from an experienced MCH faculty member who is a member of ATMCH. ATMCH has some funds to support the travel and consultation expenses of one mentor and expects the program receiving the mentoring support to contribute as well. To apply for these funds, this application should be sent to Gillian Silver by August 31, 2009. The ATMCH executive committee will review all applications to select the mentee institution. In addition, the ATMCH executive committee will then work to find the appropriate mentor for the recipient institution based on the institution’s needs as expressed in their application. The mentee and mentor would be expected to work out the details of the consultation but the budget issues will be negotiated with ATMCH.