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Mentoring is a valuable service for all health managers and executives. As a mentee you can benefit from the guidance and wisdom of a senior health leader. As a mentor, the Mentoring Program provides a valuable leadership experience and the satisfaction of helping an emerging leader with their career.
The College is now managing this mentoring program nationally to ensure that all ACHSM members get equity of access to this important professional development activity. Please refer to the right hand panel for application forms and a background document. And the timetable for 2012 is listed below.
Mentoring is a professional relationship where a mentee and mentor are matched to share professional and personal skills and experiences, as well as enhance career development. Mentoring allows mentees to become familiar with a well-developed style of leadership and enables them to be guided while developing their own style. Mentoring can be provided in a range of ways and is agreed on a case by case basis between the mentor and mentee. Typically it is a one-to-one relationship between a more experienced and less experienced professional, and is generally provided for at least one hour per month.
ACHSM mentoring is founded on the use of encouragement, constructive comments, openness, mutual trust, respect and a willingness to learn and share.
For further information or to register your expression of interest, please email mentoring@achsm.org.au
Date
Activity
December 2011
Launch program on website and via email
6 February 2012
Closing date for mentee and mentor applications
8 February 2012
Where more than 1 potential match, list of suitable mentors circulated to mentees
17 February 2012
Closing date for mentor selections by mentees (where applicable)
20 February 2012
Mentoring Committee meet to match mentors to mentees
27 February 2012
Orientation Session for mentors and mentees (via live webinar)
Early March 2012
First mentor/mentee session to commence
16 July 2012
Mid year evaluation
28 November 2012
End of year evaluation
For background information on the program including timelines and guidelines, please download this document.
2012 Mentoring Program Information Pack
Application forms are also available for download here
2012 Mentee Application Form
2012 Mentor Application Form