THE ALLIANCE
Mentorship Program
Establish a network of support with fellow professionals who will inspire, encourage and support your career success. Whether you’re a mentor or a mentee, you’ll find this program to be an extensively rewarding component of your career.
The Alliance is committed to elevating the skills and collective expertise of the dedicated and diverse professionals within the donation and transplantation community through effective mentorship and training. By reinforcing the collaborative relationships across the continuum, The Alliance Mentorship Program aims to establish an expansive network of healthcare professionals to support career success and longevity in our complex, high-stakes field.
This program engages knowledgeable leaders in the community with early-career professionals who need coaching, guidance, and education as they navigate their roles and professional path. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive mentorship experience that accelerates career growth and advances overall patient survival for organ donation and transplantation.
Mentees are offered three options for participation:
- One-to-One Ongoing mentorship: Partnerships that enable participants to engage in ongoing mentoring sessions that span over a period of 12 months or beyond for professional growth and guidance.
- One-to-One Situational mentorship: One-time mentoring sessions that enable participants to learn a variety of skills and knowledge from a range of experts within the field.
- Themed Group-Mentorship (coming soon!): Join the discussion! Gain access to a variety of discussion forums that focus on specific topics, challenges or emerging trends impacting the community of practice.
Mentors, upon enrollment, will be added to a program-wide database that will make them accessible to all participants. As a mentee, we welcome you to take advantage of one or all three options for participation, offering you a unique opportunity to work simultaneously with multiple mentors.
Your success is very important to us so, to ensure we are doing our part to meet your needs, we encourage you to take advantage of our mobile-friendly platform which offers a wide variety of resources and discussion prompts for your one-on-one meetings.
The Alliance is also happy to offer training opportunities to help you better understand how to navigate the mentorship platform and walk you through next steps. To request Mentorship Support, please register for one of our upcoming trainings or contact your program administrator at [email protected].
Information for Mentors
The ideal mentor is an experienced professional within the Donation and Transplantation field who demonstrates a positive, encouraging attitude. They dedicate their valuable time to support their peers and provide unique insight and perspective. They are not consultants or problem solvers. Rather, they walk alongside their mentees to bridge the gap by offering resources, sharing their personal knowledge and experiences and, when appropriate, connecting them with other professionals in the community.
If you are experiencing any concerns in your mentorship or have questions, please contact us immediately so we can support you.
If the match isn’t working and/or if you need support, be sure to contact us rather than waiting until after the mentorship period is over to voice your concerns. Email [email protected] or call 786-866-8730.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mentoring is a competency-focused process that promotes knowledge exchange between a mentor and mentee as they collaboratively work towards specific objectives, based on the unique needs and goals of the mentee.
Mentees are early-career professionals within the donation and transplantation community who are interested in career guidance and advice as they navigate their new roles. They often need encouragement and support as they learn the ins and outs of our complex field, and learn how to manage their time, workload, patient relationships, etc.
Mentors are expected to build a relationship with their mentee(s) based on mutual trust and respect, to effectively help them build on their competencies and develop skills that are relevant to the current role and career goals. Mentors should work with their mentee to determine what kind of support will be most useful—feedback related to specific career components or challenges, general career advice, information on professional development, technical information, etc.
One-to-One Ongoing Mentorship
We ask our mentors to make commitments of at least six months to one year in order to ensure that the mentee is able to fully benefit from the relationship. If a mentor must leave the relationship early, we request at least one month’s notice in order to search for a replacement mentor with similar background.
In general, we recommend spending 2-3 hours together a month, which can include phone calls, video conferencing, e-mail communication, networking opportunities or mock interviews. Keep in mind, mentors and mentees can be located anywhere in the country, so components like face-to face meetings or in-person professional networking events may not be a possibility. The mentor and mentee can determine at the end of six months how they want to conclude or continue with their relationship.
One-to-One Situational Mentorship
We ask that mentors to provide a minimum of one hour of support and interaction when committing to one-time meeting requests from mentees who are interested in receiving guidance on a specific challenge or question.
The Alliance strives to match mentors with mentees after they have been approved as a mentor. If no mentees are currently seeking your expertise, you will remain in the database until you choose to withdraw or a mentee has been identified.
When matched, you will receive an email notification informing you that you have been connected with a mentee. Likewise, if a mentee has directly requested you as a mentor, you will receive an email notification encouraging you to accept or decline their request. Important: When you receive a request, please respond in a timely manner.
Once approved as a mentor, we ask that you complete your profile as it is crucial to getting matched effectively. Our matching algorithm will intuitively evaluate your information to match you with someone from our pool of available mentees. Mentors and mentees will be matched as closely as possible, based on areas of work, specialty and needs of the mentee.
We will do our best to ensure that every mentor has an opportunity to participate; however, we may occasionally experience a limited pool of mentors/mentees. We appreciate your patience and flexibility as we work diligently to ensure you are paired with a mentor who can help you in your career journey.
For any mentor waiting to be matched, we encourage the participation in the group mentorship to share your knowledge on the discussion board.
Information for Mentees
As a mentee, there are some practical strategies that could benefit your experience in The Alliance Mentorship Program and your relationship with your mentor. Remember that mentees are responsible for their own professional development. Mentors do not function as problem solvers or coaches. Rather, they walk alongside their mentees to help them achieve their personal objectives and goals. It is up to mentees to determine how to sustain the relationship, identify meeting objectives, and work towards their goals.
If you are experiencing any concerns in your mentorship or have questions, please contact us immediately so we can support you.
If the match isn’t working and/or if you need support, be sure to contact us rather than waiting until after the mentorship period is over to voice your concerns. Email [email protected] or call 786-866-8730.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mentoring is a competency-focused process that promotes knowledge exchange between a mentor and mentee as they collaboratively work towards specific objectives, based on the unique needs and goals of the mentee.
Mentors are experienced professionals across the donation and transplant professionals continuum, serving in various career capacities. They dedicate their valuable time to support their peers and provide unique insight based on their personal experiences.
One-to-One Ongoing Mentorship
We ask our mentors to make commitments of at least six months to one year in order to ensure that the mentee is able to fully benefit from the relationship.
In general, we recommend spending 2-3 hours together a month, which can include phone calls, video conferencing, e-mail communication, networking opportunities or mock interviews. Keep in mind, mentors and mentees can be located anywhere in the country, so components like face-to face meetings or in-person professional networking events may not be a possibility. The mentor and mentee can determine at the end of six months how they want to conclude or continue with their relationship.
One-to-One Situational Mentorship
We ask that mentors to provide a minimum of one hour of support and interaction when committing to one-time meeting requests from mentees who are interested in receiving guidance on a specific challenge or question.
Once enrolled in the Mentorship Program, we ask that you complete your profile as it is crucial to getting matched effectively. Our matching algorithm will intuitively evaluate your information to match you with someone from our pool of available mentors. You can review the profiles of your top matches to determine if they’d be a good fit to help with your current challenges and goals. If you’d like to proceed, you can 1) request a one-time meeting, or 2) request an ongoing mentoring connection.
When a mentor accepts your request to connect, you will receive an email notification encouraging you to coordinate your first meeting. Likewise, if The Alliance identifies a match for you, you will receive an email notification informing you that you have been connected with a mentor.
Once enrolled in the Mentorship Program, we ask that you complete your profile as it is crucial to getting matched effectively. Our matching algorithm will intuitively evaluate your information to match you with someone from our pool of available mentors. Mentors and mentees will be matched as closely as possible, based on areas of work, specialty and needs of the mentee.
Once a mentor and mentee have been paired, the mentee is encouraged to coordinate an introductory call to learn more about their mentor and discuss their personal goals. After this initial call, the mentor and mentee will connect based on their agreed-upon method and frequency.
We will do our best to ensure that every mentee has an opportunity to participate; however, we may occasionally experience a limited pool of mentors/mentees. We appreciate your patience and flexibility as we work diligently to ensure you are paired with a mentor who can help you in your career journey.
Are you new to transplant?
If you are new to transplant and are looking for an interactive, online learning program, visit The Alliance Transplant Onboarding Program or OnboardingU™ webpage and learn more about this new and innovative e-learning initiative!