how to find a mentor

How to Find a Mentor

9/22/2010

GHIG: Summer Research Lecture Series

OutlinePreparing to contact mentorsGlobal Health Networking

Reception!Center for Global Health siteFinding your own projectStudent perspectivesFinal Reminders

Preparing to Contact Potential Mentors

It helps if you are interested in a particular country or topic area (infectious diseases, surgery, psychiatry etc)

If you’re not sure, or are willing to go where your mentor may lead you, then be sure to mention that

Be persistent! Sometimes faculty are busy, and may not respond immediately…

Primary Contacts

Dr. Peter Veldkamp

Dr. Thuy BuiDr. Joan Harvey

Global Health Networking Reception!!!GHIG has invited faculty, residents

in the global health medicine tracks, and other students who have done international work

Great opportunity to network and informally speak with them about opportunities abroad and gain contact information!!!

Tuesday, September 28th, 6-8pm, BST-S100A

Center for Global Health websitehttp://www.globalhealth.pitt.edu/

about/affiliate-faculty.php

Lists affiliated faculty, contact details and areas of specialization/research interest

Finding your own project…AMSA has international

opportunities site (http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/ihopps.cfm)

Finding your own project…Remember even if you decide to

research work with an outside organization , to qualify for funding from Pitt, you will need to find a faculty mentor in addition to a local mentor

Student Perspectives

Final RemindersNext noon lecture: Funding

opportunitiesRemember to RSVP for (and

attend!) the Global Health Networking Reception 9/28/2010

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