Professional Relationships and Ongoing Mentorship for Impact, Service, and Education (PROMISE)
Find Your People. Shape Your Future.
Evolved from the Faculty Connect program, PROMISE is a new mentorship pilot opportunity for Assistant Professors either on the Clinician-Educator or Clinician track within the departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Note, if you are not within the departments of Internal Medicine or Pediatrics but are still interested in mentorship, please contact us!
Small Groups, Big Impact
3-5 mentees with one experienced faculty mentor
Ongoing Support
Structured group meetings every other month for 6 months
Lasting Relationships
Continue near-peer mentoring after the program
How PROMISE Works
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Share Your Interests
Complete a short survey to measure and rank your mentoring interest(s).
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Virtual Launch Event
Attend a 1-hour session to meet mentors and hear their mentoring philosophy in 10-minute break-out rooms. The launch events have now passed. We will announce when the next cycle occurs.
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Choose Your Mentor
Rank your preferences and we will create the best-fit groups.
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Grow Together
Engage in 3 structured, 1-hour, group sessions over 6 months and build lasting connections.
Mentorship Domains
Select your interest(s) in:
- Leadership
- Medical education
- Scholarly work
- Work-life integration
- Quality improvement
- Other (you may add a domain)
Why Join PROMISE?
- Gain guidance from experienced faculty
- Expand your professional network
- Navigate challenges and seize opportunities
- Invest in your growth and well-being
- Be part of a supportive community
- Make connections with faculty outside of your division
Your Journey. Our Support.
Have questions? FacDev@UTSouthwestern.edu the Office of Faculty Development.