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“In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don’t have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don’t need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care about what you know and care about the person you’re sharing with.” — Maya Angelou
We believe that the mentor/mentee relationship is mutually enriching. A successful mentor supports the growth and the goals of the mentee – sharing knowledge, experience, resources, and providing guidance, without necessarily prescribing a set course of action. A successful mentee communicates proactively and effectively, shares goals and concerns, and gives feedback to their mentor.
We aspire to a mentorship culture that is based on shared commitment to cultural competency and sensitivity, bottom up mentorship, a culture of care, respect, and reciprocity, awareness of power and privilege, emotional intelligence, personal and professional accountability, deep listening and understanding, an awareness of implicit bias and a commitment to interrupting personal and group biases, and mutual learning.
The 2024 Mentorship Program will pair six mentees with mentors (August – December, 2024). Please note that the Mentorship Program is open to all members at any stage in their career. Application deadline is July 17.
The AMIA Mentorship Program is made possible with funds provided by the National Film Preservation Board.
One of the unique features of AMIA’s mentorship program is the role of Mentorship Advisors. Advisors play a critical role, not only in working to match mentorship pairs, but maybe more importantly by providing an ongoing resource for both mentors and mentees throughout their mentorship relationship. This can be especially important scaffolding for those mentoring for the first time, providing a framework and resources as they navigate their first mentor/mentee relationship.
Application information will be shared with the mentor advisors and potential mentors to assist in identifying mentor matches, and to provide us with a sense of the range of potential mentoring resources available in our community.
As the program grows, new resources will be developed and added to support deeper and more impactful professional relationships in our community.