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Research Mentorship

 Fostering successful research careers

Texas Children’s Hospital is committed to providing every researcher with the highest quality, multidisciplinary mentorship. Our two-pronged Research Faculty Mentorship Program helps junior and newly-recruited faculty build successful, sustainable research programs that advance children’s health.

Sharing knowledge and instilling confidence

Sharing knowledge and instilling confidence

Hear from mentor-mentee pairs in our Research Faculty Mentorship Program

Research Faculty Mentorship Program

Our Research Faculty Mentorship Committee thoughtfully pairs mentees with senior faculty from across different disciplines, taking into account the mentee’s career stage and specific research interests. Through these valued relationships, mentees enhance their leadership skills and learn the nuts and bolts of running a research program—everything from handling compliance and personnel issues to managing budgets. Mentees are also asked to evaluate their mentors annually, helping to ensure the program’s quality.

Sign-up forms for prospective mentors and mentees

The program has broadened my research insights, expanded my professional network, and dramatically accelerated my career growth ...

My mentor has been an invaluable collaborator ... helping me build my professional network and keeping me on track with key career development milestones

The program paired me with a mentor who gave me the crash course I needed to get my lab up and running—so appreciative!

Peer mentoring program

In addition to faculty mentorship, Texas Children’s offers a robust, interdisciplinary peer mentoring program. Researchers across departments and disciplines learn from and support each other at every stage, from their first K submission through career independence.

K Club  

A year-long, intensive program for scientists submitting a K proposal

K to R Group  

A program geared toward K-level awardees preparing their R submissions

MidCAPS  

Support for mid-career scientists across a wide variety of departments and disciplines

The monthly meetings, workshops, and comprehensive materials ... made the entire process feasible and a true milestone in [my] growth.

K Club participant

Writing your first R award can be incredibly overwhelming. Presenting at the K-to-R group meeting was incredible and helped me to reorganize my grant to make it understandable to scientists outside of my field...

K to R group participant

I always make time to go to the MidCAPS meetings. As a group we provide each other support and advice. This forum has been invaluable to my research success.

MidCAPS participant

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