2024 Mentoring Forum and Mentor Award Ceremony

2024 Mentoring Forum

Co-sponsored by MICHR and the Office of Faculty Development, Medical School

3:00 - 5:30 p.m., Friday, September 27, 2024

This event will be held in-person at Dining Hall, Building 18, North Campus Research Complex (NCRC).

You can also register for a virtual spot, and watch via ZOOM.

The 2024 Mentoring Forum and Mentor Awards Ceremony will celebrate mentorship and the 2024 MICHR Distinguished Clinical & Translational Research Mentor Award and Peer Mentor Award recipients. The Forum will feature Elizabeth Harry, Chief Wellness Officer, Medical School, University of Michigan. Dr. Harry will present on the importance of well-being.

Following Dr. Harry's talk, six faculty members and one staff member who contribute enormously to the research environment at U-M will be honored with the 2024 Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award and Peer Mentor Award. The Awardees will share advice they would give to young mentors, what they’ve learned about mentorship over the years, and what they feel is important for menteeship.

A reception will follow the event.

The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) and the Medical School Office of Faculty Development are co-sponsoring this in-person event. All faculty, staff, postdocs, and students are welcome and encouraged to attend, or join via ZOOM.

Winners of the 2024 MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award:

Mario L. Fabiilli, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Medical School; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School.

Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA, Professor of Family Medicine; Director of the Mixed Methods Program; and Director of the Japanese Family Health Program Education and Research, Medical School.

Yvonne J. Huang, MD, ATSF, FAAAAI, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine; Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology; Faculty Affiliate, Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats, Medical School.

Susan Murphy, ScD, OTR, Director, Behavioral Research Innovation and Support Program, Michigan Institute of Clinical and Health Research (MICHR); Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division; and Director, Telehealth & Rehabilitation Advancing Chronic Condition Research (TRACC-R) Center, Medical School.

Gretchen A. Piatt, PhD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School.

Amy E. Rothberg, MD, DABOM, Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School; Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health.

Lonnie D. Shea, PhD, Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School; Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering; and Professor of Surgery, Medical School.

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