Research Insights
NIH Mentoring Network Seeks Research Mentors and Mentees
The National Research Mentoring Network is seeking research mentors and mentees.
The National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), funded by the National Institutes of Health, is a nationwide consortium of health science investigators, professionals and institutions collaborating to provide students and scientists across all career stages of health science research with mentorship, networking, professional development and research resources.
The overarching goal of the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) is to change the face of the biomedical workforce by increasing the number of researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences workforce by directly addressing the benefits and challenges of diversity, inclusivity and culture within mentoring relationships and more broadly the research workforce.
As an NRMN mentee or mentor, you can:
• Participate in mentorship in your field that directly addresses diversity, inclusivity, and culture through NRMN’s virtual mentoring platform.
• Participate in synchronous and asynchronous online, as well as face-to-face, evidence-based training programs such as career coaching and train-the-trainer workshops.
• Receive intensive coaching to develop a competitive grant proposal for a research project and/or research career development award in any biomedical or bio-behavioral discipline (this opportunity is targeted to post-doctoral fellows and early career faculty).
• Learn about grant funding opportunities.
• Stay up-to-date on NRMN’s programming and nationwide diversity efforts through webinars, videos, news, and links to ongoing professional development opportunities.
Mentors can avail themselves of additional opportunities such as:
• Get certified or participate in training opportunities that leads to a “NRMN Master Mentor” Certification.
• Apply to become an NRMN “Coach-in-Training” for one of the network’s four intensive coaching programs for grant proposal writing and professional development. This opportunity is for more senior researchers who are committed to the career advancement of investigators from diverse backgrounds and desire to implement NRMN coaching models in the near future.
More information on the National Research Mentoring Network.
Contact: mnc@nrmnet.net.