Graduate Training Office - Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award

Recognizes a faculty mentor for their exceptional dedication and work as mentor in an affiliated graduate program here at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.  The award provides a $1,000 and an appreciation plaque to the recipient. Details regarding the award criteria are provided below. 
 
Criteria:

• Awardees shall be a full-time UA faculty member who provide outstanding mentoring of graduate student’s training in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. 
• Nominations may come from current or previous graduate students who conduct or who have conducted research with a University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix member 
• The nomination package should include one letter from the nominating graduate student and one letter from a senior departmental faculty member or chair for a given faculty nominee.
• The support letters should include how the mentor provides intellectual leadership in research/creative activities, creates a supportive training environment for graduate students, and provides regular and constructive feedback to graduate students. The letter should also include a history of mentoring trainees at all levels in the laboratory. 
• The letters may be no longer than two pages. 

Questions about the award contact Katharine Gonzales, Graduate Training Office, @email 
 

Endowment: Anonymous Donor