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Western New Mexico University Spring Career Fair
- NRMN Virtual Booth
- April 27 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CST
- April 30 at 1:15 - 2:15 pm CST
- Damaris Javier and Katie Stinson will be presenting "The Power of Being a Mentee."
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For more information and to register click here.
- June 28-30
- Damaris Javier and Katie Stinson will be presenting at the conference.
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For more information and to register click here.
Would you like NRMN to present at your event?
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This month is National Minority Health Month—a month to raise awareness about how disparities in health impact racial and ethnic minority communities. Wellness is an important part of addressing these disparities. In honor of this, we’re elevating the work done by BIPOC individuals in support of wellness and mental health.
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- Lauren's podcast inspires, motivates and uplifts Black and brown women featuring interviews with beauty, wellness and business professionals.
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Click here to learn more.
- Katara's self-care app is all things wellness for BIPOC women. Whether you're looking for meditations, affirmations or coaching, search through the free app to destress and relax.
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Click here to learn more.
- This project aims to empower Asian communities in seeking mental health resources through educational programming, community events and partnerships.
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Click here to learn more.
- Jessamyn is a content creator who focuses on yoga for all bodies, along with culture and diversity.
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Click here to learn more.
- Dr. Buqué is a holistic psychologist whose expertise is on generation trauma. She posts weekly guided meditations and sound baths.
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Click here to learn more.
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Remembering
Dr. Steven P. Wallace
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Along with our Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) community, NRMN is deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Steven P. Wallace—a professor, researcher, mentor, and friend. Dr. Wallace worked closely with NRMN as a leader within the DPC’s Coordination and Evaluation Center. Our NRMN colleagues have shared their memories and reflections of him.
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- My fondest memories of Steve include sitting and chatting over drinks when we would be together in the same place for a meeting. Steve always found time to sit, relax and connect...and of course during those special times to make everyone laugh. He will be deeply missed.
- When I think of Steve the first word that comes to mind is dedication. His efforts and impact to this consortium will always be felt.
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Recording of
NRMN Career Development Webinar
How to Leverage the NRMN Network Webinar Series
- Next Webinar: May 17 at 11a CST
- New installment every 3rd Monday of the month at 11a CST
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Register in advance here
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*This is a new registration link for 2021, if you have previously registered for this webinar series in 2020, you must re-register.
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Webinars posted to NRMN's YouTube Channel
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June 10 - 11
Texas Conference on Health Disparities:
Community Approaches to Health Equity
Virtual Conference
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Unconscious Bias Training |
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Over 900 Participants in the Unconscious Bias Training:
We’ve reached over 900 participants in our Unconscious Bias Course! This course consists of five modules, designed to help you address personal unconscious biases, informs you about microaggressions, provides a solutions toolkit, develops your self-awareness, and discusses disparities in medicine and healthcare. At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion. Click here to register today.
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MyMentor Allows you to:
- Find a partner based on our matching algorithm, your desired search criteria, or let us find a mentoring partner for you
- Explore a long-term mentoring connection, facilitated by guided prompts
- Create and work toward accomplishing your personal goals
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Our NRMN leaders have published an article detailing the success of MyNRMN in connecting mentees and mentors nationwide, which helps diversify the biomedical science field. The article shows that through providing engagement features, helping our community build a personal network of mentors, and guiding members through the mentoring process, MyNRMN has grown to include a diverse population, along with having high engagement activity. Overall, MyNRMN has expanded opportunities for mentorship in the biomedical sciences, particularly among those not from a culture or institution that historically supports mentorship.
Read the full article here.
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A nationwide network of 260+ women faculty in biomedical engineering collectively released a powerful commentary through Cell calling attention back to the most critical barrier to success of Black faculty in the workforce: funding. The commentary suggests solutions for the NIH and other funding entities, individual scientists, the private sector, and academia as a whole on how this can begin to be dismantled.
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Research mentors are reticent to address, and sometimes unaware of how, racial or ethnic differences may influence their mentees’ research experiences. Increasing research mentors’ cultural diversity awareness (CDA) is one step toward improving mentoring effectiveness, particularly with mentees from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The indicators of CDA for research mentors are not yet known. Thus, we developed a scale to assess CDA related to race/ethnicity (CDA–R/E) in research mentoring relationships informed by multicultural counseling theory and social cognitive theory.
Read the full article here.
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An online survey was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Tiny Earth (TE) faculty (n = 44) teaching and mentoring. Prior to our survey research, TE faculty were trained to teach Tiny Earth content in an online format. Our research showed that COVID-19 impacted the ability of TE faculty to work and conduct research. Faculty also reported that family, university, and department were helpful resources in adjusting to the challenges that the pandemic presented, with noteworthy male and female differences in response. COVID-19 also impacted the manner in which TE faculty provided or received mentorship, with an increase seen in online mentorship support for students and an increase in barriers when seeking guidance from mentors. Lastly, the majority of TE faculty reported that professional development tools to transition to an online course were needed. These results show the challenges faced and the social support that is helpful in adjusting to increased demands due to COVID-19 on TE faculty’s personal and work life.
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Maintaining your research team’s productivity during the COVID-19 era can be a challenge. Developing new strategies to mentor your research trainees in remote work environments will not only support research productivity and progress toward degree, but also help to keep your mentees’ academic and research careers on track. We describe a three-step process grounded in reflective practice that research mentors and mentees can use together to reassess, realign, and reimagine their mentoring relationships to enhance their effectiveness, both in the current circumstances and for the future. Drawing on evidence-based approaches, a series of questions for mentees around documented mentoring competencies provide structure for remote mentoring plans. Special consideration is given to how these plans must address the psychosocial needs and diverse backgrounds of mentors and mentees in the unique conditions that require remote interactions.
Read the full article here.
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NRMN Mentoring Library
Read publications funded by NRMN and additional mentoring resources on the NRMN Publications page!
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NRMN Community Announcements |
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What does a scientist look like? Whose face comes to mind? Meet 10 young scientists from across the country pursuing careers in biomedical research! The #FaceOfScience is a video series visualizing inclusive excellence in STEM, featuring real research trainees from NIH BUILD sites. Join us in celebrating diversity in STEM and re-envision what #AScientistLooksLike!
Follow the campaign at @enhancescience on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Like and share these videos with your community to spread the diverse, fresh, unique, and unapologetic perspectives of our scientist!
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Simply scan the QR code using your smart phone. Or you can access the group HERE; It is so important to stay connected with your network. In this virtual group you can post opportunities, ask questions, and share opportunities from your network with the larger NRMN community.
This is a great way to stay in the know about upcoming opportunities from the NRMN community.
#NRMNcommunity #NRMNmentoringMatters
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NRMN Editorial Committee
(Left to Right)
Brady Burns, MJ, Editor
Katie Stinson, MLIS, Associate Editor
Damaris Javier, MA, Editorial Staff
Lisette Serrano, Editorial Staff
Gabrielle Saleh, Co-Editor
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If you have any questions, need any assistance, please send us an email to info@nrmnet.net, we'd love to hear from you!
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