Ten simple rules for establishing a mentorship programme

Dr Anne Treasure, Menno van Zaanen, Anelda van der Walt
Last updated on Sep 16, 2022 1 min read Mentorship

We are excited to announce the publication of our peer-reviewed article ‘Ten simple rules for establishing a mentorship programme’.

In the paper, we present a concise summary of recommendations that outline key elements to consider when designing and establishing mentorship programmes. These recommendations are drawn from the collective experiences of 4 different emerging and established mentorship programmes as well as the outcomes of an online mentorship workshop (Indaba) held in April 2021.

The mentorship programmes that contributed to this article include ESCALATOR Digital Champions Initiative, Deep Learning Indaba (DLI) Mentorship Programme, Open Education For A Better World (OE4BW), and Open Life Science (OLS).

An overview of the rules and the relationships between them. The key considerations for establishing a mentorship programme can broadly be grouped into 3 categories, namely aspects necessary to consider when designing a mentorship programme; mentor and mentee topics; and operation frameworks. These considerations all rely on a crucial understanding of the long-term sustainability of the programme. The rules should not be viewed as sequential or linear as there is a large amount of interconnectivity between them. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010015.
An overview of the rules and the relationships between them. The key considerations for establishing a mentorship programme can broadly be grouped into 3 categories, namely aspects necessary to consider when designing a mentorship programme; mentor and mentee topics; and operation frameworks. These considerations all rely on a crucial understanding of the long-term sustainability of the programme. The rules should not be viewed as sequential or linear as there is a large amount of interconnectivity between them. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010015.

Treasure AM, Hall SM, Lesko I, Moore D, Sharan M, van Zaanen M, et al. (2022) Ten simple rules for establishing a mentorship programme. PLoS Comput Biol 18(5): e1010015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010015

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Dr Anne Treasure
Dr Anne Treasure
Research Analyst & Trainer
Menno van Zaanen
Menno van Zaanen
Professor - Digital Humanities
Anelda van der Walt
Anelda van der Walt
ESCALATOR Programme Manager

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