A new group mentorship series is offered by the Department of Psychiatry Mentorship Program, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry Office for Faculty Development. Planning for the group launch was based on input from our faculty mentorship survey and the EDI Promotions Workshop held in Spring 2021.
Topics of interest for UPWURD may include known challenges and barriers concerning academic careers of marginalized genders (based on survey data and literature), such as:
How to choose and maintain specific career pathways
Negotiation (saying “No”, dealing with pressures of administrative/ academic asks; assertiveness and self-advocacy skills)
Work life balance; time management; managing academic “leaves”
Making decisions about children and family
Academic Promotion and Opportunities
Feeling unsupported / isolated
Dealing with microaggressions or boundary violations
Intersectionality with race, gender, and other social categorizations