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EOI: VCCC Alliance Clinical Trials Mentoring Program

In its second iteration, the VCCC Alliance Mentoring Program will again bring together mid and senior-level clinical trials staff to encourage career development, knowledge exchange, and leadership skills.

29 Jun 2023

Program Overview

The VCCC Alliance Mentoring Program is designed to bring together mid and senior level clinical trials staff to encourage career development, knowledge exchange, and leadership skills. Mentoring can help the mentee guide their future personal and professional achievements, and contribute to strategic initiatives to improve outcomes for their careers. Applications for both mentors and mentees are now open.

Through both facilitated and individual mentor/mentee sessions, the VCCC Alliance Mentoring Program aims to support around eight mentoring pairs over a period of four months. The facilitated sessions (introduction, midway and final) will complement and provide guidance for the sessions between the mentor and mentee. It is recommended that the mentor/mentee sessions are organised soon after the introductory session and follow the outline below.

Program structure

Week 1: VCCC Alliance facilitated introduction session (Wednesday 30 August, TBC)
  • Objectives of the mentoring relationship
  • Roles of mentor and mentee
  • Critical success factors of program
  • The mentoring process – tools and techniques (resources disseminated)
  • Meeting your mentoring partner, setting objectives and planning the next sessions
Week 2 (suggested time frame: 4–8 September)
  • Meet to discuss objectives
Week 4 (suggested time frame: 18–22 September)
  • Meet to discuss objectives
Week 8 (suggested time frame: 16–20 October)
  • Meet to discuss objectives
Week 9: VCCC Alliance facilitated midway session (Wednesday 25 October, TBC)
  • Group feedback on program to date
  • Share mentoring tools and techniques
  • Strategies to improve the mentoring relationship
  • Reset objectives for rest of the program
Week 12 (suggested time frame: 13–17 November)
  • Meet to discuss objectives
Week 16 (suggested time frame: 27 November–1 December)
  • Meet to discuss objectives
Week 17: VCCC Alliance facilitated final session (Wednesday 13 December, TBC)
  • Key program learnings
  • Giving constructive feedback – theory and practice
  • Setting future objectives
  • Program evaluation

Program Timing

The program will commence in January 2023, with mentors and mentees matched prior to the Week 1 facilitated introduction session. Whilst there is a suggested time frame to mentor and mentee sessions, please note there is freedom and flexibility to meet as per your availability.

Expressions of interest are now open for both mentors and mentees. Please ensure you fill in the application that suits your preference. 

Contact

Eleonora Kay, Clinical Trial Innovation Program
[email protected]

Duncan Colyer, Senior Manager: Clinical Research
[email protected]

The VCCC Alliance Mentoring Program seeks to enhance the clinical trials workforce by improving staff retention, career readiness and succession planning across Victoria. Thank you for your interest in this endeavour.

  • VCCC Alliance

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