Mentoring
RMTV Mentoring Program Overview
RMTV has formed a partnership with Dr Ina Schapiro (Aspire Performance Coaching) to facilitate a mentoring program for Victorian rehabilitation medicine. Dr Schapiro previously developed a multi-tiered Mentoring Program for the Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department and later the Fellows4Fellows mentoring program in South Australia.
RMTV engaged Dr Schapiro to develop a Mentoring Framework for RMTV (model, timeline) to implement into our RMTV curriculum ongoing. The initial phase (or arm 1 of the program), Buddies In Training (BiT), commenced in November 2023, focusing on “matching” new AFRM trainees (who commenced in February 2024) with a more senior trainee to act as a peer support person for questions, concerns, guidance in their advanced training.
RMTV is continuing planning to launch the additional phases of it’s mentoring program initiative later in 2024. With current plans to begin training for mentors & mentees in the coming months.
Mentoring Program
RMTV has developed separate arms for the mentoring program to cater to AFRM trainees at different training and professional development stages.
Buddies in Training (BiT)
What is BiT?
Resources
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Important Contacts:
- Employee Assistance Program via your employer: use a unique code for your organisation. Austin Health organisation code is AUSTIQDE.
- The Converge International EAP Portal is an online resource hub that provides information on work-related and personal issues. To log into the Converge EAP portal, go to www.convergeinternational.com.au, click the ‘Portal Login’ link in the top right corner, then enter username converge and password eap.
- Doctors4Doctors: www.drs4drs.com.au.
- RMTV: contact Lee MacDonald at lee.macdonald@austin.org.au.
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References
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Fellows in Transition (FiT)
What is FiT?
- One-page summary (flyer)
- PowerPoint presentations:
Resources
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FiT Handbook
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Background articles
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First Meeting
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Mentor preparation
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Mentee preparation
- Making the Most of Mentors: A Guide for Mentees
- Preparing for mentoring resources TBC
- SMART Goal Template (PDF version)
- SMART Goal Template (Word version)
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Templates for the first meeting
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Ongoing Meetings
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For Mentors
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Tools and Templates
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Goal Setting
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Using Coaching Conversations
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For Mentees
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Meeting Minutes Template
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