Program overview

Program goals

Our Mentorship Program aims to: 

  • Provide the early and mid-career European hematology community with access to mentorship that’s relevant to their career stage 
  • Expose hematologists and researchers from less professionally mobile backgrounds to career mentorship and best practices from other countries 
  • Enhance the culture of mentoring within the European hematology community 
  • Promote a multi-level mentorship structure, allowing early career to mid-career and mid-career to senior-level mentorship

Program outline

The program is based on an application system, with separate calls for mentors and mentees. The review, selection, and pairing are done by our Mentorship Program subgroup. We have a maximum of 50 pairings. 

The program lasts for 12 months and consists of the following.

1. Online training session/workshop

The program includes separate workshops for mentees and mentors. Both are led by a career development expert.

The workshop is an opportunity to discuss mentorship in general, and how the pairs can have a beneficial relationship.

2. A minimum of four one-hour meetings

These meetings must take place at approximately equal intervals (e.g. every three months).

Of the four meetings, one is held in person at the EHA Congress and the others are online, organized by the pairs according to their schedules.

EHA must be notified that these meetings are being held.

Further meetings may be organized by any pair independently during the year, to achieve their mentoring goals.

Participation expenses

Participation is free.  

For the mandatory in-person meeting at the EHA Congress, we’ll offer the following for those unable to cover the cost themselves: 

  • Complimentary registration for the whole EHA Congress 
  • A stipend for travel (economy class) 
  • A stipend for up to two nights’ accommodation costs 

Individual needs will be assessed during the application process and will have no impact on the selection process itself. 

Surveys

All program participants must complete three surveys to:

  • Assess the quality of the matching/pairing
  • Evaluate the program as a whole
  • Gauge its effect a year later

The results are used to further improve the matching and program. 

Program completion certificate

Once you’ve completed the program, you’ll receive a (digital) certificate. 

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