In early 2021, IPS developed a mentorship program for resident, fellow and ECP members to engage in a personalized program with attending mentors for guidance, career advice, or even general life advice. In 2022, in a joint effort with the newly formed IPS Medical Student committee, IPS launched a new mentorship program to allow resident/fellow members to serve as mentors for medical students.

Who is this program for?:
Mentees may be residents, fellows, or ECPs and are linked with ECP/Attending Mentors. All involved in the mentoring program, MUST be an IPS member.

How can you join?:
Email IPS Administrative Coordinator, Meghan Englebrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org if interested in joining the program.

The Process:
New mentor-mentee pairings are matched on a monthly basis. If you do not hear from us within a couple weeks, please reach out!

1. Once IPS staff receives your inquiry, you will receive an email with a link to complete a brief form to officially sign up to be a mentee. 

2. You will then receive a follow up email of available mentor information to read and learn about each of them.

3. Complete mentor ranking form with top 3 mentors of interest.

4. Mentor-mentee pairing will be assigned, and you will receive a welcome/introduction email connecting you with your mentor.
   ***Of note: mentees are not paired with mentors who have affiliation to their residency program. Our goal is to broaden your access to mentorship beyond your institution.

5. There are no formal rules regarding how often you need to meet, what method you use to interact (virtual, phone, in-person, etc.) but we do ask that you try to initiate contact with each other WITHIN 2 WEEKS of receiving your welcome email with official assignment of mentor-mentee pairing. For your first email only, we request that both mentor and mentee please REPLY ALL, so that we are at least aware that you have made initial contact with each other. Afterwards, all further communication may be between yourselves. 

6. You will receive follow up surveys to gauge your experience with the program within 3 months of your pairing. If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback along the way, please let us know.