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Advancing the Science and Practice of Mentorship
We aim to support cultural change that values inclusive excellence through mentorship
Services
We offer training and consultation services to support your mentorship initiatives.
Trainings
CIMER Principal Facilitators provide trainings for individuals, institutions, and organizations to optimize research mentoring relationships for:
- Mentors
- Mentees
- Program Administrators
- Instructors
- Staff
- Faculty
- Post-doctoral Scholars
Consulting
CIMER is dedicated to supporting institutions and organizations in developing effective mentoring relationships and training programs. We offer specialized consultation services tailored to meet your needs. Visit the Work with Us page and submit a request form.
Resources
We curate and build resources to support mentoring relationships.
Curricula
CIMER offers the following curricula to optimize the practice of mentoring relationships.
- Entering Mentoring
- Entering Research
- Mentoring Up
- Culturally Aware Mentoring
Additional Resources
- Mentor and mentee support resources with a range of tools and toolkits, and self-study training options.
- Assessment resources view and download a standard Entering Mentoring evaluation and learn about evaluations.
- Publications includes a link to the Zotero library to search a range of mentoring related publications.
Register for an upcoming Entering Mentoring Facilitator Training online!
Visit the Collaborations, Community & Events tab and News and Events page to find current and upcoming training opportunities and register, or add yourself to the waitlist.
Become a part of CIMER’s exciting new CAMP cohort!!
Designed for heads of labs in mentoring roles, this nine month mentorship program is designed to support mentors of grad students, post-docs, and/or junior faculty in enhancing their mentorship skills and equipping them to embrace challenges and opportunities during trainee development. We still have space to add a few more folks to our 2026 cohort – if interested apply by October 1, 2026!
Publications Alert!
Check out the latest and all of CIMER’s publications on the News & Events page!
New publications:
- Read the latest article on the news page from Janet Branchaw, Amanda Butz and Joseph Ayoob on The comprehensive researcher development framework (CRDF): Core learning outcomes for research training – September 2025
- Read the latest publication by Janet Branchaw and Christine Pfund: Building Strong Mentorship Ecosystems to Support Positive URE Student Outcomes – September 2025
- Check out the new commentary by our colleague from CU-Anschutz in Academic Medicine: Sustaining the Biomedical Research Workforce: Medical School Leadership in Supporting Research Learners – June 2025
- Tools for coordinating measurement use in science education and training – May 2025
- National dissemination of an online research mentor training intervention: Evidence of an asynchronous model to promote learning outcomes and behavior change – April 2025
- Measuring the Interpersonal Component of the Mentoring Relationship: The Mentorship Working Alliance Scale-Mentee Version – April 2025
- Getting Started With Culture Change in Science: Lessons in Retooling – March 2025
- Scaling evidence-based interventions: Examining factors promoting and limiting the dissemination of research mentor training – February 2025
Collaboration & Community
To foster connections among researchers and practitioners
- Communities of Practice – subscribe to the CIMER newsletter, join a community
- News & Events – view latest publications and upcoming conferences & meetings
- Research Collaborations – learn more about CIMER’s work and past projects
- Work with us – partner with CIMER, or request a letter of support