Mentorship Across Generations: Creating a Three-Tier Model for Onboarding and Scholarship Within the College of Health Professions

Presenters: Claire Nicholson, Nadine Wodwaski, Nour Lyon

Session Description:

The Detroit Mercy College of Health Professions (CHP) Mentoring Task Force was developed in 2024 with the goal of revamping and standardizing past models of new-hire onboarding within the college while simultaneously designing a structure for collaborative teams to promote innovations in teaching, scholarship, and career advancement for all involved. This presentation introduces the new CHP Mentoring Structure, which is grounded in Benner’s Novice to Expert framework. The program fosters reciprocal mentorship among faculty at different career stages—Advanced Beginner/Novice, Competent, and Proficient. Emphasizing equity, collaboration, and mutual accountability, the model builds a culture of trust and continuous learning, aligning with the college’s mission to promote faculty flourishing and academic excellence.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define strategies for effective onboarding, sustained scholarship, and collaborative pedagogy within multi-generational mentoring teams that foster creativity, productivity, and mutual accountability.

2. Identify and apply the principles of reciprocal mentoring within a triad structure to support professional development across teaching, scholarship, and service roles in their respective disciplines.