Cochrane US Mentoring Program Year 2

Working together

We are so thrilled to welcome our selected mentors and mentees for Year 2! 
17 mentors from Cochrane and partners will join 28 mentees from 17 countries!

Please welcome our Y2 Mentees:

Esra BilirTurkey
Marwa BadawyEgypt
Saranya MohandasIndia
Yelson Alejandro Picón Colombia
Enrique Hernandez-Bustamante Perú
Joud MomaniUnited States
María Florencia ArmaniArgentina
Sushmethaa Vijayakumar India
Rabeet TariqPakistan
Aoife O'MahonyUnited Kingdom
Karina TapinovaKazakhstan
Rehab Emad SayedEgypt
Jaffer ShahUnited States
Gitismita NaikIndia
Neha AgarwalGermany
Aseel HalimSudan
Dinarda NadobudskayaIndonesia
Lina HemmedaSudan
Jyothsna KuriakoseIndia
Blanca Solis ChimoyPerú
Suci Ardini WidyaningsihIndonesia
Karen GibbsUnited States
Ana María Rojas-GómezColombia
Duaa Yousif Sudan
Mekolle JuliusCameroon
Moriasi NyanchokaKenya
Omolola AladeNigeria

And an additional warm and grateful welcome to our Year 2 Mentors:

Dr Zain AsadOklahoma University School of Medicine
Dr Deepa HanduAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Dr Alison SteiberAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Dr Razia AlianiCovidence 
Emma Thompson Cochrane Central Executive Team
Dr Liliya EugenevnaCochrane Russia
Dr Patricia C. HeynUniversity of Colorado Medical Campus
Dr. Susan WielandCochrane Complementary Medicine
Dr Shayesteh JahanfarTufts University School of Public Health
Dr Suresh KumarCochrane India
Dr Paige B. JarreauLifeology
Dr Courtney AdamsLifeology
Dr Denise ThomsonCochrane Environmental Health
Dr  Meenu SinghCochrane India 
Dr Balendra PratapSinghCochrane India
Dr Rebecca MorganGRADE US 
Ana Beatriz PizarroCochrane Editorial Board
Dr Julian BalantaIndiana University School of Medicine

READ ABOUT YEAR 2 HIGHLIGHTS HERE: https://us.cochrane.org/news/mentees-year-2-highlights 

Program Founder & Director: Tiffany Duque, Cochrane Senior Officer, Central Executive Team
Program Coordinator: Paola Andrenacci, Cochrane Hepato-Biliary & ExME

Read about our Y1 mentees in our Mentee Spotlight Series on Twitter @Cochrane_US

Year One (Y1) was a great success and we look forward to welcoming a new cohort of health science students and professionals who are excited about evidence synthesis.

Program Information
The mentoring program is a 12-month commitment and will include group and one-on-one mentoring, networking events, trainings, and the opportunity to work on or complete a project or product in collaboration with Cochrane researchers. Additional events and involvement within Cochrane will be offered.  The program is currently 100% virtual.
Meet our Y1 Mentees: https://us.cochrane.org/mentoring

Eligibility
This program has as a main objective to serve minority, under-resourced, and/or historically discriminated against participants to contribute to Cochrane's goal of improving health equity through access and availability to trusted health evidence for all.  Anyone worldwide is welcome to apply; please expect to attend meetings, events, and trainings during US working hours.

Program Length
12 months; 4-8 hours per month

Requirements

  1. Availability / flexibility during US working hours (approximately 8am – 6pm EST / New York) Find these times in your time zone
  2. Obligatory attendance at monthly meetings with your group and mentor (virtual)
  3. Sufficient English language skills to attend and participate in meetings and trainings (Spanish and other languages maybe be offered depending on mentor availability)
  4. Access to a computer and high-speed internet (program is virtual)
  5. Able to commit to 12 months & time commitment 
  6. Flexibility, professionalism, and enthusiasm

Application Process CLOSED

Year 3 Mentee Selection Announcement
September, 2023
Approximately 20 participants will be selected

Program Start Date
Sept, 2023 - dependent on mentor time availability

Questions? Email our program coordinator Paola Andrenacci: pandrenacci@cochrane.org

21 Apr 2022