Faculty Mentoring

CRTEC has developed a multidisciplinary faculty mentoring structure for early career faculty. We promote and facilitate the development of a faculty mentoring committee for new investigators, consisting of two to four members who can provide a broad perspective on research and career progression, and act as sponsors for internal and external opportunities.

• For research faculty, we recommend the selection of at least one mentoring committee member who is a clinical investigator in their research area.
• For clinical faculty, we recommend the selection of at least one mentoring committee member from cancer-focused basic research, population science, and/or education.

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• For general questions and guidance on how to set up a faculty mentoring committee, please contact Dr. Rebecca Riggins, Associate Director of Education & Training.
• Research faculty are also encouraged to contact their Research Program Co-Leads:
  • Cancer Cell Biology Program
    • Gary Kupfer, MD
    • David Robbins, PhD
    • Benjamin Tycko, MD, PhD
  • Cancer-Host Interactions Program
    • Joyce Slingerland, MD, PhD
    • Yi Zhang, MD, PhD
  • Cancer Prevention and Control Program
    • Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN
    • Laura Rozek, PhD
    • Kenneth Tercyak, PhD
• Clinical faculty should also contact Dr. John Marshall, Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

More Resources

In addition to CRTEC offerings, there are many other faculty mentoring resources available nationally and across our consortium.

• GUMC New and Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program
• HMH Office of Research Administration Investigator Training
• Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) Seminars and Workshops
• National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) – Affiliates of Georgetown University have free Institutional Membership to NCFDD
• National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) – free account creation required