Program: Career Catalyst

Session dates: September 2021 – June 2022
Application deadline: July 8, 2021

Career Catalyst is a strategic, one-year mentoring program for early-career researchers. Participants in the program learn about the importance of establishing successful mentoring relationships that promote personal and professional satisfaction.

Time commitment:

Mentees accepted into the program must commit to fully participate in the following*:

• Two, one-hour meetings per month: October 2021-May 2022
• Mentor/mentee meetings take place in small groups and will be scheduled for mutually convenient times.
• Three, required events throughout the program for all mentees and mentors:
  • Opening Event: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:00-12:00pm EST
  • Mid-Year Event: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 10:00-12:00pm EST
  • Closing Event: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:00-12:00pm EST
• Additional, optional meetings on special topics of interest offered throughout the year.

*Due to ongoing restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the program will begin remotely. As conditions change, it is possible that aspects of the program will resume in-person.

Audience:

• Graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty seeking guidance on overall career development
• Applicants may or may not have a scientific project mentor or principal investigator

Eligibility:

• MD, PhD, or equivalent, with an interest in clinical and translational research
• Instructors
• Clinical residents and clinical fellows
• Postdoctoral research fellows
• Graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees

Fee:

Free for Harvard-affiliated schools and institutions.