Fig. 2: Framework to build diverse multi-mentors networks.
From: Community voices: the importance of diverse networks in academic mentoring
Establishing effective programs that promote diverse multi-mentor networks -- in which mentees and mentors are supported and trained to (1) build healthy relationships, (2) develop professionally, and (3) achieve success – is a layered process that depends on many embedded factors: a DEI assessment implemented by institutions, funding agencies, scientific societies, and the community; b policy and work culture changes to promote evidence-based DEI work; c continuous support and evaluation of program implementation, progress, and outcomes; and d reassessment, adaptation, and reevaluation of programs to empower mentorship networks. As a dynamic system, all components feed from and are informed by the others.
