EAST Mentoring Program

EAST is pleased to announce the 2024 EAST Mentoring Program for EAST members is now open!  The program will run December 2024-December 2025.

This program is under the direction of the EAST Mentoring Committee.  The goal of the Mentoring Program is to promote the academic and personal growth of the early to mid-career trauma and acute care surgeon by providing extramural mentorship over a 1-year period. 

The 2024 program will once again implementing a multi-tiered approach to mentoring including a team of medical professionals to form a “Mentoring Family” or "Mentoring Team".  

The expectation is that teams to develop an annual strategic plan, communicate with each other consistently, meet each other annually (if possible in-person while practicing social distancing or virtually), and hopefully develop a long-term relationship.  The goal is that at the conclusion of the 1-year mentoring program all team members will have had the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop through their “Mentoring Family” or "Mentoring Team".  

We believe that every member no matter what stage they are at in their professional career has something to learn and offer and will be able to accomplish both through the structure of a multi-tiered mentoring program.  The hope is that at the conclusion of the 1-year mentoring program all team members will have had the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop through the EAST Mentoring Program.

To apply for the program click on the link below and "Register" using a personal or work email address.  Note: The Mentoring Program Application Platform DOES NOT utilize your EAST membership username and password.  A separate account is needed. 

The submission deadline to apply is November 15, 2024.  You will be notified in December 2024 about your mentoring program family or team.

Mentoring program application platform (now open!)