To be considered or nominate a colleague for the Miller Sarkin Mentoring Award, an individual or nominator must:
- Be a current APA member
- Fill out the common application and submit nominee CV
- Submit a statement and two one-to-two page letters of recommendation explaining why they are deserving of the award as listed below.
- Materials will be reviewed (in total) for the following criteria:
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- Evidence of high-quality mentoring skills including both supporting and challenging their mentee.
- Evidence of high-quality mentoring skills by listening, questioning, and facilitating problem-solving.
- Demonstrates outcomes and meaningful results of mentorship
- For Career/Holistic: Mentees have demonstrated success and advancement in their professional careers as a result of this mentorship
- For Research: Mentees have demonstrated success and advancement in their research careers, as evidenced by impact of published work and funding, as well as expertise.
- Is inclusive in their approach to mentorship and sponsorship to mentees, to meet the future workforce needs of pediatrics
- Demonstrates mentorship that is long-standing throughout their career and has a scope beyond their local institution
- Demonstrates leadership and/or innovation in mentorship
- Statement (no more than 400 words) from nominee including
- Description of mentoring philosophy
- Approach to mentorship
- Goals for mentoring relationships
- Two (2) nomination letters (to be collected by the nominator) from former or current mentees or colleagues (no more than 400 words per letter)
