How does the Health & Society Scholars Program at Wisconsin select mentors for the Scholars?
While we believe strongly in an active mentoring program, we administer it with flexibility. Some mentoring relationships begin during the interview process, where potential scholars are introduced to several faculty who have interests similar to their own. When first arriving on campus, each Scholar will be assigned one of the co-directors as a temporary advisor with primary responsibility for helping the Scholar get acclimated to the program and to options on campus. During the first semester, we expect that the identification of one or more academic and or practice mentors will take place. The major responsibility of the academic mentors will be to advise and assist with the formulation of research projects, and to link the Scholar to the extensive resources of the UW Campus. Based on the needs of the Scholar, the functions of the academic mentoring relationship may range from a primarily advisory role on research and professional issues, to one in which the mentor and Scholar work
