Young Endourological Society Career Development and Mentorship Program

The Young Endourology Committee is pleased to announce the launch of the “Young Endourological Society Career Development and Mentorship Program”.  The program is designed to encourage professional growth and collaboration between early-career mentees and mid- to late-career mentors beyond their local programs, to foster 1:1 relationship within the Endourological Society. Through this program, mentees will be matched with a corresponding mentor based on their area of expertise, mutual interests and goals. This opportunity is designed to connect mentees in meaningful ways with mentors who have past experience to help them navigate their career and professional development. 

Benefits of the Mentorship Program: 

  • Foster 1:1 relationship within the Endourological Society
  • Be mentored by leaders in the Endourological Society
  • Potential areas of growth include leadership skills, entrepreneurship, developing impactful research, clinical practice and/or fellowship advice
  • Promote professional success
  • Encourage involvement in the Endourological Society and future leadership roles
  • Benefit to mentors include high level of personal satisfaction and sense of fulfillment from giving back to their profession and the Endourological Society
  • Potential for enhanced research productivity for both mentee and mentor
  • Opportunity for network expansion, including international connections
  • Enhance the well-being and camaraderie of our society members
  • Reduce physician burnout
  • Earn recognition for participating in the mentorship program 

Applicant Requirements:

  1. Mentor applicants: Must be a member of the Endourological Society in good standing (more than 10 years from training); Previous year mentors are eligible to apply again
  2. Mentee applicants: Must be a member of the Endourological Society in good standing (within 10 years from training, Endourological Society Fellow or Resident committed to applying for endourology fellowship)
  3. Applicants must be committed to participating in mentor-mentee virtual meetings (face-to-face) for 1 hour on a monthly basis over the 6-month period
  4. Willingness to provide post-program feedback

 Program Expectations:

  1. Mentees to complete (a) Self-Assessment and (b) Shared Action Plan documents prior to first meeting with their mentor, outlining specific goals
  2. Monthly virtual meetings (up to 1 hour) to be scheduled at program launch (6 total)
  3. Joint Mentorship Program Contract to be signed at program launch
  4. Optional in-person meeting at WCET, EAU, and/or AUA meetings, if able to attend
  5. Complete end of program assessment and participate in debrief interview to understand opportunities for program improvement

2025 Application process

Application deadline: May 19, 2025
Duration: 6 months, June 2025 to November 2025
How to apply:  Interested applicants are invited to submit a 5-page maximum CV or NIH Style biosketch and complete the application below via email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Mentor Application
Mentee Application

After acceptance, corresponding mentors and mentees will be introduced virtually via an information session- Program Launch Event in June 2025.  

Mentorship Toolbox: Resources to build a meaningful mentorship

  • Documents to be completed prior to first meeting
    • Mentee self-assessment and action plan
    • Joint Mentorship Program contract
    • Possible topics for monthly meetings:
      1. Recommend the mentees make a goal for the meeting and outline objectives and agenda to send to their mentor ahead of the meeting to make best use of time.
      2. Mentee can share challenges with clinical work, research, work/life balance
      3. Mentor can share experiences and research and clinical knowledge
      4. Discuss research interests and how to develop a research trial or project; assistance with grant or manuscript writing
      5. Surgical tip/tricks and guidance on how to manage certain clinical scenarios
      6. Discuss clinical advice for starting a practice
      7. Discuss tips on how to start a research career
      8. Discuss device development and how to get a patent
      9. Discuss how to get involved with consulting and/or endourology industry partners
      10.  Sponsorship opportunities, how to get involved in Endourological Society
    • Suggested prompts for first meeting with mentor
    • Suggested reading/articles 

Past Program Mentor/ Mentee Participants

2024 Mentors & Mentees

 

HAMID PAKMANESH, MD
“2024 MENTOR OF THE YEAR”

Dr. Hamid Pakmanesh is an associate professor at KMU's Urology Department in Kerman, Iran. He earned his medical degree from SBMU, Tehran, and completed his residency and fellowship in endourology and laparoscopy at LMC, Tehran. He furthered his skills in retroperitoneal laparoscopy and robotic surgery at SLK, Germany, and is a pioneer of the retroperitoneal approach in the region. He has published over 70 scientific articles and presentations and reviewed about 100 journal articles. He currently serves as a section editor for the Urology Journal.

He is the General Secretary of the IEUS and Secretary of the Kerman branch of the Iranian Urological Association.

 

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