Mentorship programme
Academic careers have many challenges as well as rewarding opportunities. Mentoring schemes can help people overcome the barriers and progress their careers.
The SAPC Mentorship Programme supports colleagues from all disciplines and professions working in departments of Primary Care who, because of their heterogeneous backgrounds, have no other single support scheme.
Aim of the scheme
The overall aim of the SAPC mentoring scheme is to provide high quality mentorship to support the next generation of academic leaders. It aims to:
- help mentees move beyond being a serial researcher to a more senior post taking forward their own research ideas
- help mentees identify possible career pathways
- support mentees in identifying barriers to career progression and identifying ways to overcome these.
The mentorship scheme is designed to have a positive impact on career aspirations and development for such professionals and enhance their research productivity and leadership. In order to build a clear pathway and community of mentorship practice, the scheme is led and delivered by the most experienced researchers and clinical leaders from similar backgrounds.
The programme
The scheme provides one-to-one mentoring support for SAPC members, irrespective of professional background. We anticipate each mentee having up to four 1-2 hour contacts (virtual or face-to-face) annually with their mentor. The Mentorship Scheme is funded by SAPC and is currently administered jointly by the SAPC Secretariat. All of our senior mentors have mentorship experience at institution level or SAPC-supported mentorship training. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please contact our SAPC secretariat and we can let you know when the next training course will be delivered.
Interested in what others think? Watch the video for feedback from previous mentees.
Joining the programme
We would be delighted to hear from you if you would like to join the programme as either a mentor or a mentee.
SAPC Mentorship scheme lead
Prof. Caroline Mitchell
Our mentors
All of our SAPC mentors have a strong commitment to supporting career development of academics and teachers in primary care. Once your application to be a mentee has been accepted, please select three mentors from the list below, and submit your choices to office@sapc.ac.uk who will contact the mentors and notify you when you have been paired with a mentor.
Christine Bond
Professor of Primary Care (Pharmacy), Aberdeen
Peter Bower
Professor of Health Services Research and Lead at the Centre for Primary Care, Manchester
Carolyn Chew-Graham
Professor of General Practice Research, Keele
Kerry Hood
Professor of Statistics and Director of the South East Wales Trials Unit (SEWTU), Cardiff
Rachel Lindley
Senior Lecturer (teaching focused), lead for the Community Based Medical Education Team and GP, Manchester
Anne MacFarlane
Professor of Primary Healthcare Research, Limerick
Rebecca Morris
Research Fellow, Manchester
Kate O'Donnel
Professor of Primary Care Research and Development, Glasgow
Elizabeth Orton
Associate Professor in Public Health and Consultant in Public Health at Leicestershire County Council, Nottingham
Debbie Sharp
Professor of Primary Health Care
Rachel Spencer
Associate Clinical Professor (GP), Warwick
Sarah Tonkin-Crine
Associate Professor and Health Psychologist, Oxford
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