MY PATH FROM BEING MENTORED TO BECOMING A MENTOR, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN - 2025 - research presentation

Sep 29, 2026

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Innovation in Aging (2025) highlights how eliminating health disparities and achieving health equity requires transforming the healthcare and research workforce. The speaker, Lisa Barnes, describes a career shaped by exceptional research training and, crucially, the mentoring relationships that were built on trust, respect, and knowledge sharing. The talk traces her journey from being mentored to mentoring others—students, trainees, post-docs, and junior faculty—while offering guidance to support young investigators, particularly those under-represented in academia.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages1

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

Overview and public health imperative

Career path shaped by mentoring

Mentoring across academic stages

Guidance for supporting under-represented investigators

FAQs

Why does the presentation connect health equity to the research and healthcare workforce?

Because advancing knowledge and innovation depends on changing the workforce so it reflects the communities facing the greatest health challenges and disparities.

What does the speaker emphasize about effective mentoring relationships?

Mentoring built on trust, respect, and knowledge-sharing played a decisive role in the speaker’s academic journey.

Who will be included as recipients of mentoring in the speaker’s journey?

The presentation covers mentoring of students, trainees, post-docs, and junior faculty.

Sep 29, 2026

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