SingHealth Allied Health Education Mentoring Programme

The SingHealth Allied Health Education Mentoring Programme provides Allied Health professionals access to experienced mentors in the education domain, who can contribute to their professional and personal development.

The programme serves as a platform for mentees who are passionate about education or seeking education as a career option to re-assess and build new knowledge, skills and attributes through 1-1 mentoring relationship with mentors who will be role models and provide guidance to them in the education domain.

Mentors also enjoy a rewarding experience through guiding, inspiring and encouraging their mentees and helping them succeed in the mentoring journey. It also offers them the opportunity to build their network and to gain valuable perspectives on career and professional growth.

Programme Objectives:

Nurture Allied Health Professionals to develop capacity and capability to achieve education excellence
Facilitate career guidance, professional development, and personal enrichment in health professions education
Build and support a community of Allied Health educators

Programme Format:

Mentors and mentees are matched based on area of interest(s) in education, clinical practice and area of expertise and preference. Mentees will browse through a list of mentors and select their preferred mentors.
Mentors and mentees will be introduced to each other during a networking session organised by College of Allied Health, prior to the official launch of the mentoring programme.
Each mentor-mentee pair can arrange to meet at their own discretion for the entire duration of the programme.
The programme administration team at CAH will be in contact with mentor-mentee pairs regularly to seek feedback and provide support.
Mentors and mentees will continue their mentoring relationship for a minimum of 18 months. At the end of the programme, mentors and mentees are recommended to decide whether to continue the mentoring relationship.

2^nd run of the Education Mentoring Programme

Key dates to note:

2 Aug 2023: Registration for mentors/mentees opens
18 Aug 2023: Registration for mentors/mentees closes
September 2023: Effective Mentoring Workshops for enrolled mentors/mentees
October 2023: Matching of mentors and mentees
November 2023: Commencement of mentorship

Criteria for mentors and mentees:

For mentors

Preferably JG15/PH04 and above
Have relevant education training/experience
- Formal/structured training in education, e.g., Doctor of Education, Master of Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Education, WSQ DDDLP, WSQ ACLP (previously known as ACTA), WSQ WLF
  
  OR
- Educators with at least 5 years of experience in managing education programmes
  
  OR
- Educator with academic/teaching appointment
Application is supported by HOD

For mentees

Preferably JG13/PH02 and above
Aspiring to go onto the educator track or already on the educator track
Currently involved in education/training
- Planning/working on an education project
  
  OR
- Teaching or supervising students/learners
Application is supported by HOD

Application Forms (intranet access required)

Pre-Programme Workshop:

For mentors
1 full day face-to-face workshop + 1 virtual small group coaching session

*Attendance for both the workshop and small group coaching session is highly encouraged

1. Effective Mentoring for Mentors workshop

Date: 27 Sep 2023 (Wednesday)
Time: 9am to 5pm

Venue: PSL2A room at SingHealth Academia

2. Post-workshop small group coaching session

Group 1: 10 Jan 2024 (Wed), 2-4pm
Group 2: 19 Jan 2024 (Fri), 10am-12pm
Group 3: 23 Jan 2024 (Tue), 4-6pm
Group 4: 1 Feb 2024 (Thu), 8-10am

Note: Mentors may express interest to attend more than one coaching session

For mentees
1 half-day face-to-face workshop
*Attendance for the mentee workshop is compulsory. Mentees only need to choose one workshop session to attend.

Effective Mentoring for Mentees workshop

1st run

Date: 12 Sep 2023 (Tuesday)

Time: 2pm to 5.30pm

Venue: L2S3 room at SingHealth Academia

2nd run

Date: 25 Sep 2023 (Monday)

Time: 2pm to 5.30pm

Venue: L2S3 room at SingHealth Academia