The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program

Letter to the Proposed Mentor

Thank you for agreeing to serve as Mentor to an applicant for the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program. The National Advisory Committee to the Amos Scholars Program views the Mentor as an integral part of the program. As a Mentor, you are the Scholar's advocate and advisor. Your responsibilities include guaranteeing at least 70% time for the Scholar to pursue research activities. In addition, the Foundation expects you to provide a broad array of other enriching research for the Scholar, such as participation in a journal club, interaction with other related laboratories that will benefit the Scholar, and guidance in preparing a report for submission to a journal and in writing the type of detailed grant application that is expected by the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies.

You are expected to attend annual meetings of Scholars, Mentors, and Alumni the first two years of the award. These meetings are held in the fall and last for two days.

Please assist us by providing the following information:

1. A brief description of the research setting in which the candidate would receive training. This should include:

a. the scope of the research project

b. the number of trainees in the setting

c. a listing (complete or partial) of previous trainees

d. source(s) and levels of funding.

2. A brief comment stating your reasons for agreeing to accept the proposed Scholar (please share with us any impressions you may have from previous acquaintance with the applicant regarding career prospects).

3. An indication of how the applicant's research plan fits into the work conducted in your research group.

4. A description of the Scholar's projected activities, particularly during the first two years. Applicants who are selected by the interview process will be asked to submit a detailed research plan and budget at a later date.

Our office stands ready to provide you with any further information you may need. Inquiries about this program should be directed to the National Program Office at (317) 278-0500, or to <amfdp@indiana.edu>.