Mentoring Program Objectives

The IFPA community is constituted of outstanding senior, mid, and junior researchers from different regions and fields around the world. Although conferences and meetings are organized every year, early-career researcher (ECR) feedback has identified a need to create connections and networking opportunities between senior and junior researchers. As such the IFPA Mentoring Program was created to fill this gap and encourage a continuous exchange between these career levels. The purpose of the IFPA Mentoring Program is to take advantage of the existing knowledge, skills, and experience of our senior and mid-career researchers and facilitate the transfer of scientific skills to ECRs. Through this, it is our aim that mentees obtain advice and guidance on a range of professional development issues, to enable them to achieve their goals, including career planning, how best to socialize professionally, advocate for their career progression, and write publications and grants. It will provide the best opportunity for ECRs to build and maintain successful careers in placental and reproductive sciences.