31 episodes

‘Your digital mentor’ podcast is a series that aims to provide access to conversations around mentoring and other aspects of research and career development, with a focus on LMICs.

Your Digital Mentor Podcast Christine Boinett, Alice Matimba, Isabela Malta, Emmanuella Oppong

    • Science
    • 4.9 • 12 Ratings

‘Your digital mentor’ podcast is a series that aims to provide access to conversations around mentoring and other aspects of research and career development, with a focus on LMICs.

    Mentorship and Global Health Careers

    Mentorship and Global Health Careers

    Discussions with seasoned research scientists about the impact of mentorship on their careers in global health.
    Guests: Dr. Avila Montes; Dr. Nadira Kurunaweera; Dr. Rashad Abdul-Ghani

    • 36 min
    Mentorship Part 2: Pivoting mentorship to meet community healthcare needs

    Mentorship Part 2: Pivoting mentorship to meet community healthcare needs

    Implementation of mentoring projects, challenges and successes.

    • 24 min
    Mentorship Part 1: A Community of Practice as a Mentorship Model

    Mentorship Part 1: A Community of Practice as a Mentorship Model

    Implementation of mentoring projects, challenges and successes.

    • 25 min
    How to Choose a Research Supervisor

    How to Choose a Research Supervisor

    Your supervisor & the culture of their research group will have significant impact on your happiness and success in graduate school. Here, Jen Heemstra talks us through what should be considered when choosing the right supervisor, and how to spot red flags.

    • 6 min
    Inside stories of publishing

    Inside stories of publishing

    Explore the world of journal publishing; the challenges of this process, and some advice from two editors-in-chief about how to overcome them.

    • 53 min
    Diasporan scientists-The big return home

    Diasporan scientists-The big return home

    A conversation with Dr. Robles- Espinoza and Dr. Samatanga as they reflect on their journey leaving their home country, and then return home to continue their work as scientists.

    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

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12 Ratings

12 Ratings

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