ILAE YES Peer2Peer MENTORING PROGRAMME

THE DEADLINE FOR INDICATING YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN JOINING THIS PROGRAMME IS NOW PASSED.

As an addition to the existing ILAE Mentoring program the Young Epilepsy Section identified amongst its members the need for more sustainable long-term mentoring.  We therefore introduce a peer-to-peer mentoring programme with the aim to provide a framework for more experienced fellows and Post-Docs to act as mentors for younger colleagues (residents, Master, PhD students) not only at the congress, but possibly beyond.

Criteria & Selection

• Trainees <35 years old
• At time of application:
  • for MDs: within 2 years of start of fellowship
  • for non-MDs: being enrolled in a graduate student program (Masters or PhD)
• Submission of a letter of motivation

The allocation of mentees and mentors will be based on the field of work (clinical/MD, clinical/other, basic science) and, if desired, geographical region.

YES will host a kick-off meeting at the International Epilepsy Congress in Bangkok and all participants in the program will be invited to join.

Expression of interest will be through registration for the IEC and followed by filling out an additional application form in spring 2019.

Deadline for expression of interest was the 29 March 2019.

For general queries, please email IEC2019@epilepsycongress.org.