Faculty Mentor Recruitment and Appointment
Faculty Mentor Responsibilities include overall responsibility of a cohort team of up to 20 interprofessional Scholars assigned to one of the Regional Centers.[1] Each interprofessional AHEC Scholar team is supported by a Faculty Mentor.[2] Each Faculty Mentor is assigned to an AHEC Scholar team to support the team’s activities throughout the two-year program.[3] Faculty Mentors are recruited by and assigned to the same Regional Center.
The following schedule identifies timelines for appointment of Faculty Mentors beginning with the 2023-25 Cohort:
- By July 1 (or next working day) of each year, Faculty Mentors will be identified by the Regional Center and their CV will be submitted to the Program Office.
- By July 15 (or next working day) of each fiscal year, Regional Center Director will receive confirmation from the AzAHEC Program Director that the Faculty Mentor nominee meets criteria.
A Faculty Mentor will continue with their AHEC Scholars cohort team for the entire two-year program.[4] Faculty Mentors may only be assigned to one group of Scholars at a time. Center Directors should include Faculty Mentor support in their annual AHEC budget request, with support per Mentor of approximately $10,000 plus ERE, based on Center discretion. The Faculty Mentor and Center agree to the terms of funding to the Faculty Mentor. Payment will not be made by the Program Office directly to any Faculty Mentor and all employment agreements are the responsibility of the Faculty Mentor and the Center.
[1] Appendix A provides a map of the Regional Centers.
[2] Appendix E provides contact information for Faculty Mentors
[3] Appendix G illustrates the Faculty Mentor Roles and Responsibilities
[4] All Faculty Mentor appointments are made for two years in duration. However, if necessary, a Center can identify a new Faculty Mentor if the appointed Faculty Mentor is unable to complete the two-year term. In these circumstances the center would follow the same selection process.