The Fellows Committee
This committee will consist of CREATE trainees and will represent the interests and developing needs of this group. Membership will be composed of up to 5 members with an aim to represent all participating institutions. A maximum of 2 Fellows Committee members can be based in any one participating department. The Fellows Committee will organize academic (e.g., reading groups) and professional (e.g., mock interviews, presentation workshops) activities, and will be encouraged to interface with national student groups such as the CMOS Student Chapter. This committee will meet up to twice per year.
Peer mentorship
All trainees will be encouraged to seek out peer mentors from across the participating universities to discuss and share their student experiences within and outside of the CREATE program. The CREATE leadership team expects to facilitate this with an online tool such as Slack. The Fellows Committee may consider developing a “buddy program” to help pair new trainees with peer mentors, and to organize dedicated peer mentorship-related activities.