The Fellows Committee
This committee consists of CREATE trainees and represents the interests and developing needs of this group. Membership is 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 organizes academic activities (e.g., reading groups) and professional activities (e.g., mock interviews, presentation workshops), and is encouraged to interface with national student groups such as the CMOS Student Chapter. This committee meets up to twice per year.
Peer mentorship
All trainees are 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 is encouraged to develop a “buddy program” to help pair new trainees with peer mentors, and to organize dedicated peer mentorship-related activities.