Volunteer to be a Mentor

Help improve the practice of hematology in developing countries. By volunteering as a mentor in the ASH Visitor Training Program (VTP), you will host program participants for up to 12 weeks at your institution. In order to serve as a mentor, you must be an ASH member (anywhere in the world) who can assume the responsibilities of overseeing the participant's work and progress. Mentors are needed for physicians as well as laboratory scientists. Volunteering to host does not guarantee that a trainee will be assigned to you. Applicants will be paired with the most suitable host mentor available. 

Please fill out all fields relevant to your participation as a mentor.

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Clinical and Research Interests: 

  Anemia   Lymphoma
  Aplastic Anemia/Bone Marrow Failure   Multiple Myeloma
  Autoimmune Disorders   Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  Bleeding Disorders   Myeloproliferative Disorders
  Gene Therapy and Transfer   Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  Hematologic Malignancy   Sickle Cell Disease
  Laboratory Management   Thrombosis and Hemostasis/Blood Clotting
  Leukemia   Transfusion Medicine
  Low Platelets Counts   Transplantation Research
  Low White Blood Cell Counts    

Mentors are expected to help applicants develop a proposal with a plan of study and are responsible for overseeing accepted applicant’s work and progress during the program. In the event that an applicant requests to be placed with a mentor matching your area of interest, you will be contacted by ASH staff to confirm your availability. Mentor responsibilities are to:

  • Assist the applicant with designing and submitting an appropriate training proposal.
  • Assist the participant with visa considerations (in the United States, VTP participants generally require a B1 visa).
  • Prepare the appropriate training and fully engage the participant.
  • Assist the participant with adapting to the culture of the host institution and country, providing information about the climate prior to the participant’s departure, understanding hospital etiquette, navigating the host city, etc.
  • Facilitate the participant’s professional development, including networking opportunities, opportunities for intellectual enrichment through lectures, grand rounds, etc.
  • Ensure that appropriate permission is granted for the participant to train at the host institution.
  • Participate in follow-up evaluations as requested.