INS Mentorship Program
The INS Mentorship Program is accepting mentor and mentee applications for 2025. We invite you to participate in this unique program, available exclusively to INS members.
Purpose: This educational experience seeks to pair practitioners who are in training or early autonomous practice with highly qualified leaders in the field of neuromodulation.
Objectives:
- Facilitate international mentorship pairs to expand global dialogue and diversity of education and perspective in the field.
- Improve professional and personal journeys for early career professionals.
- Expand the impact of seasoned neuromodulators by providing a platform to shape the future of the field by imparting their wisdom and resources.
- Amplify opportunities for neuromodulation research collaboration and career development.
- Deepen the community of the International Neuromodulation Society and add to the welcoming environment of our virtual and in-person events and congresses.
Deadline: For consideration in the 2025 program, please submit your application by December 1, 2024
How to apply:
This program is available only to INS members. All members have received an application email with a direct link to apply to the program. If you are a member but have not received an invitation to apply, please contact us.
Not a member?
- Learn more about the benefits of being an INS member.
Resources:
- Check out the INS Mentorship Guide for insight on how to set effective goals, determine communication cadences, and more.
- Mentees in the program gain the experience of presenting a journal review at the INS Journal Club. This highly-attended and impactful program equips mentees with presentation skills and visibility in the field, and often connects participants with authorsof the studies they review. Take a look at a recent session to learn about the value and format of the program: Video: The Use of Biomarkers for Optimization of Spinal Cord Stimulation.
- The Neuromodulation Podcast interview with INS Young Neuromodulator Committee members, Dr. Sean Li and Dr. Alexios Carayannopoulos, about the inception of the INS Mentorship Program and its benefits, as well as their guidance on navigating the field as an early career neuromodulator.
- Coming soon: The Neuromodulation Podcast interview with mentor, Dr. Erkan Kurt, and mentee Lin
da Kollernberg, on how to develop a meaningful mentorship partnership. Subscribe to the show to learn when the episode launches: LinkedIn | YouTube | Spotify | Apple | Amazon
New in 2025: Year-round applications are welcome!
As of the 2025 INS Mentorship Program, we will welcome applications on a rolling basis and retain them for future matching.
We cannot guarantee a match. In some cases, matches are impeded by a lack of fit or a misalignment in the volume of mentor and mentee applicants in our applicant pool. However, we will continue to source matches throughout the year and are additionally grateful to the mentors who volunteer to work with 2+ mentees if they have a background that is in high demand amongst our mentee applicants.
If you have learned about this program after the November 26, 2024 deadline, you will not be included in our primary round of matching, but your application will still be considered and we will do our best to connect you with an aligned mentor or mentee as soon as possible! You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as you are able as it increases the likelihood of finding the correct fit.
INS Virtual Mentorship Receptions
We host Virtual Speed Mentorship sessions for INS Mentorship Program participants and INS members. Early-career neuromodulators join a small peer group to rotate through breakout rooms that address a variety of topics such as implantable technologies, best practices, clinical management, and career development.
Participants have the opportunity to connect with pioneers in neuromodulation, from renowned researchers to clinicial and industry leaders who have been instrumental in the field's development.
Speed Mentorship Session - October 2024
Co-Moderators and Mentors:
Marc Russo, MBBS, DA (UK), FANZCA, FFPMFANZCA and Konstantin Slavin, MD
Mentors:
- Kiran Patel, MD
- Lisa Goudman, PhD
- Ganesan Baranidharan, FRCA, FCARCSI, FFPMRCA, PG Dip (Anaesthesia)
- Kliment Gatzinsky MD, PhD
- Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD
Speed Mentorship Session - March 2024
Co-Moderators: Marc Russo, MBBS, DA (UK), FANZCA, FFPMFANZCA and Stana Bojanic, BSc, MB BS, FRCS (SN)
Mentors:
- Stana Bojanic, BSc, MB BS, FRCS (SN)
- Kiran Patel, MD
- Kliment Gatzinsky MD, PhD
- Lisa Goudman, PhD
- Ashish Gulve, FFPMRCA, FRCA, FFPMCAI, MD
- Simon Thomson, MBBS FRCA FIPP FFPMRCA
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