Christine Boinett, Alice Matimba, Isabela Malta, Emmanuella Oppong
31 episodes
9 months ago
‘Your digital mentor’ podcast is a series that aims to provide access to conversations around mentoring and other aspects of research and career development, with a focus on LMICs.
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‘Your digital mentor’ podcast is a series that aims to provide access to conversations around mentoring and other aspects of research and career development, with a focus on LMICs.
Discussions with seasoned research scientists about the impact of mentorship on their careers in global health.
Guests: Dr. Avila Montes; Dr. Nadira Kurunaweera; Dr. Rashad Abdul-Ghani
Your supervisor & the culture of their research group will have significant impact on your happiness and success in graduate school. Here, Jen Heemstra talks us through what should be considered when choosing the right supervisor, and how to spot red flags.
A conversation with Dr. Robles- Espinoza and Dr. Samatanga as they reflect on their journey leaving their home country, and then return home to continue their work as scientists.
If you are indecisive about a career path in industry or in academia, or intrigued by skills, traits and passions required for each, this episode is for you!
Short description: En este episodio especial en español, escucharemos a nuestra editora invitada Anna Protasio en conversación con Willy Lascano y a Alena Pance. Se discuten los roles y perfiles del mentor y del “mentoreado” así como también los beneficios de esta relación tan particular.
Guests: Andres (Willy) Lescano and Alena Pance
Short description: This special episode in Spanish sees our guest Host, Anna Protasio interview Willy Lescano and Alena Pance on what mentoring is and how to establish and maintain a good and productive mentorship relationship.
Short description: Reverse mentorship is effective in promoting diversity, equity and positive culture in a research organisation.
Host: Alice Matimba
Guest: Martin Dougherty
Episode description
In this episode we discuss outcomes of a diversity reverse mentoring approach aimed at building awareness about the underlying impact of racism and microaggressions on black people and minority ethnic groups. We highlight benefits for the mentee in understanding their role in addressing these issues, while boosting confidence of the mentor to engage with people who can drive the necessary changes. Finally we advocate for wider roll-out of such a programme which can play a key role in promoting positive organisational and research culture.
Short description: Meet the ‘sensational 6’ podcast team that bring the podcast to you
In this episode, you get to meet the team and hear about how the podcast went from dream to reality - Teamwork makes the dream work!
Short description: A panel discussion on how inclusivity and diverse voices are essential to global health research.
Guests: Renzo Guinto, Salma Mohamed Hassan Abdalla and Desmond Jumbam
Episode description:
In this week's episode, we are talking about Decolonising global health. You may have heard of it in different opinion pieces and mass media but are not sure what it is. We have assembled a fantastic panel to guide us through this new movement to increase the diversity of voices in global health research.
Short description: How to focus and build skills that will enable you to inform your research that will have both local and international impact.
Guests: Fredros Okumu
Soundbite: Marco Mello
Episode description:
Leonardo da Vinci’s quote “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” sets the stage for this week's episode. In this week's episode we discuss, how in spite of advances in technology and Hi-TECH methodologies that require high capital investments, answers can be found in the simplest of solutions. By focusing on local problems and ways to alleviate issues most immediately affecting the people around us we can focus our efforts on better health for everyone and achieve much better longer and more impactful benefit to the communities we live in.
Short description: How women in STEM careers can aspire to lead without compromise.
Guests: Shubha Tole and Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha
Soundbite: Kyla Roland
Episode description:
In this week's episode we interview two phenomenal women in STEM who have been outspoken on gender inequities in science. They share their personal stories and reflect on what works and what doesn’t. Also they have some great tips on being a leader and not conforming to social norms that would act only to limit the potential of a woman.
‘Your digital mentor’ podcast is a series that aims to provide access to conversations around mentoring and other aspects of research and career development, with a focus on LMICs.