2024 DEI-ME: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Career Mentoring Event
Monday November 11| 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Yosemite B
The AMIA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Subcommittee on Retention and Advancement is hosting the 3rd career mentoring event during the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium. This event is generously sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc.
The goal of the event is to provide an inclusive mentoring experience that features specifically DEI-focused discussion topics to bring together individuals for career mentoring conversations in a small group setting. There is an ice breaker networking activity followed by group conversations.
Each mentee selects two topics of interest and rotates to each of those groups. Each group is composed of one to two mentor(s) and six mentees at a table.
While we’ll have some discussion questions prepared, this is also a unique opportunity to meet others with similar interests and bring your own questions and learn from each other.
We welcome mentees from diverse perspectives and all stages of careers!
- Mentees from all stages of the career development life cycle. So, whether you’re a college student to an informatics master’s or PhD student to early-, mid- or late career, you’re welcome to join the event!
- Mentees are responsible for attending the 90 min event.
We look forward to connecting with everyone in San Francisco and we invite you to join us at the DEI reception which will take place immediately preceding DEI-ME.
Topics
Topics include:
- Career transitions between academia and industry
- Industry, non-profit, and government careers
- Navigating the challenges of intersectionality between identities (e.g., examples of intersections are BIPOC women, LGBTQIA+ and with limited physical abilities) & bias in the workplace
- Navigating career challenges as a person of color
- LGBTQIA+
- Women in AMIA<>DEI
- eEarly Career DEI opportunities and challenges
- Mid-career Career DEI opportunities and challenges
