This past week, GREMAP folks attended the American Psychosomatic Society’s (APS) annual meeting, which was held in Brighton, UK. This year at APS, Dr. Mezuk co-led a workshop on DEI in Mentorship, which aimed to foster learning and dialogue to build more inclusive mentoring relationships through a variety of presentations and a panel discussion. In the workshop, Dr. Mezuk presented the ongoing, amazing work of the MIWI program while also integrating a discussion of the structural factors that shape diverse and inclusive mentorship in the academy. This presentation was followed by a productive discussion on mentorship (both from a mentor and mentee perspective) in the interdisciplinary health sciences. Overall, this workshop was a great opportunity to discuss and engage in inclusive and effective mentoring in our field.

Left: Dr. Mezuk with the other panel members at the APS workshop; Right: Dr. Mezuk giving her talk on MIWI and inclusive mentorship.