About our mentoring platform
Mentoring can transform careers, inspire growth and build supportive communities within surgery. Whether you're an experienced surgeon or early in your surgical career, your insights are invaluable to others navigating their own journey. The new RCS England Mentoring Platform makes the mentoring experience simple and flexible, connecting our expansive network of members.
Our mentorship programmes, currently for women in surgery and SAS surgeons, are exclusively available to RCS England members based in the UK. Anyone who has completed their MRCS part B or MFDS part 2 can register as a mentor. Mentee registrations are open to those in a variety of roles, from foundation doctor/dentist and above.
Not yet a member? Learn more about the benefits of joining the College and become a member today.
Why join the RCS England Mentoring Platform?
Being a mentor can help you:
- share insights, knowledge and experience;
- grow your network;
- and develop effective teamwork and leadership skills.
New to mentoring? Don’t worry, we provide a mentoring toolkit, free e-learning resources and a webinar to help get you started.
Time poor? You set the terms. Mentoring works around your schedule, whether that's one hour a month or a single session.
At RCS England, we know the importance of finding a good mentoring match, so our platform matches mentors and mentees based on detailed profiles. Get personalised recommendations and connect with others based on goals, experiences and interests. Have a conversation, ask questions and decide if the fit feels right before committing.
How does it work?
Our platform makes mentoring easy and flexible to suit your needs. Register for an account and complete a profile to find your ideal match based on skills, experience and knowledge. Once your profile has been approved, mentees can browse suggested mentors, send a mentoring request, and have initial conversations before committing. You can meet in person, online or a combination, depending on what works best for you. Our platform provides tools and resources to guide your journey, from setting goals to tracking progress.
Find out whether you are eligible and get started now.
Resources
We are committed to ensuring our members develop the skills to become the best possible mentors and mentees.
- ‘Mentoring: The Mentors Perspective’ is a free webinar including a Q&A to help you on your mentoring journey.
- Our Mentoring Skills Fundamentals virtual course fully equips you for mentorship. It consists of five modules, and upon completion, you can earn CPD points.
- Access guides, tools and templates to support your mentoring relationship:
Mentoring: A guide to good practice
Mentoring meeting checklist
Mentoring contract
Ready to get started?
RCS England members can register today to be mentors for those in our pilot programmes. We are looking for a diverse pool of mentors across a wide range of career stages. Not a member? Join today.