Mentoring is the most successful approach to empowering individuals in multiple disciplines. Mentors have been critical in the lives of many politicians, athletes, actors, scientists, writers, doctors, musicians, to name just few. Today, mentoring is regarded as a practice that develops new leaders, enhances career development, promotes diversity, improves technical knowledge, and helps manage organizational knowledge. Whether a mentor or a mentee, do not miss this opportunity to learn more about this significant role and enhance your own mentoring experience. Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Office of Graduate Studies and RISE Program presents: Comprehensive and dynamic workshops for mentors and mentees Session I- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 9:00 am – 12:00 / Room 101 “Make the most of your mentoring experience” - For mentees (all students, trainees, etc). Session II- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 1:00 pm – 4:00 / Room 203 “Interdisciplinary Mentoring: how to play well with others ” - For mentors (investigators, faculty, directors). Session III - Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:00 am – 11:45 / Room 101 “Improving the interactions: the best of mentoring” - For mentors and mentees (together). All sessions include coffee/snacks. Open to the scientific/educational community. Presenter Bio: Ofelia Olivero, Ph.D. In addition to being a medical scientist (cytogeneticist) at NCI-NIH, Dr. Olivero is a facilitator, mentor, lecturer and speaker. She has been instrumental in the creation and organization of the Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians Organization at the NCI-NIH. She is also an active member of the NIH-Hispanic Employee Organization since 1999 and has held leadership positions in various scientific organizations including Minorities and Women in Cancer Research, Women in Toxicology, Women in Environmental Mutagen Society and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. As a member of these scientific organizations, throughout the NIH campus and in her lab, Dr.Olivero has mentored countless students, scientists, and clinicians particularly Hispanic women. She is currently working with others at NIH to develop a program aimed at helping Hispanic scientists when they first arrive to the campus, and she is also writing a book on mentoring. Her scientific research focuses on transplacental carcinogenesis induced by the nucleoside analogs that are mainly used in AIDS therapy. Together with her colleagues, Dr. Olivero showed for the first time that the nucleoside analog used in the earliest AIDS therapy was a transplacental carcinogen in mice. Contact info: Wendy Pacheco wpacheco@psm.edu 787-284-2038