{"id":4661,"date":"2016-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/2016\/08\/16\/helping-to-connect-interests-with-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T23:28:53","slug":"helping-to-connect-interests-with-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/helping-to-connect-interests-with-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping to connect interests with opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h5><\/h5>\n<p>Jerry Carlson can clearly articulate the benefits of being a mentor. \u201cIt\u2019s fun, it\u2019s time-effective, and it makes a difference,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 11 years, the medical librarian has been providing students with something their teachers and professors cannot \u2014 extensive knowledge of the medical industry and professional connections.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s given him something as well: a chance to explore fields outside his everyday work and have a hand in developing the next generation of medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents \u00a0need to interact with professionals in the industry to see where the industry\u2019s bar is set, as well as understand what they need to do to be successful in post -secondary settings as well as starting their career,\u201d said Veronica Randall, a biomedical science teacher at Prairie View High School in Henderson, Colorado. \u201cBut I think our mentors benefit as well. Steel sharpens steel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlson is one of six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\">UCHealth<\/a> employees who invest about an hour each week to mentor a sixth- to 12th-grader via Mentored Pathways\u2019 electronic mentoring program. UCHealth is a sponsor of the program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3109\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3109\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144639\/EXT_jerry20carlson.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144639\/EXT_jerry20carlson.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144639\/EXT_jerry20carlson-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144639\/EXT_jerry20carlson-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Carlson has been mentoring students for 11 years through Mentored Pathways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHaving the support of someone in the industry makes all the difference in the world to these students,\u201d said David Neils, cofounder and director of Mentored Pathways. \u201cThese mentors hold all the experience and knowledge that the students need to be able to connect their interests with opportunities and develop a rock-solid path, with mentor support, to fully leverage these career opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are currently more than 8,000 openings in the Colorado economy for health care workers that are going unfilled due to lack of talent, Neils added. Mentored Pathways provides health care professionals the opportunity to support a student from middle school to employment.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson is set to help at least one of Randall\u2019s high school students in the upcoming weeks. But that only makes a small dent in the need for mentors &#8212; more than 100 students signed up for biomedical projects as of early August and there currently are only 22 mentors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI invite all professionals at UCHealth to be a mentor by simply writing two supportive messages a week for a student,\u201d Neils said. \u201cThat investment makes a big difference for each student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neils and his team help teachers design projects that give students an opportunity to tackle issues that are real to industries such as biomedical, engineering and business. At the end of the program, the goal is for students to have a portfolio of industry-recognized work, a career and education plan, and a network of industry experts who will support them in their journey through secondary education and into a successful career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe students collaborate with mentors to work on real-world problems that can help meet the current and future needs of the industry,\u201d Randall said.<\/p>\n<p>For example, students from Longmont researched various aspects of how the 2013 Colorado flood affected residents and chose one for which to offer a solution. Another project had students investigating where food comes from and the impact of production on society, exploring topics such as the effects of food dye. Another group of students from Missouri was challenged with rebranding an existing company to breathe new life into products and update the image.<\/p>\n<p>Randall is using Mentored Pathways to complement what her students are already doing with biomedical sciences through the national program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pltw.org\/\">Project Lead the Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese kids are writing and researching far beyond what was ever expected of me at that age, maybe even until my later years in college,\u201d Carlson said.<\/p>\n<p>As a librarian, Carlson is highly trained and experienced on where to find information, and many times that means sharing his wide network of medical professionals to help his mentee retrieve the knowledge he or she is after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of what people want to know isn\u2019t published,\u201d Carlson said, and that is why a professional network becomes so important.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Carlson has worked as a mentor on projects related to the Holocaust, helped edit historical accounts of community members, and created slideshows to support worldwide causes, in addition to health topics.<\/p>\n<p>And one great aspect of the mentor project is that he, as the mentor, gets to select the student he\u2019ll work with. Although the Mentored Pathways is based on the Front Range, the students \u2014 same as the mentors \u2014 live throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>Neils said this strategy is successful because mentors are able to choose a student with whom they share common interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe end up with higher-quality matches because mentors can bring to bear all of their experiences, education, and wisdom when choosing a project and finally a student,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After a mentor is matched with a student, he or she is expected to message the student at least twice a week via Mentored Pathways\u2019 secure website. The mentor helps the student think about, plan and develop his or her project. And though everything is done electronically, relationships are built.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson said he knows his experience has been well worth it \u2014 he can tell in his reviews and thank you letters \u2014 and that\u2019s why in just a few short weeks, he\u2019ll team up with his 15th student \u2014\u00a0 and possibly his 16th because this year\u2019s need is so great, he added.<\/p>\n<p>UCHealth employees interested in being a mentor should follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submit a mentor application by starting here: http:\/\/www.mentoredpathways.org\/mentors.cfm<\/li>\n<li>Log into your mentor area at www.mentoredpathways.org.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cMentor a Student,\u201d select a project, and then select a student once the students apply.<\/li>\n<li>Start the project with the student. You\u2019ll be guided by the teacher and staff at Mentored Pathways.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Contact David Neils with questions or comments by calling 970.481.9795. 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