About the Program
The NAMSS mentoring program was established under the oversight of the Membership and Marketing Committee in 2007. Medical Services Professionals (MSPs) have been endowed with a driving motivation to teach and share the knowledge they have been able to accumulate during their professional careers. The mentoring program is designed to address the general needs of MSPs who are new to the field and are looking for basic guidance, or for those who are looking for specific assistance with the NAMSS CPCS and/or CPMSM Certification Exam(s)*.
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*Individuals who would like to become Certification-specific Mentors must complete an additional questionnaire found below.
Become a Mentor - Earn CEs!
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Mentors share certain qualities - expertise in their chosen fields, a passion to share knowledge and wisdom, and the confidence and self-esteem to give the best of themselves to others. A mentor is a coach, a guide, an instructor, and a guru. Mentoring is about listening without judgment, questioning for clarification, and challenging for results. The focus of a mentoring relationship is specific to the expertise of the mentor to meet the needs of the mentee. The safe and collegial environment of such a relationship tends to produce excellent outcomes for both participants. As a mentor, your protégé can learn valuable real-life lessons based on your wisdom minus the pain of acquiring it. Plus, as a mentor you can now earn up to 5 NAMSS-approved CE credits every 12 months.
Would you like to be a mentor? Mentors provide opportunities for their protégés to experience teachable moments and use new skills. They are able to articulate critical ideas and relevant points that lead to desired results. Mentors are able to manage the learning curve and allow their protégés to explore the consequences of their potential decisions.
Certification-specific Mentors: Are you certified and would like to help others become certified, too? During the online application process, please indicate that you would like to be considered for a position as a "Certification-specific" mentor. Additionally, please fill out an additional questionnaire that will indicate your strengths as they pertain to the exam, and upload it as a document on page 2 of the online process. This will allow mentees to partner with approproate individuals.
Download the additional Certification-specific questionnaire.
Request a Mentor
Request a Mentor Online
Being new to the field or accepting a new role can be challenging. Having someone with experience to ask questions of, share your thoughts and concerns with, and seek advice from is invaluable to Medical Staff Professional’s. If you are interested in being matched with a mentor, please click the link below to sign up to be a mentee. We will review the information and will identify a mentor who has demonstrated expertise in the areas in which you are interested in seeking assistance/coaching.
Certification-specific Mentees: Are you looking to pass a NAMSS certification exam? During the online application process, please indicate that you are looking for a "Certification-specific" mentor. Additionally, please fill out an additional questionnaire that will indicate the areas where you need the most assistance, and upload it as a document on page 2 of the online process. This will allow mentors to partner with approproate mentees.
Download the additional Certification-specific questionnaire.
What Happens Next?
The NAMSS Online Mentoring portal providess mentors and mentees a virtual connection to one another. NAMSS will monitor the portal for non-related mentoring activity. Once you find a mentor or agree to take on a mentee, please note that it is your obligation to contact one another on a mutually agreed-upon schedule. Please also email Andrew Miller at amiller@namss.org to let the Executive Office know that you have begun to mentor an individual, so that CE Certificates may be properly tracked. Your pairing obligation may be accomplished via email or phone, and you will be able to indicate your preferred methid of contact. Please note the following about all mentoring pairs:
- NAMSS mentoring pairs are understood to be six-month (6) commitments or at least two Certification Exam cycles, whichever comes first. Early termination of a mentoring pair committment will be evaluated by the mentor, mentee, and NAMSS and will generally understood to entail the passing of an exam or the fulfillmet of information requested from the mentor by the mentee.
- Mentors and mentees, especially in the case of certification exam preparation, will be given the opportunity to extend their pairing with the same mentor. However, once an official pairing has concluded, a mentee must re-enter the general pool for a mentor search.
- NAMSS will send out three-month (3) evaluations to each mentoring pair to gauge progress and evaluate the need for early termination or extension to six months. NAMSS will also send out a six-month (6) completion evaluation and survey. It is expected that both the mentor and mentee complete these evaluations.
- NAMSS Mentors will receive up to five (5) CE credits every 12-month period for providing their services as a mentor. The amount of credit extended will not exceed five (5) regardless of how many pairings he/she takes on.
- Mentees will not utilize mentors for group study. Mentors will not provide assistance in a group-facilitated capacity unless explicit permission is granted by NAMSS and the mentor.
- Any and all issues or unforseen circumstances that arise during/within a mentoring pairing will be reported to the NAMSS Administrative Offices. These include but arenot limited to medical emergencies, extended leaves of absence, and changes in career path.