RANZCOG Mentoring Program

Are you a Fellow, Associate (Procedural) Member, FRANZCOG Trainee, APTP Trainee or participant in the SIMG Pathway?

RANZCOG has partnered with Mentorloop to facilitate a mentoring program to match participants with a mentoring partner best suited to their goals.

Join the Mentoring Program

What is the RANZCOG mentoring program?

The RANZCOG mentoring program facilitates mentoring relationships between RANZCOG Associate Procedural Trainees and members, or participants enrolled in the SIMG Pathway, FRANZCOG trainees, and Fellows at any phase of their membership journey.

Whether you are a FRANZCOG trainee seeking support from a Fellow, an early-career Fellow wishing to connect with an experienced clinician, or mid-career clinician interested in new perspectives, the free mentoring program can be of benefit at every stage of an O&G career.

Mentorship facilitates healthy support networks that reduce isolation and improve wellbeing and engagement, particularly for those working in rural and remote areas, as well as an opportunity for those navigating SIMG Pathways to seek additional support. Mentoring is also an approved CPD activity.

Explore information for both mentors and mentees in our Mentoring Program Handbook.

Video transcript

The RANZCOG Mentoring Program is really about connection and support. It gives our members and trainees the chance to learn from each other, share experiences and to build confidence. Mentoring really doesn’t need to be complicated. Often it’s a simple conversation or a piece of advice given at the right time, but it has the possibility to make a huge difference.

What I think inspired me to become a mentor in the RANZCOG Mentoring Program is that I have had a lot of help throughout my career. There was this specific senior colleague who showed me what the specialty can be. That really inspired me to choose this career and who was then supporting and mentoring me over the first, say, 5-6 years.

I decided to participate in the RANZCOG Mentoring Program because I was facing some challenges in my training. I wanted to seek some advice from someone who was outside of my immediate network who could give me some unbiased and empathetic advice. The Program matched me with someone who was outside of my state, which was really helpful because they were outside of my immediate network and that helped me to open up and discuss my issues. Each time we met we broke down any issues or plans into small achievable goals and then made a plan to follow up. It sort of helped what could have been an overwhelming or difficult situation to be much easier and it was good to know that I had someone supporting me that I could go to if I had questions or needed any extra advice.

Having a mentor as a sounding board, someone who could share some of their own career choices was really, really important. I think I just want to give that to others if I can and I think that’s kind of a responsibility if you reach just, you know, certain seniority in your career.

My mentor has been incredibly supportive and has helped me most with building my communication skills, building my advocacy skills and self confidence. If someone said to me that they were thinking of signing up to be a mentee with the RANZCOG Mentoring Program, I would say just do it. It’s a wonderful opportunity by being matched with a mentor that’s most suited to you, you can focus on your personal and career goals with that one on one relationship.

I’d encourage everyone to consider being part of the Program, whether as a mentor or as a mentor or indeed both, because we can always learn something from both sides of the table. By taking part, we help each other grow and strengthen our college community.

Why become a RANZCOG mentor?

Nurture the next generation of professionals.

Refine your leadership and communication skills.

Engage with fresh perspectives from mentees who can inspire new ideas and offer different viewpoints that may enhance your own professional practice.

Gain CPD hours under the Educational Activities (EA) domain, plus Performance Review (PR) hours (if reflection is completed).

Why become a RANZCOG mentee?

Receive career guidance from a mentor who has navigated a similar pathway.

Develop skills and competencies from someone who has mastered them.

Expand your professional network and develop new connections with those on a similar path to you.

Support your personal growth through assistance in setting realistic goals and achieving them.

Expand your support network and improve wellbeing and engagement.

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Mentors and Mentees can find support and information on pathways to deal with Discrimination, Bullying, and Sexual Harassment (DBSH) by contacting the Member and Trainee Support Unit and the Complaint Pathway Support Officer.

What is required of a RANZCOG mentor and mentee?

As a participant in the RANZCOG mentoring program, you will be asked to:

  • Agree to the code of conduct across the course of the program
  • Commit sufficient and consistent time towards the program and to your mentor/mentee
  • Reflect on your practice and development experiences

Resources and Support

On joining the RANZCOG mentoring program, you will receive access to:

  • Online program platform
  • Online reading hub, mentoring articles and checklists
  • Comprehensive program handbook
  • Direct contact with the RANZCOG mentoring team

 

Mentorloop

RANZCOG has partnered with Mentorloop to facilitate the mentoring program. Mentorloop provides the following options for matching with a suitable mentoring partner:

  • Self-matching: view program profiles to select a mentoring match that best suits your needs
  • Algorithm matching: use an automated matching strategy to assist you with a mentoring match

Manage your mentoring journey easily using the Mentorloop app, allowing users to match, set goals, communicate and move through mentoring milestones, anytime, anywhere.

You can contact the Mentoring team at any time, no questions asked, if you wish to be rematched in another loop.

Terms and conditions

At the time of registration all participants will be asked to read and agree to the RANZCOG Mentoring Program terms and conditions. We ask all participants to read the RANZCOG Code of Conduct prior to commencing the mentoring program.

  • To be eligible to join the RANZCOG Mentoring program you need to be either a current Fellow, FRANZCOG Trainee, Retired Fellow, Associate (Advanced Procedural) Member, Associate (Procedural) Member, Associate (Advanced Procedural) Trainee, Associate (Procedural) Trainee, Retired Associate (Procedural) member, Retired Associate (Advanced Procedural) member or be a participant enrolled in the SIMG Pathway.
  • Participants of the Mentorship program must act in accordance with the RANZCOG Code of Conduct and maintain professional relationships at all times. The mentoring relationship is limited to the scope of the RANZCOG Mentoring Program, and neither mentors nor mentees are expected to maintain a relationship beyond the program.
  • The College disclaims all liability for any actions or interactions that occur outside the scope of the RANZCOG Mentoring Program.
  • I acknowledge that my mentor is not obligated to assist in securing employment for me.
  • I understand that being matched with a mentor does not imply that the mentor will act as an advocate or represent me in any capacity.
  • While every effort will be made to facilitate mentor-mentee matches, the College does not guarantee that all participants will be matched, as this is subject to participant availability and time constraints.
  • Participants of the Mentorship program participate voluntarily and act in their personal capacity. Any advice provided by a mentor does not reflect the views of the College and should not be considered professional advice from the College.

To participate in the RANZCOG Mentoring Program while enrolled in the SIMG Pathway*, you are required to be:

  • Recently assessed as either Partially Comparable or Substantially Comparable for the RANZCOG SIMG Pathway;
  • Holding current membership status with RANZCOG (as either an Educational Affiliate or CPD Affiliate); and
  • Meeting either of the following eligibility criteria for Australia or New Zealand:
    • SIMG Pathway (Australia): Have current medical registration with AHPRA; and be located/working/residing in Australia.
    • SIMG Pathway (New Zealand): Have current provisional vocational medical registration with MCNZ; and be located/working/residing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

 

Contact us

To join our Mentoring Program and get involved as a Mentor or Mentee, you can either apply via the application form noted in Integrate Resources or please contact our Mentoring team with an expression of interest email: mentoring@ranzcog.edu.au.

Once your eligibility is confirmed you will receive an invitation from our Mentorloop platform asking you to register and create a profile.

After you have completed your profile, you will then be able to view other participant profiles and to find your match.