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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Excell Coll Teach. 2022 Winter;33(4):105–132.

Table 1.

Module and Episode Names of the AIM Program

Module Episode Title
Module 1: Communicating With your Mentees 1.1 Non-verbal communication
1.2 Favoritism
1.3 Constructive criticism
1.4 Professional communication limits
1.5 Virtual mentoring
1.6 Power differential
1.7 Communicating across differences
1.8 Active listening
1.9 Communication personalities

Module 2: Inclusive Mentoring 2.1 Why equity and inclusion matter
2.2 Understanding privilege
2.3 Unconscious bias
2.4 Managing microaggressions
2.5 Confronting discrimination
2.6 Culturally aware mentoring

Module 3: Cultivating Mentee Growth & Development 3.1 Supporting professional development
3.2 Establishing a professional identity in your mentees
3.3 Promoting effective mentee time management
3.4 Mentoring professional communication
3.5 Balancing mentee independence with guidance

Module 4: Facilitating Mentee Health & Wellbeing 4.1 Establishing trust and building confidence in your mentees
4.2 Surviving challenging conversations with your mentees
4.3 Modeling and promoting work life balance
4.4 Recognizing signs of depression and anxiety in your mentees
4.5 Ethical mentoring

Module 5: Mentee-Centered Mentoring 5.1 Expectation management
5.2 Social justice mentoring
5.3 Comprehension check-ins
5.4 Avoiding mentoring meltdowns
5.5 Transitions in mentoring

Module 6: Mentoring Toolbox 6.1 Mentoring frames
6.2 Documenting your mentoring
6.3 Assessing your mentees and your own mentoring
6.4 Mentoring myths
6.5 Sustaining your mentoring