Interventions to Optimize Mentoring Relationships for Diverse Biomedical Researchers

The articles in this special issue provide insights from a variety of mentoring interventions that were implemented across the NIH Diversity Program Consortium (DPC). Many of the articles highlight examples of how the Entering Mentoring and Entering Research curricular materials, available through the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), were adapted and implemented for research mentors and research trainees at Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) institutions. Other articles report the outcomes of programs developed and offered more broadly by the NRMN. This overview article provides background information on NIH Diversity Program Consortium-wide efforts and the Entering Mentoring and Entering Research curricula.