Marvelous mentors

(From right) Mentors in Medicine Program leaders Daniel M. Goodenberger, M.D.; Brian Dieckgraefe, M.D., Ph.D.; and Thomas M. De Fer, M.D., help medical residents Matthew Latacha, M.D.; Sandeep Hindupur, M.D.; and Leticia Perondi Luz, M.D., demystify the challenges of clinical and basic research. “The program provides eye-opening research opportunities to bright, young physicians who are hungry to answer clinically relevant questions but may not know exactly how to proceed,” says Dieckgraefe, who directs the program. From help with experimental design through lab techniques to procuring research funding, the mentoring program provides everything residents need to pursue research questions.