The shadowing experience provides purposeful exposure to leadership in practice. Its duration, combination and sequencing are informed by the participant’s profile, recommended pathway, development priorities and the developmental value of each proposed mentoring environment.
Typical pathway architecture
- Foundation: up to 2 weeks across 2 different units within 1 Healthcare Partner Mentoring Institution.
- Intermediate: up to 3 weeks across 4 different units within up to 2 Healthcare Partner Mentoring Institutions.
- Advanced: up to 4 weeks across 2 different departments within up to 2 Healthcare Partner Mentoring Institutions, plus exposure to up to 1 Industry Partner Mentoring Institution where relevant.
- Enterprise: up to 8 weeks of whole-organisation leadership exposure across up to 2 Healthcare Partner Mentoring Institutions, plus exposure to up to 2 Industry Partner Mentoring Institutions where relevant.
These are maximums, not entitlements or fixed packages. Not every participant requires the maximum duration or number of institutional exposures. No placement is confirmed without approval by authorised programme and partner representatives.
A structured experience
The programme may include an individual shadowing development plan, defined learning objectives, confidentiality requirements, scheduled observation, mentoring, reflective activity, attendance records, feedback and final evaluation.