{"id":70486,"date":"2021-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/04\/15\/outstanding-faculty-mentor-of-graduate-students-rakesh-singh-phd\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:05:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T22:05:51","slug":"outstanding-faculty-mentor-of-graduate-students-rakesh-singh-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/04\/15\/outstanding-faculty-mentor-of-graduate-students-rakesh-singh-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students: Rakesh Singh, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><P>Rakesh Singh, PhD, of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology, will receive the Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students at the annual faculty meeting, which will be held virtually through Zoom at 3 p.m. today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-right\">\n<h3>Dr. Gold to address faculty<\/h3>\n<p>UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will give his annual address to the faculty, titled &#8220;Gratitude and Altitude: Expressing Thanks and Achieving New Heights in Challenging Times&#8221; at the annual faculty meeting.<br \/>\nThe virtual awards ceremony will be accessible to the UNMC community via <a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/unmc101\/forums\/meeting.html\">Zoom<\/a> during the event and archived afterward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><B>Name:<\/b> Rakesh Singh, PhD\n<li><b>Title:<\/b> Professor, pathology and microbiology, College of Medicine\n<li><b>Joined UNMC:<\/b> August 1995\n<li><B>Hometown:<\/b> Dawani, Ballia (U.P.), India<\/ul>\n<p><P><B>What are the greatest rewards of mentoring?<\/b><br \/>\n<P>The greatest reward of mentoring is knowing that I contribute to graduate students&#8217; training and help them be the best they can be, witness their progress professionally and personally and treasure their success as scientists and human beings.<br \/>\n<P><B>Describe a moment in your career when you realized you had picked the right occupation.<\/b><br \/>\n<P>I consider myself fortunate to be a small part of each of my student&#8217;s careers. Every day mentoring is a learning experience for me and an exciting opportunity to witness the changes students go through during their program of study.<br \/>\n<P><B>What are the biggest challenges you face as a mentor?<\/b><br \/>\n<P>The biggest challenges include: setting reasonable goals for the projects, building student&#8217;s confidence and independence and developing a trusting mentor\/mentee relationship. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a whole new set of challenges for our students and faculty.<br \/>\n<P><B>How do you know when you&#8217;ve been successful as a mentor?<\/b><br \/>\n<P>I feel successful as a mentor when my students are successful in their careers and professional life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Singh will be honored at today&#8217;s annual faculty 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