APA members are encouraged to join the National Minority Mentors Network and become mentors to their younger minority colleagues. To facilitate membership, the Selection Advisory Committee for the minority fellowships will host a reception for mentors and current APA/SAMHSA and APA/AstraZeneca fellows during the 2008 September Component Meetings on Friday, September 5, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in Washington, D.C. This event will provide an informal setting for fellows to network with mentors.

Mentors play an important role in the professional growth and development of beginning psychiatrists and receive great satisfaction from sharing their hard-earned wisdom and experience. Moreover, mentoring is critical to fostering successful careers in psychiatry and ensuring the field's future success.

APA members who are interested in joining or obtaining additional information about the network or who would like to attend the reception next month should contact Marilyn King at (703) 907-8653 or mking@psych.org.▪