MultiMedical Systems’ Chyrill Sandrini is always quick to help a customer. She always has a smile on her face and a wealth of knowledge to share with peers in the HTM community.
Her approach to networking and helping others recently hatched a new idea that she and others launched at a CMIA event.
Her idea is a way for potential mentors and mentees to find one another.
“The idea came to me in the middle of the night for the CMIA conference,” Sandrini explained. “What if we asked industry leaders to where big bright bold button, ‘Ask Me To Be A Mentor.’ We started it at CMIA and then at FBS. This gives younger biomeds an invitation to walk up and start a conversation with a senior BMET or leader in HTM. It has been a hit!”
The idea is so that those new to the HTM industry will feel comfortable in starting a conversation and hopefully find a mentor to meet with once a month or more often.
“Leaders in the HTM industry are loving it, wearing the button and they are reporting back saying they are having conversations and setting up meetings,” Sandrini said.
The plan is to continue the program at future events.
“Yes, we are,” Sandrini said when asked about continuing the program at future conferences. “Danielle at AAMI wants to do this and involve their mentorship program. I didn’t know they had one. MMS is going to make the buttons (Ask me to be a mentor sponsored by MMS). We will also have it at MD Expo in April. We are asking mentors to save their buttons and wear at any HTM events.”
The back of the buttons created for the mentor campaign include helpful steps.
The steps are:
- Find someone wearing a mentor button
- Introduce yourself
- Determine whether you’re compatible
- Discuss a first meeting or call
- Exchange contact info and set a meeting date
There is also a QR code that participants can scan to announce and update the mentor-mentee relationship.
