The Visiting Mentorship Program was instrumental in connecting me with a mentor with expertise in my research area of interest. During the mentorship period, I was able to collaborate with my mentor through dedicated phone calls and an in-person meeting which eventually brought to fruition the publication of a peer-reviewed article on dementia risk factors for Parkinson’s disease.

Developing a relationship with Dr. Miyasaki through the PSG VMP was instrumental in helping me to build an effective palliative care program for persons with PD at Cleveland Clinic. While I do have excellent mentors here at CCF, we did not have anyone with Dr. Miyasaki's experience or knowledge in palliative care for movement disorders. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit her in Edmonton and observe her palliative clinic in person, and now our palliative clinic (we call it "CARE-PD") has been up and running since August 2020.

I had the privilege of receiving mentorship from Dr. Carlie Tanner which was supported by the PSG Mentored award in 2019. Having dedicated time to meet with Dr. Tanner, and the opportunity to bring Dr. Tanner together with the mentors I have locally at my institution, was an invaluable experience. Dr. Tanner provided me with advice and guidance on my research and career which I continue to benefit from to this day.