Assessment of Participant Readiness for interRAI Fellowship

As part of the inSPIRe program, mentors play an important role in contributing to an informed view of each participant’s readiness to progress towards becoming an interRAI Fellow in the future. This assessment is formative and developmental and is intended to support both the participant and the interRAI network.

Primary Mentors, with input from Contributing Mentors, will be asked to reflect on each participant’s engagement and potential across several core domains. These reflections will inform internal discussions within the organising committee and may be used to guide future mentoring, fellowship pathways, and recommendations.

Mentors are not expected to make formal decisions about fellowship status during inSPIRe. Rather, they are asked to provide professional judgement on readiness and areas for further development.

Assessment Rubric

Mentors may use the following indicative rubric to guide their reflections. This does not require formal scoring and may be completed qualitatively. At the conclusion of the program, mentors will be asked to provide a single binary recommendation for each participant: Ready / Near-Ready or Not Ready for progression towards interRAI Fellowship consideration.

Domain Emerging Developing Ready / Near-Ready
Engagement and Commitment Participates inconsistently; limited preparation or follow-through Engages well with guidance; demonstrates growing commitment Highly engaged; proactive, reliable, and strongly committed
Understanding of interRAI Basic or emerging understanding of interRAI systems and concepts Good working understanding; able to apply concepts with support Strong understanding; able to apply interRAI concepts independently
Research Skills and Thinking Early-stage research skills; requires substantial guidance Solid methodological foundation; receptive to feedback Strong research capability; demonstrates independent, critical thinking
Collaboration and Professionalism Variable collaboration; developing professional skills Works well in groups; respectful and collegial Collaborative leader; models professionalism and inclusivity
Alignment with interRAI Values Limited articulation of equity, data stewardship, or network values Demonstrates awareness and growing alignment Strong alignment with interRAI values, including equity and data responsibility
Leadership Potential Emerging confidence; limited leadership experience Shows initiative and potential to lead with support Demonstrates clear potential to contribute as a future interRAI leader