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The Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) are proud to connect nurse practitioners (NPs) with Fellows who are leaders in their field and are willing to share their expertise to promote the career development of others. Whether you’re interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) invites you to discover the mutually rewarding benefits of the AANP Mentorship Program-led by the Fellows of AANP.
The Mentor Match period will be open July 1, 2026, and will close July 31, 2026 at 5 pm Central Time.
Register early for the best opportunity for matching! Space is limited in the 2026 pilot.
The focus areas of this program are:
- Practice
- Education
- Advocacy
- Research
- Leadership
- Mentees are current AANP members seeking guidance, professional growth and opportunities to expand their leadership skills.
- Mentees must be an AANP member in good standing with at least six months of continuous AANP membership as of July 1
- Potential entees must be a part of one of the following AANP member categories: NP member, Student member, Career Starter member and Licensed NP Student member.
- Mentees receive the benefit of personalized support, feedback and access to the insights and networks of experienced NP leaders.
- Mentors are current FAANP members with strong experience in leadership, policy, academia, research or entrepreneurship
- Mentors are seeking engagement and meaningful ways to give back to the profession
July: Intake form for Mentors and Mentees opens and closes
August: Matches are notified by email and set up their initial meeting. Virtual orientation session for both mentors and mentees.
Sept–Oct: Initial meeting + goal setting
Nov–Dec: Mid-cycle review + adjustments
Jan–April: Ongoing work and reflection
May: Matches complete the End-of-Cycle Evaluation Survey
- Log in to the platform with your MyAANP email and password. Select the mentorship program from the dashboard.
- Complete the enrollment form before the July 31 deadline.
- Match Mentors will use the search pool to find a mentee that aligns with their goals.
- Connect Once you've found a potential match, click on their profile to learn more. If you're interested in connecting, look for the plus sign under their profile image and request a connection.
- Matching is mentor driven. Mentees may receive connection requests from mentors, but will not be seeking out mentors.
- Engage Collaborate with your connection in a shared engagement workspace. Here, you can send messages, book meetings, share resources and work together to complete goals and tasks.
Members provide demographic and professional criteria to guide matching. Matching is mentor driven.
- An enrolled Mentor will visit the “Search and Connect” page to browse for possible Mentees. The Mentor will click the names of the potential Mentees to view their profiles. Once the Mentor has decided on a Mentee, they will click on the plus sign (appearing seen below the registered Mentee's profile picture) to request that person as their Mentee. An e-mail will be sent to the Mentee alerting them that they have been requested to be a Mentee.
- The Mentee will be able to accept or decline the connection.
- Connections are established through the platform
- The program is not a pathway to AANP Fellowship
- This program may not be used to support academic coursework or any program leading to a degree or certificate.
- Mentors may not serve as an advisor or preceptor for any part of degree completion (e.g., PhD or EdD, DNSc, DNS and DNP dissertations; clinical projects; and classroom assignments).
- Participants must commit to maintaining clear and regular communication with their mentor/mentee.
- The methods of communication (e.g., RQ platform, phone, email, video chat) should be mutually agreed upon by both the mentee and mentor.
- The frequency and duration of meetings (e.g., monthly, with interim tasks for the mentee) must be mutually determined and agreed upon.
- The annual program cycle allows for 10 months of formal mentoring activity.
- Mentees are responsible for negotiating mentoring goals, establishing any deliverables and setting a reasonable time frame for achieving goals.
- Mentoring services must be provided without any form of remuneration.
- Enrolled Mentees are not guaranteed a match
Key Dates
Mentoring Program
Nominations Open: July 1, 2026Nominations Close: July 31, 2026
Contact: faanp@aanp.org
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