What is Mentor Match?
Mentor Match facilitates six-month, one-to-one mentoring relationships to connect ASE's vast international network of members, fostering excellence and innovation both within the Society and the field of cardiovascular ultrasound. Whether applying as a mentee or mentor, you'll find that this experience will aid in expanding your network, gaining new knowledge and insights, and enhancing your skillset beyond echocardiography.
The current application cycle is closed. Members will be notified when the next cycle opens in late 2026.
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How to Apply
Mentor Match is a member-only benefit accessed through your ASE Portal under the “Get Involved” tab on the left-hand menu. ASE will notify members when the next application cycle opens!
Hear From Your Peers
Don’t just take our word for the value of this program! Hear from previous Mentor Match participants about what they found most rewarding from both a professional and personal perspective.
“Mentor Match is an exceptional and reciprocal program for both mentor and mentee. As the mentor, I learned just as much from my mentee as they learned from me. It is critical for rising imagers to have support and guidance from those experienced in the field. However, it is just as important for mentors to keep their pulse on what trainees and early career imagers need and want – this is very dynamic. My experience will certainly help me to mentor others.”
Omar Khalique, MD, FASE
“The ASE Mentor Match program was a game changer for me professionally! I was paired with sports cardiologist Dr. Dermot Phelan. He was instrumental in helping me prepare a professional abstract that was accepted for a national conference. The experience exceeded my expectations, and I’d highly recommend it to sonographers interested in contributing to the field of cardiology.”
Brian Reynolds, MS, RCS
“One of the best rewards for a mentor is hearing from a mentee: you are a great mentor. At the beginning of the program, we set goals and arranged a structured biweekly virtual meeting. We covered different subjects in the echocardiography world, such as diagnosis and management of challenging cases and quality improvement of the echo lab. The Mentor Match program brings a solid mutual relationship for sharing experience, skills, and knowledge in a cheerful environment.”
Anita Sadeghpour, MD, FASE
“I really enjoy meeting trainees from across the country with shared passions and visions in cardiac imaging, and it is an honor to be able to help guide them to reach their career goals.”
Anish Bhatt, MD, FASE
“Even though my mentor and I were not able to meet frequently throughout the year, the phone conversations we did have were extremely impactful. He helped strengthen my confidence and gave me the encouragement I needed to advocate for myself and pursue a promotion. My mentor also supported and encouraged my long-term goal of working in veterinary cardiac ultrasound, which meant a great deal to me. Meeting in person at the ASE FASE lounge was a highlight and further reinforced the value of his mentorship. He is truly a wealth of knowledge, and I know I can continue to reach out to him in the future for guidance, support, and advice.”
Kacy Taylor, MS, RDCS, FASE
“The ASE Mentor Match program was a light for me when local resources were very limited. Through the program I was matched with a mentor who made my goal of learning pediatric echocardiography feel possible. She gave me time to learn from the basics to more difficult cases, and explained things in a clear and simple way. Her patient and kind approach, together with repeated practice exercises, helped me move from little knowledge and simple interest to beginning to practice echocardiography with growing confidence. I am very grateful to ASE and my mentor for helping turn a distant dream into a real path.”
Hadeel Badawi, MD