Applications for the 2026 Mentorship program is now closed! We will update this page with more details once the 2027 program details are finalized and applications are open. Thank you for your interest.

WA-ACHE is pleased to announce the call for applications for our 2026 Mentorship Program. WA ACHE’s Mentorship Program supports professionals in various stages of their healthcare career. We will be accepting applications through January 15th for mentors and mentees to participate in the WA-ACHE Mentorship Program, which will run for six months (March through August).

WA-ACHE 2026 Mentorship Program Schedule:

• Application Period Opens: December 5, 2025
• Application Period Closes: January 15, 2026
• January 16 to January 30, 2025 – Matching
• Match Announcement: January 31, 2026
• Mentor / Mentee Program Orientation and Meet and Greet:
• February 12, 2026
• Program Begins: March 01, 2026
• Program Ends: August 31, 2026

Overview of Program

WA-ACHE’s Mentorship Program empowers novice to senior-level experienced career professionals to navigate their professional roles, and create opportunities for development, connection, and engagement.

The program is free of charge and open to WA-ACHE healthcare professionals across the state. Our program is designed for healthcare leaders who are employed full-time and are seeking growth as leaders and professionals. Our focus is early careerists.

Our goal is to enroll approximately 10 mentor/mentee pairs into the program.

Eligibility

• Mentees need to be an ACHE member for minimum of 1 year, employed or seeking employment in a healthcare role and who are looking to grow professionally.
• Mentors need to be an ACHE member for at least three years and are mid careerists to seasoned executives looking to invest in aspiring healthcare professionals.

If interested please connect with us in person or reach out for more information. We will be sending out information to our membership in early January, 2025.

What is Mentoring?

• A relationship between two individuals, with the more experienced individual, the mentor, serving as a role model and/or counselor that provides guidance for the mentee in key areas of management and leadership skills.
• It is a relationship based on trust and mutual respect in which both the mentor and the mentee have responsibilities and should benefit from the relationship.

Who Should Be a Mentor vs. Mentee?

WA-ACHE’s Mentor Program is for professionals in various stages of their healthcare career. WA-ACHE defines seasoned healthcare professionals, mid-careerists and early-careerists as follows:

Seasoned Healthcare Executives:

• C-suite executives (CEO and Vice Presidents) with a minimum of 5 years of experience and directors with a minimum of 6-10 years of experience
• Mid-Careerist Professionals: Directors, Administrators and Managers with 2-5 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
• Early-Careerist Professionals: Professionals in the early stages of their career in healthcare.