# Thesis Research Mentors (MSCR) The role of the thesis research mentor(s) is to guide the student’s research progress, provide professional and personal development and uphold high academic and research standards. Students in the MSCR program must identify a thesis research mentor by June 1 of their first year. The student selects a thesis research mentor with the help of the program leadership and their faculty advisor. Once selected, the thesis research mentor(s) and student should discuss the expectations and goals of the project and commit to working together until the completion of the project. This process is formalized by signing and submitting the online [Research Agreement](https://mountsinai.formstack.com/workflows/mscr_research_agreement) form. The program leadership will sign these respective forms to indicate that the mentoring arrangement meets with the approval of the Clinical Research Education Program. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-3-1/clinical-research-education-program/advising/thesis-research-mentors-mscr.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.