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Patty Sponseller , CMD DOS 721 Education in Medical Dosimetry

Patty Sponseller , CMD DOS 721 Education in Medical Dosimetry. Class Assignment Week III What effective mentoring means to me. What is a mentor?. A trusted friend Counselor Generally considered a more experienced person than oneself. Effective Mentor. Respectful Reliable Patient

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Patty Sponseller , CMD DOS 721 Education in Medical Dosimetry

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  1. Patty Sponseller, CMDDOS 721Education in Medical Dosimetry Class Assignment Week III What effective mentoring means to me

  2. What is a mentor? • A trusted friend • Counselor • Generally considered a more • experienced person than oneself

  3. Effective Mentor • Respectful • Reliable • Patient • Trustworthy • Very good communicator • Excellent listener

  4. Listener An effective mentor will be a good listener, and even if they come with a host of expertise and experience (usually the reason they are selected for mentoring to begin with) they can put aside any thoughts they may have to understand where the mentee is coming from.  This is a little different from the role of a teacher or professor, who often will have a set goal of teaching something.  The mentor is really just a guide, and the most effective guides tend to put their own paths aside if necessary to help the mentee on theirs.  The ability of the mentor to be without any preconceived notions will make the mentee more comfortable, and will allow the relationship to move forward. Andrew Trister M.D. personal communication January 2012

  5. Begins with a boundary on a relationship Career PathRelated to a Single ProjectLearning a new skillWriting a paper or a book This boundary is often related to….

  6. The fundamental task of the mentor is a liberatory task. It is not to encourage the mentor’s goals and aspirations and dreams to be reproduced in the mentees, the students, but to give rise to the possibility that the students become owners of their own history. This is how I understand the need that teachers have to transcend their merely instructive task and to assume the ethical posture of a mentor who truly believes in the total autonomy, freedom, and development of those he or she mentors. Paulo Freire, Mentoring the Mentor

  7. What has mentoring meant to me? Role modelwho is a trailblazer that facilitates with example and provides access to resources and experiences outside my environment while nurturing my development

  8. In addition… • Exposure/visibility within my Department • Sponsorship and protection • Coaching • Social and emotional support for my career • Provided me with acceptance among other professionals • Provided me with confirmation that I am doing a good job • Helped me develop leadership skills

  9. Mentoring Perspective1 • Not a parent who is a mother or father figure • A professional counselor or therapist but a caring facilitator • Not a flawless person • Not a social worker • Not a bank • Not a playmate or a romantic partner

  10. Formal mentorship is a very structured relationship Between a mentor and mentee

  11. Key Component of the Mentor/Mentee Relationship I think that the most effective mentorship relationship are designed at the outside to reflect that both parties involved get something out of the relationship- From a personal communication with Andrew Trister M.D.

  12. Just as it takes 2 hands to clap Effective mentoring requires a mentee who is willing to participate in such a relationship without straining themselves UpenrdaParavathaneni, M.D. From a personal communication January 2012

  13. Role of the Mentee • Often overlooked since they appear to benefit the most from the relationship • Most effective mentees seem to be the ones seeking out the relationship • Effective mentees seem to be the ones who are able to evaluate the goals in the relationship and manage the relationship within these goals and boundaries Andrew Trister, M.D. personal communication January 2012

  14. Each party benefits • With advice • New opportunities • Satisfaction of helping others The most effective relationships have a beginning a middle and a true end and do not compromise the position of either party. Andrew Trister, M.D. personal communication January 2012

  15. Mentoring has long been recognized as an important component in health care Professional Support from Mentoring Fosters personal growth, creativity and leadership Essential to health care

  16. In Radiation Oncology Many opportunities exist in our fieldTherapy StudentsNew EmployeesResidentsMedical StudentsNovice Dosimetrists Particularly at academic centers where there still exist relationships as a master of their craft and an apprentice

  17. Mentorship Is an…. To the…

  18. References 1. Omatsu, G. The Power of Peer Mentoring. Peer Mentoring Resource Booklet. Northridge: California State University Northridge; 2001.

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