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MENTORSHIP WHAT IS IT? WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?

MENTORSHIP WHAT IS IT? WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?. MENTORSHIP GAP. In a College of Medicine Survey Only 50% of respondents said they had a mentor 20% of these said they met with their mentor only once a year Most mentorship relations were “found mentorship” not assigned

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MENTORSHIP WHAT IS IT? WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?

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  1. MENTORSHIPWHAT IS IT? WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?

  2. MENTORSHIP GAP • In a College of Medicine Survey • Only 50% of respondents said they had a mentor • 20% of these said they met with their mentor only once a year • Most mentorship relations were “found mentorship” not assigned • Many had multiple mentors • Women were more likely to have at least one woman as a mentor

  3. WHY DO YOU NEED A MENTOR? • Studies show that faculty members who have mentors advance more rapidly and are retained in the academic setting more frequently • Personal observation of “faculty implosion” when mentorship not provided or rejected

  4. HOW DO YOU FIND A MENTOR? • Assigned mentorship? • Some argue arranged marriages work • However, mentor/mentee relations are not co-existence • You don’t have years to develop a relationship • Active interviewing and mutual selection are probably the best approach

  5. TYPES OF MENTORS • Content Mentors • Career Mentors • Life Mentors • Primary Mentors • Co-Mentorship

  6. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT OF A MENTOR? • Honesty • Openness • Commitment of Time • Formative Feedback • Inspiration and Motivation • Structure and timelines • Five Year Career Plan

  7. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A MENTOR? • Networking • Advocacy • Foster Independence

  8. WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE “MENTEE?” • Honesty • Respect for the mentor’s time • Contribute ideas, goals, career plans • Not a passive relationship • Make valid effort to follow time lines and benchmarks established with the mentor • Discuss earlier than later when challenges or impediments are encountered

  9. THE PROCESS • Selection • Frequency of meetings • MENTORSHIP AGREEMENT • Document signed by both parties • Establish expectations • Five year plan

  10. SET A MEETING AGENDA • CONSIDER SETTING AGENDA BEFORE MEETING • EMAIL LIST OF TOPICS YOU WANT TO DISCUSS • MENTOR CAN RECIPROCATE • WILL KEEP MEETING ON TARGET AND EFFICIENT

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