Mentorship in Academic Medicin

Sharon Straus, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada David Sackett, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Mentorship in Academic Medicine is an evidence-based guide for establishing and maintaining successful mentoring relationships for both mentors and mentees.

Acknowledgements vii Introduction ix Chapter 1: What is the evidence for mentorship? 1 Chapter 2: What are the characteristics and behaviors of effective mentors and mentees? 11 Chapter 3: How can you initiate mentorship? 25 Chapter 4.1: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 35 Part 1: Mentorship meetings, priority setting, and time-management 35 Chapter 4.2: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 50 Part 2: Protecting mentees from "dys-opportunities" 50 Chapter 4.3: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 72 Part 3: Mentoring for knowledge generation 72 Chapter 4.4: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 87 Part 4: Mentoring for knowledge dissemination 87 Chapter 4.5: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 99 Part 5: Mentoring for promotion, protection, and job prospects 99 Chapter 5: How can you assess, diagnose, and treat mentorship that is in trouble? 110 Chapter 6: How can you initiate and maintain a mentorship progam? 119 Chapter 7: How can you evaluate the impact of a mentorship program? 133 Chapter 8: How can you scale up and sustain a mentorship program? 148 Index 153