Mentorship in Academic Medicine

Mentorship in Academic Medicine is an evidence-based guide for establishing and maintaining successful mentoring relationships for both mentors and mentees. Drawing upon the existing evidence-base on academic mentoring in medicine and the health sciences, it applies a case-stimulus learning approach to the common challenges and opportunities in mentorship in academic medicine. Each chapter begins with cases that take the reader into the evidence around specific issues in mentorship and provides actionable messages and recommendations for both correcting and preventing the problems presented in the cases. Accompanying the text is an interactive, online learning resource on mentorship. This e-tool provides updated resources for mentors and mentees, including video clips and podcasts with effective mentors who share their mentorship tips and strategies for effective mentorship. It also provides updated departmental and institutional strategies for establishing, running, and evaluating effective mentoring programs. Mentorship in Academic Medicine provides useful strategies and tactics for overcoming the common problems and flaws in mentoring programs and fostering productive and successful mentoring relationships and is a valuable guide for both mentors and mentees.

Mentorship in Academic Medicine is an evidence-basedguide for establishing and maintaining successful mentoringrelationships for both mentors and mentees.Drawing upon the existing evidence-base on academic mentoring inmedicine and the health sciences, it applies a case-stimuluslearning approach to the common challenges and opportunities inmentorship in academic medicine. Each chapter begins with casesthat take the reader into the evidence around specific issues inmentorship and provides actionable messages and recommendations forboth correcting and preventing the problems presented in thecases.Accompanying the text is an interactive, online learning resourceon mentorship. This e-tool provides updated resources for mentorsand mentees, including video clips and podcasts with effectivementors who share their mentorship tips and strategies foreffective mentorship. It also provides updated departmental andinstitutional strategies for establishing, running, and evaluatingeffective mentoring programs.Mentorship in Academic Medicine provides useful strategies andtactics for overcoming the common problems and flaws in mentoringprograms and fostering productive and successful mentoringrelationships and is a valuable guide for both mentors andmentees.

Acknowledgements viiIntroduction ixChapter 1: What is the evidence for mentorship? 1Chapter 2: What are the characteristics and behaviors ofeffective mentors and mentees? 11Chapter 3: How can you initiate mentorship? 25Chapter 4.1: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics35Part 1: Mentorship meetings, priority setting, andtime-management 35Chapter 4.2: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics50Part 2: Protecting mentees from''dys-opportunities'' 50Chapter 4.3: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics72Part 3: Mentoring for knowledge generation 72Chapter 4.4: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics87Part 4: Mentoring for knowledge dissemination 87Chapter 4.5: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics99Part 5: Mentoring for promotion, protection, and job prospects99Chapter 5: How can you assess, diagnose, and treat mentorshipthat is in trouble? 110Chapter 6: How can you initiate and maintain a mentorshipprogam? 119Chapter 7: How can you evaluate the impact of a mentorshipprogram? 133Chapter 8: How can you scale up and sustain a mentorshipprogram? 148Index 153