Being a Good Mentee in Outcomes Research

Autor: Kyle H. Sheetz, Brian T. Fry
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Health Services Research ISBN: 9783030283568
Popis: Fostering successful mentoring relationships is vital to trainees’ development into future leaders in health services research. The right mentors can be hugely beneficial for mentees’ skill acquisition, development and refinement of a career vision, creation and growth of a professional network, and the ability to pursue unique career opportunities. In the new era of mentoring relationships, it is exceedingly rare for mentees to find a “one size fits all” mentor. Instead, mentees should look to establish a network of mentors to fulfill their various professional and personal needs. Appropriate mentor selection depends on both a mentee’s individual goals and identifying a mentor who meshes well with a mentee’s expectations, working style, and personality. Additionally, a successful mentoring relationship largely depends on a mentee’s ability to take charge of the relationship and manage up. While there are several best practice behaviors and mentee missteps to avoid, sometimes even the best mentoring relationships can become unproductive, and it’s important to acknowledge when it’s time to break up with a mentor. Development in academic surgery is a team effort, and finding the right team of mentors is crucial to one’s personal and professional growth.
Databáze: OpenAIRE