Mentoring

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Mentoring
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Goals of Mentoring Relationships

• Learn the importance of mentoring for medical
  professionals
• Recognize individuals who have or can
  professionally /or personally serve as
  appropriate mentor for you
• Learn how you can mentor others

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Mentoring

• List three individuals who have served as
  mentors for you?
• Describe the mentoring relationship
• Note personal characteristics that made these
  individuals good mentors

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Two Types of Relationships

• Assigned by the Institution
• -Advisor
• -Preceptor
• -Tutor
• Chosen by the Learner
• -Role Model
• -Mentor

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Possible Self Theory

• Learners observe test characteristics of
  possible selves that they might become based on
  role models they encounter

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Mentoring

• Allows mentee to feel safe but not so relaxed
  that there is loss of motivation
• Allows experimentation with little risk of
  embarrassment
• Lessens consequences of failure

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Role Model

• Helps set realistic goals
• Demonstrates strong, competent, caring
• Talks through demonstrations
• Employs coaching methods
• Facilities successful group work
• Uses peers to demonstrate
• Presents other models

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The Mentor

• Areas where mentoring is needed
• Adopting academic values
• Managing professional career
• Establishing a network of colleagues
• Emotional support

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Mentor

• Less than 50 of medical students have mentors
• In some fields less than 20 of faculty had a
  mentor
• Women perceive more difficulty finding mentors
• JAMA, Sept. 6,2006-Vol 296, No. 9 1103-1114

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Mentors Career Functions

• Provides challenging opportunities
• Gives constructive feedback
• Provides support
• Opens doors
• Provides opportunities

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Mentors role

• Demonstrates behaviors values the mentee values
• Counsels with trust
• Provides support respect
• Shares experience outside work

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Characteristics of a Good Mentor

• Values teaching
• Good listener
• Available
• Observant
• Gives non-judgmental feedback
• Helps mentee solve problems
• Gives credit to the mentee
• Takes pride in the mentee
• Enjoys mentoring

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Evaluate your Mentoring Relationship Mentor

• Congruent professional goals
• Similar values
• Available
• Communicate on regular basis
• Gives credit to mentee
• Gives mentee professional opportunities
• Involves mentee in outside professional
  activities
• Helps mentee integrate his/her life

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Mentor Final Characteristics

• Acts like an adult parent mentees needs above
  own
• Acts like a coach
• Treats EVERYONE with dignity and respect
• ALWAYS tells the truth
• NEVER breaks a promise or commitment
• CONSISTENTLY takes a stand for what is right

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Mentoring Relationship

• Initiation
• Cultivation
• Separation
• Redefinition

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Conclusion

• Studies show mentoring has an important positive
  influence on mentees
• Personal development
• Career choice
• Career guidance
• Research productivity
• Publication
• Grant success
• JAMA, Sept. 6, 2006-Vol 296, No. 9 1103-1114

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Author Credit - MentoringMaria Ramundo MD

• Questions

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Postresidency Tools of the Trade CD

• 13) Negotiation Ramundo
• 14) ABEM Certifications Cheng
• 15) Patient Satisfaction Cheng
• 16) Billing, Coding Documenting Cheng/Hall
• 17) Financial Planning Hevia
• 18) Time Management Promes
• 19) Balancing Work Family Promes Datner
• 20) Physician Wellness Burnout Conrad /Wadman
• 21) Professionalism Fredrick
• 22) Cases for professionalism ethics SAEM
• 23) Medical Directorship Proctor
• 24) Academic Career Guide Chapter 1-8
  Nottingham
• 25) Academic career Guide Chapter 9-16 Noeller

• 1) Career Planning Garmel
• 2) Careers in Academic EM Sokolove
• 3) Private Practice Career Options - Holliman
• 4) Fellowship/EM Organizations Coates/Cheng
• 5) CV Garmel
• 6) Interviewing Garmel
• 7) Contracts for Emergency Physicians Franks
• 8) Salary Benefits Hevia
• 9) Malpractice Derse/Cheng
• 10) Clinical Teaching in the ED Wald
• 11) Teaching Tips Ankel
• 12) Mentoring - Ramundo