title: Mentoring. Head to head.
abstract: What is a mentor? Sounding board, joint problem solver, ratifier, mirror, coach, repository--for dumping 'baggage', referee, devil's advocate--to find the weak spot in your proposal or argument, connector and networker, empathiser, guide.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snell
mesh_terms: D007587:Job Description; D008611:Mentors; D013192:Staff Development; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom