title: You've got them, now what? Successfully mentoring student interns.
abstract: This article, the third in the series, is designed to help medical group practices understand the mentoring process, which is critical to the success of the internship. This article provides medical group practices with tips to successfully mentor student interns in order to maximize the experience for both parties. This article provides characteristics of good mentors, a framework for the learning experience, tips on how to successfully mentor student and a discussion of the benefits to the mentor and student intern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management and Informatics, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando 32816-2205, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Oetjen
authors.forename: Reid M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Oetjen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007858:Learning; D008611:Mentors; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical