Mentoring:  the role of a mentor and finding one.
Mentoring is an important part of academic medicine having a profound effect on personal development and career choice. However, the mentoring process must be clearly defined to be functional and successful. After defining the process, the role of the mentor is presented, along with suggestions for identifying one who is well suited for the task.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. moedbr@gmail.com
Berton R
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Moed
D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education*; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education*