title: Strategies for building an effective mentoring relationship.
abstract: Mentoring has been recognized as a critical aspect of the professional and/or personal development of the student, resident or faculty member. This career development resource discusses strategies for building effective mentoring relationships and outlines some of the challenges to contemporary mentoring.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sanfey
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hollands
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Gantt
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008611:Mentors; D012380:Role; D013337:Students, Medical
keywords: Challenges to mentoring; Co-mentoring; Medical student; Mentor; Mentoring challenges; Surgical resident; Women surgeon