title: Mentoring in healthcare: A rehabilitation hospital's launch of an innovative program for emerging leaders.
abstract: With enterprise-wide interest by physicians, management, staff, and volunteers in developing future leaders across their organization, this article describes efforts to design, implement, and evaluate an inaugural, 1-year formal mentoring program for the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services. Evaluation surveys were analyzed highlighting critical success factors incorporating a broad, diverse mentee/mentor applicant process, well-defined mentee/mentor selection/matching criteria, and use of a formal program to support knowledge acquisition through projects, learning sessions, and presentations.
authors.affiliation: GRH Learning and Development Team, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. michellestuart@telus.net carol.wilson@albertahealthservices.ca.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.affiliation: GRH Learning and Development Team, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson