title: For Residents and Fellows: What to Look for in a Laboratory Research Mentor.
abstract: Preparing for a laboratory or research-based career in academic medicine involves learning and acquiring a broad set of knowledge, skills, and experiences that facilitate the transition from trainee to faculty member. It also involves identifying and cultivating solid mentor/mentee relationships in the laboratory environment. It is well known that different skill sets and mentoring approaches are necessary for those pursuing laboratory-based research as compared with those needed for clinical practice and patient-oriented research. Here, we discuss several key approaches to help mentees identify fruitful mentor/mentee relationships.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.|Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Road #11J, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA.|Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gitlin
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Road #11J, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA. mlypson@umich.edu.|Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. mlypson@umich.edu.|Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. mlypson@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Monica L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lypson
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D012106:Research
keywords: Graduate medical education; Laboratory; Mentoring; Research-based career development