title: How Effective are Your Mentoring Relationships? Mentoring Quiz for Residents.
abstract: Mentoring is an essential part of a resident's career development. It plays an important role in nurturing, and sustaining success along the career path of a young physician. Mentoring is a long-term goal that is development-driven rather than performance-driven. Although specific learning goals may be used as a basis, the focus of mentoring may also include self-confidence, self-perception, and work-life balance. A number of residency programs have implemented mentoring programs in their institutions. This article discusses the importance of mentoring, illustrates "do's and don'ts" for mentees and demonstrates how to choose the ideal mentor. Finally, a "mentoring quiz" is designed to evaluate your mentoring relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Vibhor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.affiliation: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.affiliation: Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Electronic address: cindy.lee3@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Cindy S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D000071252:Mentoring / Q000379:methods*; D008611:Mentors; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*