Mentoring programs have been advocated for a variety of higher educational settings,
including medical education. Reviewing the literature suggests that consensus is lacking on …

Mentoring is often identified as a crucial step in achieving career success. However, not all
medical trainees or educators recognize the value of a mentoring relationship. Since …

This article provides an overview of mentoring literature. It defines “mentor” and “mentoring,”
discusses phases of the mentoring relationship, and covers the drawbacks and benefits of …

The challenges and benefits of a formal mentoring program are considered within the
context of learning organizations: specifically, graduate medical education and professional …

Many believe that mentoring is essential for new and developing faculty physicians to
achieve their professional and personal goals, yet there are both positive and potential …

Purpose Mentoring is considered a valuable component of undergraduate medical
education with a variety of programs at established medical schools. This study presents …

This qualitative study of 29 physician mentors reports their perspectives on mentoring
medical students in a well‐respected medical school's formal, assigned, longitudinal …

Theory: Academic mentoring is an effective method of enhancing undergraduate medical
student academic performance, research productivity, career planning, and overall …

Introduction: Although MENTORING programs are one of the essential reasons of
professional development for MEDICAL STUDENT s, most academics experience lack of …

Background Mentors influence medical trainees' experiences through career enhancement
and psychosocial support, yet some trainees never receive benefits from involved mentors …