Mentorship in Academic Medicine

Sharon Straus, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada David Sackett, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Acknowledgements viiIntroduction ixChapter 1: What is the evidence for mentorship? 1Chapter 2: What are the characteristics and behaviors of effective mentors and mentees? 11Chapter 3: How can you initiate mentorship? 25Chapter 4.1: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 35Part 1: Mentorship meetings, priority setting, and time-management 35Chapter 4.2: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 50Part 2: Protecting mentees from ‘‘dys-opportunities’’ 50Chapter 4.3: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 72Part 3: Mentoring for knowledge generation 72Chapter 4.4: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 87Part 4: Mentoring for knowledge dissemination 87Chapter 4.5: Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics 99Part 5: Mentoring for promotion, protection, and job prospects 99Chapter 5: How can you assess, diagnose, and treat mentorship that is in trouble? 110Chapter 6: How can you initiate and maintain a mentorship progam? 119Chapter 7: How can you evaluate the impact of a mentorship program? 133Chapter 8: How can you scale up and sustain a mentorship program? 148Index 153