Having the Right Chemistry
Qualitative study of the role of mentors in academic medicine
Mentoring Clinician-Educators
Discussion of specific issues in mentoring educators versus researchers. Contains an action plan for finding a mentor.
Evidence-Based Mentoring
The most comprehensive review of the literature that is currently available, although now 5 years old. Addresses issues specific to mentoring women.
Optimizing the Mentor Relationship
Discusses the idealized mentor versus a "good-enough" mentor. "Your mentor is neither your parent or your savior"
Mentoring: What's in a name?
A brief, rigorous discussion of the definition of a mentor, and how it differs from a role model or supervisor.
Issues in Mentoring Junior Researchers
Report from an expert focus group exploring issues related to the quality, techniques, effectiveness, and efficiency of mentorship
FROM THE LAY PRESS:
How to Find a Mentor
Brief article from the New York Times business section -- "Too many workers are waiting for the equivalent of the 'Career Fairy' to come down and appoint them a divine mentor"
