Benefits of a Mentoring Relationship
The new faculty (mentee) benefits through:
- A senior faculty member who can serve as a role model
- An experienced listener who can respond to problems or concerns
- An advisor who can offer useful guidance on professional goals and career direction
The mentor benefits through:
- Sharing expertise and wisdom on personal and professional experiences
- The satisfaction of recognizing new faculty potential and observing growth and achievement
- Contact with new faculty and their issues
- Increased career satisfaction
- The growth and goodwill mentors will experience by assisting in the development of fellow faculty
The Carver College of Medicine benefits through:
- Early determination of the appropriateness of new faculty fit, knowledge, skills and chosen career path
- Increased faculty interaction and networking
- The development of a greater awareness within the faculty of the positive growth opportunities
- The cost-benefit realized through the successful retention of productive faculty
- The building and transmittal of the Carver College of Medicine culture