Facilitated peer-mentorship: the challenges faced by facilitator mentors
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چکیده
W omen doctors who wish to advance academically face many challenges. The important role of mentorship for female teaching staff who are pursuing such career development has been previously described. However, the current environment in health care has negatively affected the pool of qualified and willing mentors. Confronted with increased demands for clinical productivity, many senior teaching staff do not have the time or resources to commit to this activity. The resultant paucity of women in the upper ranks of academia precludes the development of sufficient dyadic mentoring partnerships.
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