OBJECTIVE The study's objective was to identify the important qualities of outstanding mentors as described by their mentees' letters of nomination for a prestigious lifetime achievement award in mentorship. METHODS The Lifetime Achievement in Mentorship Award at the University of California, San Francisco, recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated sustained mentoring excellence in the...

INTRODUCTION The quality of the relationship between postgraduate students and their supervisors often determines the progress of the students. BACKGROUND Successful supervision according to students is associated with the expertise of the supervisors and their willingness to share their knowledge with their students. On the other hand, supervisors expect their students to be able to work ind...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to assess which personal characteristics and external factors are important contributors to eventual success. METHODS The authors distributed a survey to all members of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and asked responders to rate the importance of 10 preselected qualities in contributing to their personal success. Survey outcomes were analy...

The article deals with the specific character of modern engineering education, its meaning seen by authors as development a competent specialist, who is well aware complex socio-cultural circumstances, responsible and able to act professionally in rapidly changing environment science industry. Such specialist bearer personal professional culture, being special type mental activity arrangement, ...

• The professional identity of management accountants (MAs) is evolving. According to 8,727 descriptors expressed by 1,158 participants, a range of characteristics of MAs are competing in shaping the identity of future MAs. Respondents strongly valued qualities such as professional principles, hard work, intelligence, analytical and forward thinking in MAs. Further, more innovative, dynamic and...

A handsome appearance is greatly prized in our contemporary society and persistently portrayed by the advertising media as a sure road to happiness and success. Physical attractiveness may indeed often be associated with a sense of confidence and self-esteem, but, as Marilyn Munroe's tragic life and death so clearly illustrate, these personal qualities are not invariable accompaniments of good ...

The paper describes a pilot experiment in which quantitative and structural relationships between auditory stimuli, perceived qualities and motoric responses to music are investigated. In a previous study [16] a 3-dimensional semantic space of perceived qualities was extracted from the data of a group of hundred students that evaluated sixty musical excerpts (each thirty seconds long). Stepwise...

Background. ^e problem of human adaptation to extreme conditions the Arctic remains relevant. People have di_erent adaptive potential ensure success their activities and state adequate loads at psycho-emotional physiological levels. Comprehensive research into determination adaptability parameters in workers may be a solution. Interrelationships between functional states socio-psychological per...

The main approaches to the problem of formation professional ethics future hospitality specialists are determined and analyzed. article describes specifics system requirements for specialists. problems some norms highlighted, personal professionally significant qualities formulated. general characteristic ethical behavior expert is given.