Effective mentoring is an important component of academic success. Few programs exist to both improve the effectiveness of established mentors and cultivate a multispecialty mentoring community. In 2008, in response to a faculty survey on mentoring, leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital developed the Faculty Mentoring Leadership Program as a peer learning experience for midcareer and senior f...

BACKGROUND There is a need for mentoring interventions in which transition-age youth and young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) participate as both mentors and mentees. Project TEAM (Teens making Environment and Activity Modifications) is a problem-solving intervention that includes an electronic peer-mentoring component. METHODS Forty-two mentees and nine men...

Often it is mentioned by participants that having peers speak out about their personal journey has instilled a sense of hope and been an inspiring experience. From this evolved the Mentor program. The Body Image and Eating Disorders Treatment and Recovery Service (BETRS) Mentor Program has been developed to complement the professional expertise within the team. Our Mentors share their lived exp...

Among the factors included in the Advanced Certificate in Education-School Management and Leadership (ACE-SML) qualification in South Africa, is the requirement for leaders to be mentored. Mentoring is perceived to be among the most necessary processes in ensuring that practising principals will in turn be able to become resourceful mentors to their teachers. This article explicates the results...

Are you a mentor? Do you have one? Do you think you need one? I recently attended a joint meeting of the Section of Medical Students, Section of Residents, and First Five Years in Practice Committee. When asked who had a mentor, most attendees raised their hands. This was a surprise to many in attendance. The Canadian Association of Internes and Residents 2013 National Resident Survey indicated...

In Sweden, with no tradition of mentors participating in formal summative assessment of newly qualified teachers, a Government Inquiry proposes this dual role for mentors. This paper examines how the mentor’s and headmaster’s role in the assessment and the relations between mentor and mentee are discussed in the 108 responses sent to the Swedish Ministry of Education, as response to this Govern...

Interactivity is defined by Henri (1992) as a three-step process involving communication of information, a response to this information, and a reply to that first response. It is a key dimension of computer-mediated communication, particularly in the one-on-one communication involved in an electronic mentoring program. This report analyzes the interactivity between pairs of corporate research s...

Nursing mentorships in Lithuania are not quite as well researched compared to other European nations. Good mentor-pupil relations make a huge difference the quality of studies. Mentors that care, and invest more time students themselves, correlate with better student reviews overall satisfaction practical works.
 The aim study was investigate nursing students' experiences interacting mento...