Directions: Please fill out the needs assessment on the table to the best of your ability. Please write legibly.

 Take 2 minutes and discuss with a neighbor.

A relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person

The Flipside of Mentorship - How to Be a Great Mentee Patrick Rendón, MD Best Practice 2/24/2016

According to a 2014 Gallup Poll 1) Successful students had an internship related to school 2) Successful students had one or more mentors who took an interest in their aspirations

 By the end of this talk, you should be able to…  Describe the attributes of the ideal mentee  Define what makes the mentor/mentee relationship successful  Explain how to ‘Manage Up’ as a mentee

1. Attributes of great mentors and ideal mentees 2. The mentoring relationship 3. How to find a mentor 4. Being an effective mentee

Give specific behaviors, actions, abilities, etc

Mentors first Mentees second

Give specific behaviors, actions, abilities, etc

Mentees first Mentors second

“They see us in ways that we have not been seen before” “They inspire us to reach beyond ourselves”

1) Provide training and open the door to on- the-job experiences (e.g., scholarship) 2) Help increase confidence and competence 3) Help you identify influential people and learn important information about the institution 4) Help you with promotion

Protégé Career Mentor Research Mentor Peer MentorsLife Mentors QI Project Mentor How do I find this mentor? - See handout

Easier for Mentors to Help Mentees MANAGE UP Go above and beyond with your tasks to enhance the relationship

Drive the Relationship Do the Work Partner With Your Mentor

It ‘s hard to arrive at a destination if you don’t know where you’ve been and even harder if you don’t know where you’re going -Anonymous

Remember, your mentor will help you refine your goals

Prepare for meetings Be an active participant in meetings Do the work in between meetings

 Create a meeting agenda

 Send the agenda ahead of time  Decide the meeting’s purpose  Write down your goals

Define expectations of one another See handout

“We will meet a minimum of once a month for an hour” “I will be in charge of scheduling meetings”

 Meet at least every 6 months  Review last meeting’s action items & discuss progress thus far  State the current agenda and ask for additional agenda items

 Listen actively  Seek feedback  Find a mutual project  Determine action items

 Keep to the agreed upon... ◦ Goals ◦ Deadlines ◦ Action items

Major Tasks Minor Tasks Urgent Not Urgent *Exert effort here Quadrant I Do it NOW Quadrant III Imposed tasks *Quadrant II The Goal Quadrant IV Time Wasters

Major Tasks Minor Tasks Urgent Not Urgent

 Do not impose unnecessary deadlines  Exceed your mentor’s expectations ◦ Set project deadlines for 2 weeks from today…

 On your worksheet, write down one pearl (#8) that you’ve learned about being a great mentee, mentor, or the mentoring partnership

 Show appreciation to your mentor  Ask your mentor questions about themselves  Let your mentor know how he or she has helped you

 Mentors know that… …they gain personal satisfaction from playing a role in their mentees’ success …mentees aid in their own career development: teaching, promotion, publications/project completion …mentoring makes them better too

 Set SMART goals  Ideal mentees manage up  The relationship is driven by you ◦ Prepare for meetings ◦ Be involved in meetings ◦ Do the work

Tasks for Relationship/Mentor  Discuss 5 & 10 year plans/goals with mentee yearly  Be available to discuss career strategies with mentee  Review mentees’ CV yearly to prepare for promotion  Help guide mentee through promotion process Tasks for Mentees  Schedule meetings at least twice per year  Develop monthly topic areas for mentor to review  Be proactive in maintaining mentoring relationship  Be actively seeking department mentor within the first year  Be actively seeking national sponsor within first 3 years