About
the Mentoring Program
Mentoring Activities
Methods of Mentoring
How to Choose a Mentor
or Mentee
Requesting a Mentor
About
the Mentoring Program
Mentor, in ancient Greek mythology was the teacher and guide of
Telemachus, son of Odysseus.*
*The
teacher, Mentor, was actually Athena, the goddess of Wisdom in disguise
Mentoring
can either be a formal, systematic, long-term relationship between
a mentee and a mentor, or it can be an informal, temporary relationship
which links the mentee with a mentor in a specific area of expertise
for a specific project. At KU School of Medicine-Wichita, we hope
to foster both types of mentoring relationships as preferred by our
faculty.
The KU
School of Medicine-Wichita Mentoring Database serves as a resource
for faculty to seek out expertise in various areas of teaching, research
and administration. To request a query from this database, e-mail
facresources@kumc.edu.
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Mentoring
Activities
- Orientation
- Research
and publication collaboration
- Teaching
enhancement
- Clinical
duties
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Methods
of Mentoring
- Self-directed:
initiation of relationship by either the mentor or mentee
- Department/Division-directed:
Formal mentoring program with assigned mentor/mentee pairs; usually
determined by Chair.
- Institution-directed:
Formal mentoring program with assigned or self-selected metor/mentee
pairs chosen across departmental boundaries.
- Layered
mentors: Mentees chose a number of mentors in different areas of
professional development, ie, one mentor for a specific research
project, another for a teaching project, etc.
- Rolling
mentors: Mentees start with one mentor and "roll" over
to several others as their careers advance.
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How
to Choose a Mentor or Mentee
- Similar
clinical/research/teaching interests
- Compatible
personalities and work styles
- Need
for enhanced productivity
Requesting
a Mentor
To request
a query from the mentoring database, e-mail facresources@kumc.edu.
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