“helping our faculty and trainees reach their full potential” charles j. gomer professor of...
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“helping our faculty and trainees reach their full
potential”
Charles J. GomerProfessor of Pediatrics & Radiation Oncology
Giving and Receiving Feedback
“Behind every successful person, there is one elementary truth: somewhere, somehow, someone cared about their growth and development . This person was their mentor”
(Beverley Kaye, Up is Not the Only Way, 1997)
Many times there will be multiple mentors!
Why does USC promote mentoring?
Mentors share experiences and advice in a variety of areas
• Career advancement, guidance on resources, promotion
• Professional practice skills• Grantsmanship, scientific oversight• Publishing, scientific writing skills• Teaching skills, curriculum development• Enhancing professional visibility (networking)• Overcoming barriers to success, time management• Meshing a career with a personal life
Characteristics of a Good Mentor
• Approachable and welcoming
• Shares information and experiences openly
• Good communication skills
• Trustworthy
• Provides accurate and appropriate feedback
• Technical expertise
• Motivating, encouraging, positive and empowering
• Allocates appropriate time to mentoring
• An effective intermediary
Characteristics of a Good Mentee
• Asks questions• Willing to be mentored• Strives to give his/her best at all times• Accepts criticism graciously• Learns from mistakes• Has courage to try new things• Accepts responsibilities• Open and honest• Respectful and grateful• Listens, watches, learns, grows
Mentoring Skills: Listening
“Seek first to understand, then to be
understood.” Steven Covey
“Never miss a good opportunity to
shut up and listen.” Will Rogers
Empathy
• One of the most important skills you will ever acquire.
It is listening so intently and identifying so closely that you experience the other person’s situation, thoughts and emotions.
Building Trust
• Follow policies and guidelines• Make expectations clear• Provide feedback that is useful• Maintain a positive tone• Demonstrate concern for the mentee
Postdoctoral Goals
Expand research expertise
Perform public presentations
Publish, publish, publish
Acquire grantsmanship & teaching skills
Develop professional relationships
Develop mentoring skills
Postdoctoral Expectations
Favorable work environment• -facilities and funding• -research focus• -advisor presence and input
Enhanced learning potential Professional development opportunities
Advisor Expectations
Laboratory Skills
• -bring in expertise
• -learn and teach new skills
-Contribute positively to the advisor’s research program
Design, perform, supervise, present, publish
Student Goals
to be able to do real science to be able to understand research
problems to determine the data needed and how to
collect it to develop abilities to think independently
and creatively to acquire attitudes & skills of scientists to become adept in the lab
Student Expectations
A positive relationship with their faculty mentor and research team
Respect
Real work, not busy work
New friends & social interactions
Succeeding in a new organization, setting, laboratory
Mentoring students
• Make sure students know they matter
• Explain the “why” when you ask them to do something
• Look for opportunities to reward them
• Provide feedback
• Make work enjoyable
• Model the behavior you wantMolidor, JB. Here comes Gen Why! Interacting with the next generation of learners. APPD meeting, April 2006
USC Mentoring Resources Primary Link
www.mentor.usc.edu
Resources (Depts., Faculty, Students) www.mentor.usc.edu/resources
School/Unit Mentoring Activities www.mentor.usc.edu/schoolunit-mentoring-activities
Mellon Mentoring (culture of mentoring) www.mentor.usc.edu/home/mellon-mentoring/