Cultivating Success: Opening Doors Through Transformative Mentorship

Speciality Medical Education - Continuous medical education

Organizer Jasim Y Alabbad

CME/CPD Provider College of Medicine, Kuwait University

Scheduled date(s):

From 26 January 2025 To 26 January 2025

Aims And Objectives

• Discuss the goals of mentorship, the roles of mentors and the benefits of mentorship • Describe different mentoring models and their advantages and challenges • Analyze the skills required for effective mentoring

Content Outline

Mentorship is an old idea, stretching back to Homer’s The Odyssey. While classic senior-junior mentorship remains important in medicine, and in other spheres, newer models of mentorship can be powerful ways to enhance professional development and strengthen the culture of collaboration in an organization. Varied approaches exist, including peer mentorship, group mentorship, and multiple mentorship, each with advantages and drawbacks, and suited for different purposes. Furthermore, effective mentorship doesn’t “just happen”. It takes specific skills to be an effective mentor and to benefit maximally from mentorship. These skills can be learned, to the benefit of mentors, their protégés, and the institutions where they work. McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has developed extensive formal mentorship programming. We will share a taste of that experience in the CME session.

Target Audience

All physicians involved in medical education