Mentoring Radiology Residents: Why, Who, When, and How

Mentoring residents can help develop them into more successful practicing radiologists, guide them into academic practice, and help safeguard the future of the specialty. However, there are barriers to successful mentoring. Mentoring is typically undervalued and time consuming and requires the estab...

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Published inJournal of the American College of Radiology Vol. 4; no. 8; pp. 547 - 550
Main Author Mainiero, Martha B., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2007
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Internship and Residency - organization & administration
mentoring
Mentors
Organizational Culture
Radiology
Radiology - organization & administration
Residents
Teaching - organization & administration
United States
United States
radiology
mentoring
Residents
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Summary:Mentoring residents can help develop them into more successful practicing radiologists, guide them into academic practice, and help safeguard the future of the specialty. However, there are barriers to successful mentoring. Mentoring is typically undervalued and time consuming and requires the establishment of a mutually satisfactory interpersonal relationship between a resident and a mentor. This article discusses the barriers to successful mentoring and provides some practical suggestions on improving the culture of mentoring within a radiology residency program.
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ISSN:1546-1440
1558-349X
DOI:10.1016/j.jacr.2007.02.004