Shadow mentoring: a cost-benefit review for reform

Shadow mentoring relationships are those outside of traditional mentoring roles and are an unseen yet critical component of trainee retention that is rarely acknowledged. In this paper, we detail the costs and benefits of shadow mentoring and propose mechanisms to ensure that shadow mentoring is ack...

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Published inTrends in cancer Vol. 8; no. 8; p. 620
Main Authors Davis-Reyes, Brionna, Starbird, Chrystal, Fernandez, Aileen I, McCall, Terika, Hinton, Jr, Antentor O, Termini, Christina M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2022
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
Humans
Mentoring
Mentors
mentoring
career development
retention
minority tax
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Summary:Shadow mentoring relationships are those outside of traditional mentoring roles and are an unseen yet critical component of trainee retention that is rarely acknowledged. In this paper, we detail the costs and benefits of shadow mentoring and propose mechanisms to ensure that shadow mentoring is acknowledged as a vital contribution to scientific communities.
ISSN:2405-8025
DOI:10.1016/j.trecan.2022.05.001