Mentoring Doctors is the first mentoring program start-up guide for the junior doctor mentoring program.
The methods described in this book allow you to design a formal program that: I s tailored for your setting Spans a 1-year, recurring, and continuously improving cycle Encompasses junior doctor professional development, career advancement, and well-being Supports junior doctor development and well-being according to individual needs S ustains itself through graduating mentees to mentors Promotes a flexible approach to mentoring
In this book you will discover:
Mentoring Doctors
Peak medical bodies recommend mentoring as an important support strategy for junior doctors. Based on The Townsville Hospital’s Doctors for Doctors mentoring program, this book teaches you how to design and implement a mentoring program for junior doctors at your hospital.
n How to assemble a network of individuals and orient them to the shared purpose of developing resourceful, effective, resilient junior doctors n A 4-step start-up design process using the key elements: vision, mission, and action and implementation plans n A set of 10-dimension implementation guidelines for: gaining sponsorship, recruiting mentors, attracting mentees, forming partnerships, training ‘ready for anything’ mentors, delivering mentoring, communicating with mentors, managing information, maintaining the program’s profile, and evaluating the program. n Guidance for revising the program beyond the first year n The Townsville Hospital experience: “Doctors for Doctors” mentoring program n Interviews with real-life mentors n Tools: worksheets, templates, examples, and reproducible forms
Mentoring Doctors
Authors Dianne Salvador and Dr Rachel Collings clarify the process of junior doctor mentoring program design and implementation from start to finish, across the whole year, and give a macro view of the program as well as a micro view of what happens in the mentoring partnership.
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Salvador Collings
This is your start-up guide to success.
How to Design and Implement a Junior Doctor Mentoring Program Dianne Salvador Dr Rachel Collings Foreword by Thomas M. Skovholt, author of The Resilient Practitioner