Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring

Mentoring Defined

In this course, our working definition of mentoring1, 2 is as follows:

Mentoring is a collaborative, developmental learning relationship that proceeds through purposeful stages over time and has the primary goal of helping a mentee to acquire the essential competencies needed for successful advancement in a research training program or research career.

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