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Mentorship: concepts and application to plastic surgery training programs.

Lauren E Franzblau¹, Sandra V Kotsis, Kevin C Chung

¹Ann Arbor, Mich. From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

|May 1, 2013

Summary

Effective mentoring is crucial for academic plastic surgery. Mentorship helps recruit and retain physician-scientists, addresses diversity, and requires institutional support and mentor training for optimal success.

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Area of Science:

Academic Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Physician-Scientist Development

Background:

Mentoring is vital in academic medicine, but its role in evolving fields like plastic surgery needs clearer definition.
Changing priorities in translational medicine and healthcare necessitate adapting mentoring goals and practices.

Purpose of the Study:

Demonstrate effective mentoring strategies in academic plastic surgery.
Guide institutions in fostering faculty and trainee mentoring relationships.
Optimize future mentoring to prepare the next generation of plastic surgeons.

Main Methods:

Literature review on mentorship.
Analysis of the evolution of academic plastic surgery.

Main Results:

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Mentorship facilitates protégé success, attracts trainees to research, and can reduce racial/gender disparities.
Training for mentors is recommended to ensure awareness of duties, effective communication, and pitfall avoidance.

Conclusions:

Mentorship is a key tool for recruiting and retaining physician-scientists in plastic surgery.
Institutions must actively support mentorship, offer training, and allow faculty time for this pursuit.