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Mentoring in surgical training.

Prem Rashid¹, Maruthi Narra, Henry Woo

¹Department of Urology, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Rural Clinical School, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

ANZ Journal of Surgery

|February 5, 2015

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Surgical supervisors impart skills, while mentors guide careers. Both roles are essential for trainee development, with the

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mentor mentoring surgical mentor surgical supervision

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Surgical Training

Background:

Supervisors are formally assigned to impart skills and oversee training.
Mentors help trainees develop fulfilling and academically productive careers.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the comparative roles of supervisor and mentor.
To explore the impact of the 'unknown' mentor.

Main Methods:

Comparative review of supervisor and mentor roles.
Exploration of the 'unknown' mentor concept.

Main Results:

Supervisors formally direct students; mentors are personally selected for career and life balance modeling.
The 'unknown' mentor offers detached advice and acts as a role model.
Trainee commitment to communicating with both is crucial.

Conclusions:

Confusion between mentor and supervisor roles stems from their complementary nature and overlap.
Both mentor and supervisor are essential for surgical trainee growth and development.