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Peer Mentorship: Career Support in Full Bloom
Sara W Dong1, Grace C Huang2, Huma Farid3
1adult and pediatric infectious diseases fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; sara.dong@childrens.harvard.edu.
Abstract:
Peer mentorship, referring to interactions among colleagues at similar career stages for the purpose of bidirectional career development, is a powerful tool to promote personal and professional growth. While dyadic mentoring has traditionally been the norm in academia, the needs of junior faculty may span multiple domains that a single senior mentor may not be able to address. 1,2 A vibrant community garden of peer mentors can help to harvest ideas, encourage mutual collaboration, increase personal satisfaction, and promote career advancement.
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