UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast
Hosted by Trish Kritek, MD, EdM, University of Washington School of Medicine Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs. This podcast is for faculty and provides tips to help clinicians, educators, and researchers thrive professionally in their careers, covering topics from time management and organization to leadership and self-advocacy.
UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast
What Makes an Outstanding Mentor?
Dr. Elia Tait Wojno (Immunology; Director, Mentor Education for UW School of Medicine) provides background on the CIMER (Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research) program and gives advice for anyone who wants to become a mentor in their career. She explains how to establish shared expectations and communicate with a sense of curiosity as you create a working platform for the relationship. Finally, Dr. Tait Wojno shares three strategies for fostering inclusivity, explains how the mentor benefits from this role, and describes how to know when you are ready to be a mentor.
Learn more about CIMER here and additional mentoring resources here. Email mentoreducation@uw.edu to get connected with the mentorship program at the UW School of Medicine.
Read the episode transcript here.
Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)