Next in our tweet series, approaching mentorship as a mentee. We want your stories & advice too, so please comment, & tag your mentors, mentees, or personal twitterati!! Looking ahead to @IDSAInfo’s virtual @IDWeek2020, how can mentees prepare for a virtual ID week?
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Starting w/ vocab: @vineet_chopra describes mentoring archetypes. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2664070
“Put simply, the mentor guides, the coach improves, the sponsor nominates, & the connector empowers, but always the mentee benefits.”
Ask: what relationships do u have & what do u need?
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Participating in IDWeek mentorship program? Don’t forget to complete Qooper tutorial, review “8 Habits of a Great Mentee” & join a group!
Interested in sponsorship? Check out @EmilyBlumbergMD's: "Sponsorship & its role in Academic Career Advancement", 10/22/20, 12:30-1:45pm!
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Looking for coaching advice & modeling to improve your teaching as you grow from trainee/mentee to faculty/mentor?
Check out the list of interactive sessions included below:
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Whether you are participating in our formal mentorship program or growing relationships outside it, a successful relationship blossoms when you “Manage Up”.
See this Judy Zerzan pub complete w/ a checklist!
https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2009/01000/The_POD__A_New_Model_for_Mentoring.37.aspx
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It’s good to know how important & helpful these relationships can be, but if it starts to become a bit intimidating… Are there any common mistakes I should avoid? Special thx to @valerievaughnmd for “Mentee Missteps: Tales from the Academic Trenches”.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2600471
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Feeling ready? You are!! But if you wonder “is there anything special I should do for virtual IDWeek?”. Good ?? – let’s ask the ID-twitter community! Mentors/mentees – how are you preparing? #IDYourMentor #IDWeek2020
Thread Content: Jeremey Walker (pic)
Thread Editing: L. Strnad

We stuck this picture of Dr. Walker into the end of this thread without him knowing =)
He did a fabulous job putting this thread together & intimately bringing the thoughts of a mentee to this discussion!