Request a ConsultationCalendar of Events
General Reading

Chopra, V. 6 Things Every Mentor Should Do Harvard Business Review 2017

Dean DJ. Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships: A Handbook for Women in STEM (Mentoring in Academia and Industry, Vol 3). Springer; 2009.

Detsky AS, Baerlocher MO. Academic Mentoring--How to Give It and How to Get It. JAMA. 2007;297(19): 2134-6.

Ensher EA. Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most of Their Relationships. Jossey-Bass: 2005 Sep.

Gotian, R. A Nobel Prize winner’s best mentoring advice. Forbes. 2021

Gotian, R. How do you find a decent mentor when you are stuck at home? Harvard Business Review. 2020

Gotian, R. & Pfund, C. Six mentoring tips as we enter year two of COVID. Nature.

Holiday EB, Jagsi R, Thomas CR, et al. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Results from the Radiation Oncology Academic Development and Mentorship Assessment Project (ROADMAP). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Jan 1;88(1): 18-24.

Hughes, Bradley Mentoring Research Writers W.H. Freeman Entering Mentoring Series, 2014.

Huntington, Shane T. 6 Ways to Actually Improve Mental Health Medium; 2019.

Iversen AC, Eady NA, Wessely SC. The Role of Mentoring in Aacdemic Career Progression: a cross-sectional survey of the Academy of Medical Sciences Mentoring Scheme. J R Soc Med. 2014 Apr;107(8): 308-17.

Jain, S. & Gotian, R. When you recommend someone for an opportunity, follow through. Nature. 2021

Kram, K. & Higgins, M. A New Mindset on Mentoring: Creating Developmental Networks at Work. MIT Sloan Management Review

Landry, A. & Lewiss, RE. 5 ways to make time for mentoring even when you’re too busy.Fast Company

Lefkowitz, R. The Art of Scholarly Mentoring IHE

Ma Y, Mukherjee S. Uzzi B. What's the Secret Ingredient to Great Mentorship? Kellogg Insight. 2024.

Mileder LP, Schmidt A, & Dimai HP. Clinicians Should Be Aware of Their Responsibilities as Role Models: A Case Report on the Impact of Poor Role Modeling. Med Educ Online. 2014 Feb 4;19: 23479.

Morrison LJ, Lorens E, Bandiers G, et al. Impact of a formal mentoring program on academic promotion of Department of Medicine faculty: a comparative study. Med Teach. 2014 Jul;36(7): 608-14.

Pfund C. Brace C, Branchaw J, Handelsman J, Masters K, & Nanney L. Mentor Training for Biomedical Researchers W.H. Freeman Entering Mentoring Series, 2014.

Saint, S. & Chopra, V. How doctors can be better mentors. Harvard Business Review. 2018

Sambunjak D, Straus SE, & Marusic A. Mentoring in Academic Medicine: A Systematic Review. JAMA. 2006;296(9): 1103-15.

Schoenfeld AC, & Magnan R. Mentor in a Manual: Climbing the Academic Ladder to Tenure. 3rd edition. Atwood Publishing: 2004 Aug.

Tjan, AK. What the best mentors do. Harvard Business Review. 2017

Toth E. Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia. University of Pennsylvania Press: 1997 May.

Uzzi, B. What's the Secret Ingredient to Great Mentorship? Kellogg Insight. 2020

Vaughn, V., Saint, S., & Chopra, V. Mentee Missteps: Tales from the academic trenches. JAMA. 2017;317(5): 475-476.

Voytko ML & Lakoski JM. GWIMS Mentoring Women Toolkit for Mentees: Mentoring for Your Academic Career Success. AMMC GWIMNS Webpage: 2015.

Woolston, C. PhD Students Voice Concerns On Mentoring Nature. 2019.

Woolworth, R. Great mentors focus on the whole person, not just their career Harvard Business Review

Zachary LJ. The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships. Jossey-Bass: 2011 Oct.

Zenger, J. & Folkman, J. What great listeners actually do. Harvard Business Review 2018.

Difficult Conversations

Buckingham M. & Coffman C. First, Break All the Rules: What The World's Greatest Managers Do Differently. Simon & Schuster: 1999 May.

McLain Smith D. Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict Into Strength. Penguin: 2008.

Schacter DL. The Seven Sins of Memory (How the Mind Forgets and Remembers). Mariner Books: 2002 May.

Stone D, Patton B, Heen S. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. Penguin Books: 1999.

Effective Feedback

Archer JC. State of the Science in Health Professional Education: Effective Feedback. Medical Education 2010; 44(1): 101-08.

Bienstock JL, Katz NT, Cox SM, et al.. To the point: medical education reviews—providing feedback. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Jun 2007;196(6): 508-13.

Bing-You RG & Trowbridge RL. Why Medical Educators May Be Failing at Feedback. JAMA 2009;302(12): 1330-331.

Cantillon P & Sargeant J. Giving feedback in clinical settings. BMJ 2008; 337: a1961. Ende J. Feedback in Clinical Medical Education. JAMA. 1983;250(6): 777-81.

Gigante J, Dell M, & Sharkey A. Getting Beyond ‘Good Job’: How to Give Effective Feedback. Pediatrics Official Journal of The American Academy of Pediatrics. 2011;127(2): 205-7.

Rudolph JW, Simon R, Rivard P, et al. Debriefing with Good Judgment: Combining Rigorous Feedback with Genuine Inquiry. Anesthesiology Clinics. 2007;25(2): 361-76.

Mentoring Across Differences

Bailyn L. Comment on “Gender Differences in Research Grant Applications & Funding Outcomes for Medical School Faculty.” Journal of Women’s Health. 2008;17(2): 303-04.

DeCastro R, Griffith KA, & Ubel PA, et al. Mentoring and the Career Satisfaction of Male and Female Academic Medical Faculty. Acad Med. 2014 Feb;89(2): 301-11.

Bickel J. How Men Can Excel As Mentors of Women. Acad Med. 2014 Aug;89(8): 1100-2.

Bickel J, & Brown AJ. Generation X: Implications for Faculty Recruitment and Development in Academic Health Careers. Acad Med. 2005;80(3): 205-10.

Mayer AP, Files JA, Ko MG, & Blair JE. Academic Advancement of Women in Medicine: Do Socialized Gender Differences Have a Role in Mentoring? Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2008;83(2): 204-7.

Thomas, DA. The Truth About Mentoring Minorities: Race Matters. Harvard Business Review. April 2001;79(4): 98-112.