Why you should have mentors outside your institution
VisionaryMD · Toyosi Onwuemene
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Show Notes
Your mentors should come from within and without your organization. In this episode, we discuss the limitations of relying solely on institutional mentors. Discover the invaluable benefits of external mentorship.
Key Points Discussed:
- Focus on Advancement: External mentors are solely invested in advancing your goals, devoid of institutional concerns.
- Stimulating Creativity: Novel ideas from external mentors may initially cause anxiety; but ultimately foster creativity.
- Challenging Assumptions: External mentors challenge ingrained assumptions, reshaping perspectives.
- Network Expansion: External mentors expand networks beyond institutional boundaries
- Thought Diversity: External mentors share ideas that foster thoughts different from those that originate within your institution.
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Call to Action: Share this episode with at least one person you know who many be struggling to find a mentor.
Sponsor/Advertising/Monetization Information:
This episode is sponsored by Coag Coach LLC, a leading provider of coaching resources for clinicians transitioning to become research leaders. Coag Coach LLC is committed to supporting clinicians in their academic and research endeavors.