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Mentorship in general internal medicine

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Academic development in GIM is a challenging and difficult process. Mentoring may be an essential ingredient to that process. It is important to structure programs such that these relationships can develop effectively. In doing so, GIM divisions must deal with problems raised by having young faculty with diverse research interests. By supporting good mentoring relationships, GIM divisions may help their research and tranining programs to flourish.

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  1. the Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

    Marilyn M. Schapira MD, MPH

  2. the Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

    Adina Kalet MD, MPH & Mark D. Schwartz MD

  3. the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Martha S. Gerrity MD, MPH

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Schapira, M.M., Kalet, A., Schwartz, M.D. et al. Mentorship in general internal medicine. J Gen Intern Med 7, 248–251 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02598026

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