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Effective mentoring is indispensable to the success of medical education researchers. A successful mentor-mentee relationship has multiple beneficial effects, including identifying pathways for career development, helping to obtain funding, and guiding the mentee through the process of publishing their scholarship (Brown et al., 2009; Steiner et al., 2002). Effective mentors also provide a support system to help mentees navigate a complex research landscape. Finally, mentorship can be an important factor in encouraging research engagement amongst women and underrepresented minorities (Brown et al., 2009). An experienced and effective medical education mentor has published their research in their field of expertise and understands research design, notably, the complexity of medical education research.
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Hafler, J.P., Phatak, U.P. (2021). Mentoring for Educational Research Skills and Scholarship. In: Fornari, A., Shah, D.T. (eds) Mentoring In Health Professions Education. IAMSE Manuals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86935-9_13
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