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.@zach_wallace_md on mentorship with focus on @rheum_covid #ACR22 #GlobalSummit

What are the 4 different types of mentors? Are they mutually exclusive roles?

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⭐️Traditional mentor

This is bidirectional with mentor & mentee both getting something out of the relationship

Involves frequent, regular meetings with an agenda

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⭐️Coach

People need additional guidance beyond traditional mentors

The coach is focused on improving a particular skill or subject

One role for coaching: periods of transition

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⭐️Sponsor

Big for career development and expanding the mentee's role and visibility

The sponsor may take a risk but they are using their influence to build up the mentee

Examples - getting mentees invited talks, roles on ed boards

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⭐️Connector

a matchmaker or a networker

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How do these 4 mentor types compare?

How formal/informal, how many and how frequent are the meetings?

What are the expectations from the mentee?

How strong is the personal connection?

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Mentorship in @rheum_covid: How do you mentor remotely, globally, and across different groups of individuals?

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In @rheum_covid we had the 4 types of mentorship, plus more

How can what we learned from the GRA inform new mentorship models/phenotypes in the future?

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The bidirectional learning from the involvement of patient research partners can not be overstated

There was a huge learning curve but we cannot lose sight of what we learned here @rheum_covid

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We also had international mentorship and sponsorship (#ILAR grants) and peer mentoring

Tons of connections made, and opportunities given to people who are underrepresented in medicine for advancement

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My personal insight here is that I was still a fellow when I started on the @rheum_covid Steering Committee. Being given this opportunity (a form of sponsorship!) allowed me to grow in many ways & very quickly

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@rheum_covid I really wanted to bring in as many trainees (students, residents, fellows) on projects with @rheum_covid

Some of these projects were massive as @RichardPAConway @HsiehEvelyn @rheumed @AliDuarteMD @EBRheum know

We brought in anyone who was interested, even if no prior experience. Lots of learning on the spot. Lots of mentorship, peer coaching.

Through @rheum_covid a lot of early careers were advanced. Fellows who became faculty, residents to fellows

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