16 min

MG Telita Crosland, MD- Keys to Successful Mentorship- What Should a Mentor Know? Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series WarDocs - The Military Medicine Podcast

    • Medicine

      Dr. Crosland is a graduate of West Point and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.  She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She has held many significant responsibilities in her Army Medicine Career.  She currently serves as the Deputy Surgeon General of the Army and Chief of the Army Medical Corps.
   On this episode of our Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series, MG Crosland focuses on important things that successful mentors know.  You will hear her provide insightful answers to the following questions:
How do you choose a Mentee?
What are the characteristics of effective mentors?
How many Mentees should you have? Does it matter?
What are some Mentor competencies?
What “process skills” are necessary for Mentors
How do you know you are ready to be a Mentor?
How do you prepare to be a mentor?
What are some “Don’ts” for a Mentor
What do you do if the relationship is not working out or you just want out?
Personal Reflections on Mentorship
Who was your most influential mentor? Why
What was the best advice you got from a mentor?
What do you know now that you wish you would have learned much earlier?
What characterizes a “good” or “not so good” mentorship relationship from your experience? Provide examples
What is some practical advice for someone interested in mentoring or being mentored? What are the next steps to take?
Telita shares many insights and mentorship lessons learned over a distinguished career. You don’t want to miss this special episode!
                           
Find out more and join Team WarDocs at www.wardocspodcast.com
The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. 
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
 
        Follow Us on social media.
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      Dr. Crosland is a graduate of West Point and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.  She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She has held many significant responsibilities in her Army Medicine Career.  She currently serves as the Deputy Surgeon General of the Army and Chief of the Army Medical Corps.
   On this episode of our Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series, MG Crosland focuses on important things that successful mentors know.  You will hear her provide insightful answers to the following questions:
How do you choose a Mentee?
What are the characteristics of effective mentors?
How many Mentees should you have? Does it matter?
What are some Mentor competencies?
What “process skills” are necessary for Mentors
How do you know you are ready to be a Mentor?
How do you prepare to be a mentor?
What are some “Don’ts” for a Mentor
What do you do if the relationship is not working out or you just want out?
Personal Reflections on Mentorship
Who was your most influential mentor? Why
What was the best advice you got from a mentor?
What do you know now that you wish you would have learned much earlier?
What characterizes a “good” or “not so good” mentorship relationship from your experience? Provide examples
What is some practical advice for someone interested in mentoring or being mentored? What are the next steps to take?
Telita shares many insights and mentorship lessons learned over a distinguished career. You don’t want to miss this special episode!
                           
Find out more and join Team WarDocs at www.wardocspodcast.com
The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. 
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
 
        Follow Us on social media.
Twitter: @wardocspodcast
Facebook: WarDocs Podcast
Instagram: @wardocspodcast
LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast
 

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