S3Ep14: Mentorship in the Medical Laboratory

Would you benefit from having a mentor to help you grow as a pathologist or laboratory professional? How might you benefit from becoming a mentor yourself? 

We get further, faster, with support, and having the right mentor accelerates your personal and professional development. 

But how do you find a good mentor? And what can you do to make the mentor-mentee relationship successful?  

On this episode of Inside the Lab, your hosts, Ms. Kelly Swails, MT(ASCP), and Dr. Lotte Mulder, PhD, are joined by Dr. Nathan Johnson, PhD, FACHE, MASCP, DLM(ASCP), Chair of Laboratory Sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas,Ms. Tywauna Wilson, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, System Technical Director of Chemistry for CompuNet Clinical Laboratories and President of Trendy Elite Coaching, and Dr. Russell Broaddus, MD, PhD, Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill, to discuss mentorship in the laboratory. 

Our panelists explore the characteristics of a good mentor, explaining why mentorship is important at ALL levels of your career and where to look for mentorship as a pathologist or laboratory professional. 

Listen in for examples of how Dr. Johnson, Ms. Wilson, and Dr. Broaddus have benefitted from serving as mentors and learn how to maximize the benefits of a mentor-mentee relationship in the medical lab. 

Topics Covered
· What inspired Dr. Johnson, Ms. Wilson, and  Dr. Broaddus to become mentors
· Why our panelists look to mentor in the areas of leadership and career development
· How experienced laboratory professionals can learn from their younger colleagues
· The characteristics of a good mentor
· What makes the mentor-mentee relationship work
· What questions you should ask yourself before saying YES to mentoring someone
· Insight on where to look for a mentor
· Common  mistakes people make in looking for a mentor
· Why mentorship is important at ALL levels of your laboratory career
· How our panelists have benefited from serving as mentors
· What you can do to maximize your mentor-mentee relationships in the lab

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Resources
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