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RACS ASC 2025
Choosing a mentor and how to be a mentee
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4:40 pm

03 May 2025

Meeting Room C4.5

SUPERVISION AND MENTORSHIP - TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SURGEONS

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General Surgery

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Institution: Royal Melbourne Hospital - VIC, Australia

Navigating surgical training without strong mentorship is a convoluted process in the continued era of the apprentice model of surgical training. However, many trainees are disillusioned by formal mentorship programs and struggle to cultivate mentor-mentee relationships. Significant barriers exist, particularly for trainees from minority groups. This talk discusses the mentor-mentee relationship in surgical training and suggests that both parties critically think about how to bring effective mentorship to all trainees.
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Dr Teagan Fink -