RT Book, Section
A1 Ingraham, Aubrey Orion
A1 Baudendistel, Thomas E.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56193744
T1 Chapter 39. Mentorship of Peers and Trainees
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56193744
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  word  “mentor”  comes  from  Homer's  Odyssey,  in  which  Troy—bound  Odysseus  entrusts  his  young  son  to  the  care  of  his  close  friend,  Mentor.  Mentor,  a  transitional  figure  in  the  youth's  growth,  acts  as  the  son's  guardian  and  wise  advisor,  and  through  their  mutual  relationship,  the  son  develops  his  own  identity.  Ancient  history  is  filled  with  examples  of  the  importance  of  mentoring.  Tradesmen  in  the  Middle  Ages  were  principally  trained  by  dedicated  mentors  within  their  guilds.  Chinese  kings  employed  Shang  Jang—literally,  “the  enlightened  stepping  aside  to  create  room  in  the  center  for  the  next  deserving  person  to  step  in  and  take  charge”—to  pass  the  crown  to  a  successor.