Mentor-Mentee Relationships: Building Collaborative Partnerships for Career Success

Thursday, May 5, 2022

10:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Location: 338-339

Primary Presenter/Session Organizer(s)

Tamara M. Nelson, AHIP

Associate Professor/Senior Research & Learning Services Librarian
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Health Sciences Library, Research & Learning Services
Memphis, Tennessee

Handouts

Presenter(s)

Sandra G. Franklin, AHIP, FMLA

Director
Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Atlanta, Georgia
Andrea M. Hayes

Outreach Librarian
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jamia J. Williams

Health Sciences Librarian
SUNY Brockport
Rochester, New York
Kelsa Bartley

Education and Outreach Librarian
Louis Calder Memorial Library, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Shannon D. Jones, AHIP

Director of Libraries
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Session Format:
This session will be a moderated panel discussion with the opportunity for Q&A from the audience.

Session Objective/

Overview:
The purpose of this session is to discuss the mentor-mentee relationship from different perspectives. The immersion will cover strategies for identifying a mentor, peer-to-peer mentorship, and successful models of mentor-mentee relationships. Panelists will share their own experiences and insight, as well as provide the opportunity to answer questions from the audience. At the completion of the session, attendees should be able to answer the questions: “Am I ready to be a mentor?” or “Am I ready to be mentored?”

Methods:
Participants will listen to a moderated panel discussion and be provided the opportunity to engage in an interactive Q&A which will allow them to be a part of the conversation.

Participant Engagement:
Participants will participate in live polling and Q&A via the conference app feature.

Sponsor(s):
African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus
Learning Objectives:
Identify methods for finding a mentor and the benefits of mentorship.
Determine the qualities of a good mentor/mentee and when misalignment may occur.
Describe the benefits of having multiple and varying mentorship relationships; distinguishing between reason, season, and lifetime mentorship relationships.
Consider lived experiences of BIPOC or others and how they may be different from your own.