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Mentorship is a cornerstone for early career cardiologists. Faculty mentors provide valuable guidance during and after training that can lead to a successful academic career. Finding the right mentor is a challenge, however. The relationship may begin and end without clearly defined expectations and needs. Natalija Odanovic, MD, an interventional cardiology fellow, is the first author of a cross-sectional pilot study published June 17 in the American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice that aims to understand how these differences shape the experiences of cardiology fellows and their faculty mentors.
Early career advancement in academic medicine relies on mentorship. The MENTOR study collected data through an anonymous online survey that was distributed to 71 cardiology trainees and 216 faculty members. Among the 34 faculty respondents, more than half were current mentors.