How to Create Your Own Mentorship Opportunities When They Aren’t Readily Available in Your Immediate Network

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mentorship is one of the biggest drivers of job satisfaction for female physicians.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What can we do if there aren’t any formal mentorship opportunities with our employers, or if their programs are more lip service than reality?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The good news is, powerhouse physicians are around us, and many of them are readily available to start mentoring us.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where can we find them and how do we make the ask?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I talk about finding mentors in our immediate and extended networks.<br /></span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- How to tap into a wider network to find your mentor </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are some of the places you can run into potential mentors both in real life and virtually? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- Why more prominent people might not have the capacity for mentorship </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do we find a mentor who actually has the time, energy and desire to be part of our career trajectory? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- The best environments to talk to a potential mentor</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once we’ve identified the right mentor, how do we actually approach them and make the ask?</span></p>