What is Adaptive Mentorship?
Adaptive mentorship is a safe, non-judgmental experience providing opportunities for clinical conversations tailored to Mentees’ evolving needs. Adaptive Mentorship includes three fundamental principles:
- Adaptive to fit the needs of the participants (mentees)
- Create safe and compassionate spaces for mentees and mentors that cultivate trust and enhance resiliency among participants
- Ensure there is bi-directional value/learning for Mentors and Mentees
What is the role of a Mentor?
- Collaborates with the AMN administration in developing and delivering creative evidence-based initiatives that focus on transferring experience and knowledge to enhance the learning experience of Mentees
- Provides advice, motivates, and encourages professional development
- Assists Mentees in developing their professional development goals
- Develops trusting, confidential and mutually beneficial relationships
- Assists in the development of small group meeting design, format and content aimed to facilitate growth and learning for Mentees
- Participates in Mentor meetings to share ideas, strategies and lessons learned with fellow Mentors
- Participates in annual Mentor training workshops
What is the role of a Mentee?
- Engages with their Mentor and in mentoring activities and responds to Mentor communications
- Shows interest and openness to receiving feedback and guidance from their Mentor
- Commits to self-development and assumes the responsibility for acquiring or improving skills and knowledge
- Be an active participant in regional small group meetings and commit to attend a minimum of two meetings per year
- Participates in network communication, evaluations, surveys, and activities including the National Adaptive Mentoring Forum as needed
- Provides input and feedback to AMN leadership team
- Interacts collaboratively with AMN community to ensure a rich and meaningful experience
- Provides insight and input on strategies to gain momentum and support for AMN
- Promoting the merits of mentoring, along with informing and influencing the larger system in a climate of continuous quality improvement
What is the cost?
There is no cost to Mentees to join the AMN. There may be a modest fee to attend conferences and courses.
How is the Network funded?
Funding is provided by Nova Scotia Health & Doctors Nova Scotia.
Are the mentorship network activities accredited?
CME credits will be awarded for physician Mentors and Mentees who engage in AMN activities.