Design fundamentals of mentoring programs for pharmacy professionals (Part 2): Considerations for mentors and mentees

Abstract

Developing a mentoring program is multifactorial, and organizations developing such programs must be reflective in considering their own organizational culture to determine the goals and outcomes assessment of a mentoring program that aligns with the organization's mission and values. Part 1 of this series of papers on devising mentoring programs for pharmacy professionals paid mind to their structure, logistical concerns, and basic design consideration. Designing a program, though, cannot be successful without consideration of the people involved, and the very human process that is mentoring and being mentored. This Part 2 paper takes into account the human needs of mentors and mentees, both independently and as pairs or groups involved in a potentially intimate and caring relationship that lasts anywhere from several months, to potentially a lifetime should the relationship be successful, thus paying careful attention to the evolving roles each person plays and what this means to administrators overseeing or assessing the results and implications from such a program so as to strive for maximum organizational effectiveness for employing institutions and self-actualization for persons involved in the program.

Fostering a distance‐based longitudinal mentoring relationship for career development: A student‐faculty perspective

“…There was also a shared understanding that the mentoring relationship would be dynamic and reciprocal in nature, because of how development needs change and evolve for the mentee while the mentor simultaneously gains experience in the role that shapes future mentoring in positive ways (Johnson et al., 2023; Mantzourani et al., 2021; Shanahan et al., 2015). Identifying how and when mentoring relationships change is important because as roles shift, the type of guidance and support that is needed also shifts (Sambunjak et al., 2010).…”

Reflection of mentors and mentees at initiation of Faculty Mentorship Program at Aga Khan University: A perspective

“…reflection. Workplace mentoring contributes to familiarization with work ethics and culture, 20 and relaxation of stress has been associated with psychological well-being and improved mental health. 21 All these findings are in line with our study results where the mentors are willing to be role models for a positive behavior change in mentees but also impart meaning at work.…”

Reflections of mentors and mentees on a national mentoring programme for pharmacists: An examination into relationships, personal and professional development

“…The authors have previously interrogated the literature and presented a framework with considerations for the evolving roles each person plays in a mentoring relationship, both independently but also as a pair. 27 This paper builds on that work and presents findings of a study that explored perceptions of pharmacists with lived experiences in a national mentoring programme in the United Kingdom (UK).…”