Table 3. Benefits of a successful mentoring relationship.
Individual | Domain | Benefit |
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Mentee | Personal | Increased self-efficacy Increased career satisfaction Greater subjective career success |
Professional | Increased research productivity Increased grant funding Higher likelihood of promotion Higher likelihood of academic retention |
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Mentor | Personal | Subjective feeling of repayment of debt owed to one's own mentors Feelings of pride and excitement |
Professional | Identification as a cultivator of young talent Development of trusted, reliable collaborator Creation of a “legacy of mentoring” |