Table 1.

Summary: potential benefits of mentoring

Mentees	Mentors	Institution
Attainment of clinical knowledge and skills	Personal and professional development	Retention and recruitment of students and trainees
Personal and professional development through constructive feedback and observing positive role models	Development of communication and teaching skills	Widening access to medicine – forging links with under-represented communities to enable upward social mobility
Development of communication skills	Leadership skills	Positive role modeling
Socialization of the profession – enables students to network	Personal satisfaction	Potential for increased research output
Insight into subspecialty training and career guidance, eg, portfolio preparation
Opportunities for research involvement