In this study, the authors explored the roles of a mentor, characteristics of a good mentor-mentee relationship, and barriers to mentorship by interviewing medical students and medical professors at two institutions in Canada. The surveyors asked mostly open-ended questions during the interview, which helped the authors explore views that were not mentioned in previously published literature. Both the mentors and mentees recognized that having a mentor is key to the mentee's future success. This article was different from others in that it examined the mentor-mentee relationship from both sides.

This review article examines some of the key characteristics of a mentor and how to have a positive mentoring relationship. Throughout the article, the authors follow a mentoring 'case' example, which helps to illustrate their points.

Even though this is a very short article, it provide a good comparison between mentors and mentees. The author recognizes that 'mentor' and 'preceptor' are often used interchangeably, and wanted to dispel the myth that they are one in the same. She also briefly explains how to become a mentor and mentions mentoring through the ASHP virtual mentoring program.

This article looks at mentoring and is key attributes differently than other articles, in that these things are examined in the context of a junior-senior faculty relationship. Previous articles looked at mentoring from a student-faculty standpoint. The authors also recognize that the mentor-mentee relationship evolves over time, and clearly define the steps or phases of the mentor-mentee relationship. The last section of the article focuses on how universities and other institutions can set up a formal mentoring program.