Mentoring Millennials
Insights on mentoring millennials in training programs, highlighting their unique characteristics, perceptions, and preferences. Delve into strategies like scheduled engagement, microMentoring, and navigating pyramidal vs. flat infrastructures to address their needs effectively.
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Mentoring Millennials 2019 Training Program Directors Workshop Amit Soni, MD CHOC Children s Orange, CA
Generational Diversity Millennials are viewed as substantially different from their predecessors
C O N F L I C T Traditional Medicine Millennials - Information Technology - Social Networking - Rapid Change - Apprenticeship - Hierarchy - Change is Slow Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Millennial Perceptions C O N F L I C T Labeled Viewed - Entitled - Impatient - Overly Socialized - Deeply Empowered - Innovative - Collaborative Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Scheduled Engagement vs. As Needed Scheduled Engagement Senior Mentors - Schedules are vital for their many roles - Less flexibility Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Scheduled Engagement vs. As Needed C O N F L I C T Scheduled Engagement As Needed Senior Mentors - Schedules are vital for their many roles - Less flexibility Millennials Expect - Accessibility - Fast responses - Frequent short meetings Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Scheduled Engagement vs. As Needed SOLUTION Scheduled Engagement As Needed microMENTORING - Coaching for specific & defined needs in short time frame - Cognitive diversity in mentorship Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
microMENTORING SOLUTION Scheduled Engagement As Needed FREQUENT INTERRUPTIONS MENTORING SESSIONS Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Pyramidal vs. Flat Infrastructure Pyramidal Infrastructure Senior Mentors - Siloed, Hierarchical Communication - Academia Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Pyramidal vs. Flat Infrastructure C O N F L I C T Pyramidal Infrastructure Flat Infrastructure Senior Mentors - Siloed, Hierarchical Communication - Academia Millennials Favor - Groupthink - No Hierarchy - Access to All Stakeholders Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Pyramidal vs. Flat Infrastructure SOLUTION Pyramidal Infrastructure Flat Infrastructure GNIROTNEM - Allowing Millennials to teach and thus lead - EMR, LinkedIn, Twitter Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Pyramidal vs. Flat Infrastructure SOLUTION Pyramidal Infrastructure Flat Infrastructure Patient Safety Surgical Time Out
Process vs. Purpose Process Senior Mentors - Sequential navigation of systems - Standard metrics Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Process vs. Purpose C O N F L I C T Process Purpose Senior Mentors - Sequential navigation of systems - Standard metrics Millennials - Paramount - Rapid Dissemination - Rapid Implementation Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Process vs. Purpose SOLUTION Process Purpose MENTORSHIP TEAMS - Collaborative mentorship reduces isolation and individual competition Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Generational Diversity Differences must be recognized with bi-directional accommodation
Physicians seek purpose, collaboration, and advancement in their professional lives; millennials are no different than prior generations in this respect. Waljee et al. JAMA 2018
Mobile Generation Virtual Mentoring
So often, we give up on a potential mentor/ mentee relationship when it does not fit our preconceived ideas of how interactions should play out. - Jennifer Waljee, MD
REVOLUTION EVOLUTION OF A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM OF INTERACTION