Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2003, pp. 309-314
© 2003 Society of Pediatric Psychology
Martin P. Levin Distinguished Mentorship Award: Reflections on Mentorship in Pediatric Psychology: Key Issues and Implications
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
All correspondence should be sent to Dennis Drotar, Division of Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106–6038. E-mail: dxd3@po.cwru.edu.
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I regard this award as a significant honor, and I would like to acknowledge the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP), the extraordinary generosity of the Levin family, and the efforts of my own mentors, most especially Dick Lanyon, Bruce Cushna, Gail Gardner, and Don Routh. This occasion has afforded me the opportunity to reflect on mentoring on a personal level and to address the implications of mentoring for the field of pediatric psychology.
To provide context concerning my current mentorship experience, at this
time I am mentoring faculty psychologists and physicians at various stages of
their careers, graduate students, and fellows. In my current position as
director of a division of behavioral pediatrics and psychology within a
department of pediatrics in an academic medical center, I provide research
mentorship to students in a graduate program that specializes in pediatric
psychology (Drotar, 1998
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mentorship for students' clinical work in
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Current Challenges to the Career Development of Pediatric Psychologists |
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Characteristics of Effective Mentoring |
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Recommendations for Strategies to Enhance the Quality of Mentoring in Pediatric Psychology |
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