Mentor-mentee relationship in clinical microbiology.

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serval:BIB_A204A82EC288
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Mentor-mentee relationship in clinical microbiology.
Journal
Clinical microbiology and infection
Author(s)
Opota O., Greub G.
ISSN
1469-0691 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1198-743X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
23
Number
7
Pages
448-453
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Clinical microbiology is a field in constant evolution, with increasing technological opportunities and a growing emphasis on human and social issues. Maintaining knowledge and skills and anticipating future changes is challenging both for laboratory managers and for all the co-workers. Training and succession preparation represents a unique opportunity to adapt/prepare future generations according to the evolutions of the field.
The aim of this review is to provide to clinical microbiologists a reflection on ongoing technological and social changes in their field and a deepening of the central role of preparing future generations to these changes through a fruitful mentor-mentee relationship.
This narrative review relies on selected publications addressing mentor-mentee interactions in various academic fields, on interview with our colleagues and pairs, as well as on our personal experience.
From the qualities and aspects that emerged as necessary for a productive mentor-mentee interaction, we selected and discuss five of them for the mentor: the role and responsibility, the positioning, the vision, the scientific credibility, and the moral credibility, as well as five for the mentee: creativity, flexibility, energy, responsibility, and self evaluation.
This review emphasizes the importance of both the scientific and the ethical credibility of the mentor and the mentee as well as the importance of human and social values such as solidarity, equality, equity, respectfulness, and empathy, and might support mentor and mentee in the field of clinical microbiology and also in the field of infectious disease in their intent for a fruitful interaction.

Keywords
Diagnostic Tests, Routine/methods, Diagnostic Tests, Routine/utilization, Humans, Mentors, Microbiological Techniques/methods, Microbiological Techniques/utilization, Professional Competence, Clinical microbiology, Equality, Ethic, Laboratories, Management, Mentee, Mentor, Responsibility, Succession management, Vision
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Web of science
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Yes
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