Mentorship

This week in HMP 722 we had a presentation on mentorship.  It was interesting to hear my classmates perspectives on mentorship and hear about mentors they have had. My favorite part of the presentation was when we shared qualities that we look for in a mentor. It was a good exercise and interesting to see what qualities my peers look for in a mentor.

Some of the qualities we came up with in class:
- Experienced
- Helpful
- Honest
- Successful
- Respected

I believe that mentors are very important and I can tell that my peers agree. A strong mentor can be very beneficial. Throughout the presentation I was thinking about positive mentors I have had. Although I don't have a formal mentor I do have someone that I view as a mentor in my life. A family friend of mine is a retired HMP professor and has he helped me to figure out where I want to do my internship and what direction I want to take my future career in. In the beginning of this year he set up multiple meetings for me with professionals in the healthcare field so I could sit with them and ask them questions so I could figure out what I was interested in. When I thought I was interested in doing an internship in long term care he set up a visit for me to go to a facility and tour and get to know what goes on and what an internship there would be like for me. He has been very helpful to me and I definitely view him as a positive mentor.

This positive mentorship relationship helped me realize what qualities I look for in a mentor.  I enjoyed the mentorship presentation and I am looking forward to building more relationships with mentors down the road in my career.