Mentorship is an important component to success for many up-and-coming cardiothoracic surgeons. For established surgeons, being a good mentor is equally as important. Vinay Badhwar, MD (West Virginia University) moderates a discussion that includes Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH (Mayo Clinic), Melanie A. Edwards, MD (Saint Louis University), and David D. Odell, MD, MMSc (Northwestern University) talking about how mentorship is critical to the future of the specialty and what STS is doing to promote mentorship for early career surgeons.

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Career Development Blog
Managing the transition from new surgeon to teacher
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Mara B. Antonoff, MD
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Career Development Blog
A key source of patients will be referrals, and those rely on strong communication with fellow physicians.
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V. Seenu Reddy, MD, MBA
Mentorship is an important component to success for many up-and-coming cardiothoracic surgeons.
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Career Development Blog
Finding the ability to balance one’s professional, academic, and clinical responsibilities is essential—and the sooner this is achieved, the better.
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Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSc