Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- How did we get interested in mentorship? -- Who are the potential readers of this book? -- Is this book about the theory or practice of mentorship? -- How is this book organised? -- Where did we get the evidence for the material in this book? -- What other mentorship resources are available to complement this book? -- References -- Your first step in this task is to gather the evidence -- specifically, what's the case for mentorship? -- What is mentorship? -- Who are the targets for mentorship? -- What is the impact of mentorship? -- Gaps in the evidence -- References -- Chapter 2 What are the characteristics and behaviors of effective mentors and mentees? -- Effective mentors -- Effective mentees -- Productive mentoring -- How many mentees can effective mentors mentor? -- Gaps in the evidence -- References -- Chapter 3 How can you initiate mentorship? -- How do you find a mentor? -- How should you structure your mentoring relationship? -- What should happen in the first meeting with your mentor? -- Gaps in the evidence -- References -- Chapter 4.1 Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics -- Part 1 Mentorship meetings, priority setting, and time-management -- Strategy 1: Holding regular meetings, with pre-agreed agendas -- Strategy 2: Establishing mentees' academic and social priorities and the time-management tactics required to meet and balance them -- References -- Chapter 4.2 Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics -- Part 2 Protecting mentees from "dys-opportunities" -- How to say "No" (nicely) -- References -- Chapter 4.3 Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics -- Part 3 Mentoring for knowledge generation -- Stage I. Steps to take before mentees meet with colleagues who can help them.

Stage II. The mentee's meeting with their R&R team -- Stage III. Re-writing the application -- Stage IV. Re-submission of the application -- References -- Part 4 Mentoring for knowledge dissemination -- Audio-visual presentations -- Publications -- Stage I. Steps to take before mentees meet with colleagues who can help them -- Stage II. The mentee's meeting with their R&R team -- Stage III. Re-writing the paper -- Stage IV: Resubmission -- A note on abstracts submitted to scientific meetings -- Teaching -- References -- Chapter 4.5 Some effective mentoring strategies and tactics -- Part 5 Mentoring for promotion, protection, and job prospects -- 1. The timely achievement of milestones in mentees' academic progress -- 2. Creation and maintenance of an effective curriculum vitae -- 3. Creation and maintenance of an effective teaching dossier -- 4. Protection from sharks -- 5. Getting the right next job -- 6. Deciding when a mentee should become a mentor -- A role-model mentor -- Appendix A: Dr. Bryant's responses to our survey questionnaire -- References -- Chapter 5 How can you assess, diagnose, and treat mentorship that is in trouble? -- Trouble from failing to meet or failing to meet agreements -- Trouble from abuses of power -- Trouble from true love on an unequal footing -- References -- Chapter 6 How can you initiate and maintain a mentorship progam? -- How do you assess the need for mentorship in your department? -- How do you assess the barriers and facilitators to implementation of a mentorship program? -- How do you develop and implement the mentorship program? -- Gaps in research -- References -- Chapter 7 How can you evaluate the impact of~a~mentorship program? -- How do you measure the impact of your mentorship program? -- References.

Chapter 8 How can you scale up and sustain a~mentorship program? -- How do you scale up a mentorship program at your institution? -- How do you sustain a mentorship program at your institution? -- References -- Index.