Guidelines
A mentor can be a guide, a sounding board, a challenger, a supporter and encourager, a career coach, a networking facilitator.
What happens when you become a mentor
Not only will you be contributing to your own professional development, you will also be contributing to that of colleagues in your profession.
Being a mentor can also help you meet Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) competencies for faculty membership, and will also be beneficial in the context of the proposed peer assessment process integral to revalidation being introduced by the General Pharmaceutical Council in 2018.Â
In practical terms, your mentor may want you to: