Become a Mentor

A Mentor during a YO workshop at Maanzoni Lodge

Criteria for choosing mentors

• An interest in mentoring as a volunteer: - The best mentors choose to help and derive personal satisfaction from the mentoring relationship;
• Well-developed interpersonal skills: - they should be good listeners, enthusiastic, and encouraging;
• The ability to coach and facilitate learning processes.
• Willingness to be included in the young ophthalmologists networking;
• Ability to enhance leadership and management skills of young ophthalmologists while guiding them.

Interaction between the mentor and mentee

• Physical meetings- At least once in 4 months
• Frequent virtual communication-via email, Skype, phone calls etc

Setting for interaction between mentor and mentee

• Clinical setting: at the mentee’s work station for supervision or at the mentor’s station
• for observership
• Informal setting e.g. over coffee
• Partnering in research
• Joint outreach activities
• E-meetings- via email, Skype etc.