MENTORING PROGRAM

    Dr. Griffies initiated the mentoring program to foster residents' career development.  Residents voluntarily choose a faculty mentor by PGY II year and notify the Residency Director.  The Residency Director contacts the faculty to assure he/she has available time.  If so, the resident contacts the faculty and meets approximately once a month.

     The Mentor is not part of the resident's progress committee.  However, he/she does review the resident's six month progress evaluations.  The mentor does not discipline the resident, but may counsel the resident on relevant issues like choosing where to do a fellowship, how to study for the boards or how to deal with transference.  Anything goes.  This is meant to be a flexible, insightful and fun experience.  

     The mentor may be Ochsner or LSU staff.  If there is no chemistry, then you can pick a new mentor.  Perhaps your career plans change and you want to move in another direction. Then change mentors.  A passionate mentor may provide that light at the end of the tunnel we all need to pull through residency.  Good luck.