Tag Archives: Cross-Cultural

Case: Common Interests, Uncommon Experiences

Key Phrases: Making difference discussable Implicit and explicit assumptions about identity Consuela was eager to meet Andrew, the division chief who had agreed to become her mentor in her first faculty position at BWH.  Consuela was born in Mexico, where … Continue reading

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Cases: Mentoring Across Differences

Several cases are available to cover the multitude of situations included in mentoring across differences. Cross-racial and Cultural Differences Common Interests, Uncommon Experiences More of Everything: Mentoring around Identity Assumptions Isolation in the Lab Gender Differences Assumptions in Mentoring Faculty with … Continue reading

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Full Annotated Bibliography

For your convenience, this page lists all readings and articles referenced in each section of the Toolkit, plus a few additional ones, grouped by topic area.  Each citation includes a description of the article.  Click View all Citations to see … Continue reading

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Mentoring Across Differences:
Readings and Articles

Cross‐gender Mentoring Gersick CJG, Kram, KE. High‐achieving women at midlife. Journal of Management Inquiry. 2002; 11:104‐127. A qualitative study based on in‐depth personal interviews in 1996‐97 focused on understanding the developmental path and life structures of 10 mid‐life (35‐55) women … Continue reading

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Mentoring Across Differences:
Learning Pearls for Mentors and Mentees

The “Mentoring Across Differences” module provides an opportunity to discuss sensitive topics that arise in everyday mentoring situations, but are rarely brought to light. Faculty are generally eager both to discuss these issues and to learn concrete strategies to address … Continue reading

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Learning Pearls for Mentors and Mentees

Case: Isolation in the Lab

Key Phrases: Multicultural Communications Unconscious Bias Bill, an African American physician recently hired after completion of his residency at an outside institution, was interested in joining a research lab. Wong‐Li, an Associate  Professor in the department, was assigned to be … Continue reading

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