Making the Mentorship Connection: Using Authentic Conversations for Faculty Development.

M entorship is critical for career advancement, scholarly activity, and professional satisfaction for academic medicine faculty. 1 Traditionally, physician-scientists have bene fi ted from formal mentorship structures based on their research; however, several barriers hinder clinical faculty, including academic hospitalists, from establishing enduring mentorship relationships. Identifying potential mentors can be challenging; fi nding the right match of interests and skills requires deliberate effort.