TY - JOUR
AU - P. Wankah
AU - M. Derks
AU - S. Lindblom
A1 - 
AB - While the benefits of mentorship programs are well established, their effective design, implementation, and sustainability remain complex and challenging. This perspective paper contributes to the mentorship literature by presenting key lessons learned from the implementation of a mentorship program in the emerging field of integrated health and social care. We suggest that prioritizing thoughtful mentor-mentee matching, promoting flexible and adaptable mentoring meeting formats, offering clear guidance for structured mentoring meetings, and acknowledging the reciprocal value of mentoring relationships can inform strategic approaches to strengthening mentorship programs in integrated care and beyond.
AD - McGill University, Canada.; Integrate4Health, The netherlands.; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Sweden.; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.
AN - 41113801
BT - Int J Integr Care
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 4
DA - Oct-Dec
DO - 10.5334/ijic.9844
DP - NLM
ET - 20251013
IS - 4
JF - Int J Integr Care
LA - eng
N2 - While the benefits of mentorship programs are well established, their effective design, implementation, and sustainability remain complex and challenging. This perspective paper contributes to the mentorship literature by presenting key lessons learned from the implementation of a mentorship program in the emerging field of integrated health and social care. We suggest that prioritizing thoughtful mentor-mentee matching, promoting flexible and adaptable mentoring meeting formats, offering clear guidance for structured mentoring meetings, and acknowledging the reciprocal value of mentoring relationships can inform strategic approaches to strengthening mentorship programs in integrated care and beyond.
PY - 2025
SN - 1568-4156 (Print)
SP - 2
ST - Mentoring the Next Generation of Integrated Care Stakeholders: Lessons Learned from the ERPIC Mentorship Program
T1 - Mentoring the Next Generation of Integrated Care Stakeholders: Lessons Learned from the ERPIC Mentorship Program
T2 - Int J Integr Care
TI - Mentoring the Next Generation of Integrated Care Stakeholders: Lessons Learned from the ERPIC Mentorship Program
U1 - Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.5334/ijic.9844
VL - 25
VO - 1568-4156 (Print)
Y1 - 2025
ER -