Ep 107: Effective Methods For Finding And Providing Mentorship with Dr. Ann Anderson Berry

Voices of Women Physicians

Dr. Ann Anderson Berry is the Vice President of Research at Children’s Nebraska and a professor and the executive director of the Child Health Research Institute. She serves as the UNMC John and Patti Sparks Chair of Pediatric Research, vice-chair of research in the Department of Pediatrics and the division chief of Neonatology. She is the founding medical director of the Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative. Her research activities include funded federal and state research grants evaluating perinatal nutrition and the impact on maternal and fetal outcomes, and additional studies on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, the impact of intrauterine opioid exposure on brain development, and the consequences of poor nutrition and social stressors on infants with intrauterine opioid exposure on neurodevelopment and long-term health. She is a constant advocate for Nebraska families and understands the importance of recognizing rural and urban needs when allocating perinatal resources. As a mentor to students at the undergraduate, medical student and resident and graduate level she works to prepare trainees to do impactful and outstanding work in their chosen fields. An Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine graduate, Dr. Anderson Berry serves on national committees for the American Society of Nutrition, the Pediatric Academic Society and Women in Neonatology. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wyoming. She attended Creighton University for her medical degree. Her pediatric Residency and PhD were attained at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and her fellowship was in Neonatology was completed at the University of Utah. She loves spending time with her husband and two daughters in the mountains of Wyoming.
Some of the topics we discussed were:

• Dr. Berry’s journey and experience in finding and providing mentorship
• Why having a mentor is important
• Where to start in finding a mentor
• How to make sure that a mentorship is a two way street and is a mutually beneficial relationship for both the mentor and the mentee
• The most effective ways of learning when you are receiving mentorship and being the best mentee you can be
• The most effective ways of teaching when you are giving mentorship and being the best mentor you can be
• What some of the most common styles of mentorship are
• How to approach ending a mentorship from the perspective of both a mentor and a mentee without making the other person feel uncomfortable
• What lessons Dr. Berry has learned and what mistakes to avoid
• 3 tips for physicians who are at the beginning of their career that are looking for a mentor or for experienced physicians who are interested in mentoring someone

And more!
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