Presenter Profile
Wendy J. Pomerantz, MD, MS
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Division of Emergency Medicine
wendy.pomerantz@cchmc.org
Twitter @WJPomerantzMD
Dr. Pomerantz received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her medical school degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. She completed a Pediatrics Residency at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, and a Master of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Cincinnati. Currently, she is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician with a faculty appointment as a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has been a pediatric emergency medicine physician for the past 25 years. Her interests include injury and poison prevention, concussion, EMS, DEI, and geographic information system. She has published many peer-reviewed articles in the fields of injury and poison prevention and has presented her work at many national, state and local conferences. She one of the Co-directors of Injury Free Coalition for Kids in Greater Cincinnati and a Past President of the National Injury Free Coalition for Kids. In addition, she is a member of many other local, regional, state, and national committees.
Presentations
Poisoning Prevention
Wendy J. Pomerantz, MD, MS
Maneesha Agarwal, MD, FAAP
Navigating Mentor-Mentee Relationships in Injury Prevention: From Successes to Challenges
Sofia Chaudhary, MD
Brent Troy, MD
Kathy Monroe, MD, MSQI
Wendy Pomerantz, MD, MSCE
Maneesha Agarwal, MD
Altamish Daredia, MD
Charles Jennissen, MD
Steve Rogers, MD, MS-CTR
The mentor-mentee relationship is a vital connection for professional and personal growth and success. This relationship can be transformative for both the mentee and mentor and result in pivotal career defining moments. Yet there is no standardized curriculum for being a mentor during medical training and many of us find ourselves in this role early on in our careers. Additionally, finding a mentor that would support growth and discovery for your injury prevention interests may require making connections outside of your department or institution to find a good fit.
This workshop will include panelists that are in various stages of being a mentor (seasoned, mid career, early career) along with mentees to provide attendees with the breadth of experiences for mentor mentee relationships. How can we find that transformative mentor mentee relationship? This session will define key components needed for these relationships to thrive and panelists will share their best practices. Attendees will also learn pitfalls that can unravel mentor mentee relationships. We will discuss how to find a mentor that would support your injury prevention interests and share our mentorship discovery paths.
Attendees will then participate in break-out sessions with small groups to discuss best approach to challenging topics including: • What to do when the mentor mentee relationship isn’t working? • How to approach authorship discussions with your mentor or mentorship team? • How to navigate having a mentor from an outside institution?
At the conclusion of workshop groups will share what they have learned from the breakout session. We will conclude the session by discussing how to transition from being a mentee to mentor.
1. Define key components needed for a successful mentor-mentee relationship
2. Identify pitfalls that can lead to a breakdown in the relationship
3. Explore how to find a good fit for a mentor for your injury prevention interests
4. Discuss how to overcome roadblocks and navigate challenging topics within the mentor-mentee relationship
5. Understand how to transition from being the mentee to the mentor