Mentoring is one of the primary means for one generation of scientists to impart their knowledge to succeeding generations.* More than textbooks and formal classes, the relatively informal, though complex and multidimensional, relationships between mentors and their trainees prepare the next generation of science professionals.

JAMAAL -- CREATE REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT HERE. TAKE TEXT FROM EXISTING "MODULE 2.3 Mentoring, 10) Awards/REwards." Assignment to begin with this sentence: "In her 1977 speech at the Nobel Banquet, prizewinner Rosalyn Yalow addressed the students of Stockholm, identifying them as "the carriers of our hopes for the survival of the world and our dreams for its future." Include the note below in the current module.

* This module is adapted with permission from a chapter in Responsible Conduct of Research: An Introductory Guide, prepared for the Office of Research Integrity at the University of California, San Diego, by Michael Kalichman, August, 2001. The chapter also appears in Columbia University's "Responsible Conduct of Research" e-seminar series at .

Author: Michael Kalichman
Maintained By: Gary Comstock
Last Updated: 2007-08-03