The Mentorship Model: Cultivating resilience and leadership in palliative care pharmacy

The Mentorship Model: Cultivating resilience and leadership in palliative care pharmacy 
Pharmacy Times; by Alana Hippensteele; 5/22/25 
Key Takeaways

• Mentorship in pain and palliative care pharmacy enhances professional growth, resilience, and leadership for both mentees and mentors, benefiting organizations through recruitment and retention.
• Barriers to effective mentorship include limited access to mentors, time constraints, and geographic challenges, which can be mitigated by virtual mentoring and structured communication.
• Successful mentorship requires proactive goal-setting, clear communication norms, and mutual accountability, with a 5-phase roadmap guiding mentor-mentee relationships.
• Organizations should tailor mentorship programs to their mission, provide training, ensure leadership support, and establish metrics for evaluation to foster a culture of mentorship.