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Brent M. Troy, MD, MPH, FAAP

Brent M. Troy, MD, MPH, FAAP

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Dr. Brent Troy is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Dell Children's Medical Center. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The University of Texas Dell Children's Medical School. Dr. Troy received his medical degree from Albany Medical College after receiving an M.P.H. degree from Thomas Jefferson University School of Population Health. He completed his pediatric residency training at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and he subsequently completed his pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.Dr. Troy is passionate about injury prevention research focused on high utilization of the emergency department.

Presentations

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

Part of session:
Workshop Session 2D
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 2:50 PM to 4:05 PM
Description:

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.

Objectives:

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