**5. Mentorship and mentors**

The many benefits of mentorship outlined above are not just limited to mentees. Of importance, mentors are also more likely to report higher career satisfaction, greater academic productivity and publications, personal gratification, and renewed passion for medicine [46, 47]. It is not uncommon for attending physicians to experience "monotony" of their everyday routines – a factor that undoubtedly contributes to burnout [48, 49]. Within this broader context, the opportunity to interact with enthusiastic trainees and seeing medicine from a fresh perspective can be both refreshing and rejuvenating [50, 51]. Furthermore, mentorship is a way to extend one's legacy by supporting the professional longevity and acumen of the next generation of physicians [37]. It is in the best interest of society to train compassionate and competent physicians, and among the most important aspects of long-term sustainable development is the fostering of mentorship as an avenue of transmitting experience-based skills, knowledge, and the very important ability to self-reflect and embrace selfimprovement [52]. The field of medicine is evolving rapidly, and physicians further removed from training may benefit greatly from knowledge of new approaches, schools of thought, technologies, and other trends shared by their mentees.
