Mentoring is a long-term relationship between an experienced person and a mentee. The mentor recognizes the mentee's potential, cares about their well-being, and contributes to their progress. Effective mentors assist, befriend, guide, advise, and counsel mentees. The most valued mentoring roles according to mentees are inspirer, envisioner, energizer, investor, supporter, eye opener, door opener, standard prodder, teacher-coach, feedback giver, problem solver, and career counselor. Mentoring differs from precepting in that precepting is shorter-term, focuses more on teaching and performance assessment, while mentoring relies on periodic interactions over the long-term and