1. Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time (Is it at a workplace or somewhere else? Are you shadowing? Are you able to do tasks that are meaningfully related to the topic? If so, what? Are there other people who are experts in the location? Etc...)
I am spending my mentorship time by shadowing my mentor at an Optometry clinic. I am able to see how an Optometrist works and learn more about the eye anatomy and functions. My mentor answers any questions I may have related towards my topic on optometry during waiting periods for the next patient.
2. How did you find your mentor? How did you convince this person to help you?
I found my mentor by calling the nearest optometrist clinic near me, the receptionist informed me I would need to email Dr. Wong if he would be willing to mentor me and gave me his email address. I then emailed Dr. Wong saying if he would be my mentor for a senior project I was doing for my high school, he responded to my email agreeing to become my mentor.
3. How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship? How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship/with this person
I would rate my comfort level with my mentor as a 5, from a rating of 1 to 10. It has been okay so far. However, I think this does relate to the time I spent there, since I have not been mentoring for very long.
4. What went well in this interview? Why do you think so? What do you still need to improve? How do you know? How will you go about it?
I think the background information I gained on my mentor went well as well as the interview overall because of the knowledge I obtained on the qualifications my mentor has. I need to improve on my communication skills and the questions I ask my mentor. I know that I may stutter at times, speak low, and not speak clear enough, and my questions need to be clearer. I think that I will improve on my communication, speaking, and presenting skills as the project proceeds and my mentorship continues.
