MONTEREY, Calif. — Mentorship, sponsorship and coaching are three points of support that Lt. Cmdr. Loretta Stein, MD, MSc, has gleaned from her Navy career that can translate to careers in ophthalmology.
“Mentors talk to you, sponsors talk about you, and coaches talk with you,” Stein said here at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
In the military, a performance rating system clearly spells out what the Navy values and provides a rubric for evaluating an individual’s performance, she said.
“You can draw from this when you mentor,” Stein said. “Have