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This study reports the pilot program\u2019s logistics and perceived effectiveness based on participant surveys.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The MC selected six mentorship topics: Fellowship Directors, Division Chiefs, Financial Literacy, Scholarship, Early Career Faculty, and Early Career Trainees. Groups were comprised of mentees, mentors, and a facilitator from the MC. Emails to SBI membership recruited participants in July 2024. Subsequently, quarterly one-hour virtual meetings were arranged by facilitators. A final survey to assess the program was distributed August 11, 2025 to September 22, 2025. Comparisons were analyzed using unpaired t-test, with P &amp;lt; 0.05 considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The pilot program involved 48 mentees, 11 mentors, and 6 facilitators. Of these, 66% (42\/64) responded to the survey. Among respondents, 93% (39\/42) attended at least two meetings and 64% (27\/42) attended all four. When asked to rate the program on a 1\u201310 scale (10 = \u201cextremely valuable\u201d), the average response was 9.03 with mentees rating it higher than mentors (9.46 vs 7.53, P = 0.004). Likert scale average responses (1\u20135 with 5 = \u201cstrongly agree\u201d) were closest to \u201cstrongly agree\u201d for most questions (total average 4.6\/5, range 4.38\u20134.8). For 41% (17\/41) of respondents, the program was their only current mentoring relationship. In addition, 38% (15\/40) indicated that the program led them to seek additional mentoring opportunities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The SBI Topic-Based Small Group Mentoring pilot effectively met the needs of most respondents, supporting its establishment as a sustained program for improving mentorship within the SBI community.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jbi\/wbag040","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T11:32:50Z","timestamp":1781004770000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Small Group Mentoring in Breast Radiology\u2013Key Benefits of a Topic-Based Approach: A Pilot Program from the Society of Breast Imaging"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4245-8744","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert 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