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Notably, mentorship has been established as a tool for encouraging women to pursue surgical careers. In Canada, female plastic surgeons make up a third of surgeons. However, no study to date has investigated the effect of mentorship on female plastic surgeons in Canada.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional study assessing the impact of mentor-mentee relationships of female plastic surgeons across Canada. An online questionnaire was sent to female plastic surgeons across 13 Canadian academic institutions. The survey included mentee and mentor demographics, mentee-mentor relationship, and mentorship perspectives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-five participants completed the survey with a mean age of 33.2 (SD \u00b1 9.4) from 10 academic institutions. 72% (n\u2009=\u200918) were residents and 28% (n\u2009=\u20097) were consultants. 60% (n\u2009=\u200915) had a mentor, with 40% (n\u2009=\u20096) having more than three mentors; 60% (n\u2009=\u20099) of mentors were women and 30% (n\u2009=\u20096) were men. Most participants met mentors through research (33%; n\u2009=\u20095) and formal mentorship programs (33%; n\u2009=\u20095). Main topics discussed include academic proclivity (80%; n\u2009=\u200912), surgical skills (80%; n\u2009=\u200912), and work-life balance (80%; n\u2009=\u200912). Main mentor contributions include development of surgical (93%; n\u2009=\u200914) and clinical skills (80%; n\u2009=\u200912), pursuit of plastic surgery (80%; n\u2009=\u200912), and research (73%; n\u2009=\u200911).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mentorship plays an instrumental role for female plastic surgeons in developing clinical and surgical skills and providing encouragement to pursue a career in plastic surgery. 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