Last week, I walked through personal reflections about mentoring vs. coaching from the perspective of a former core faculty member and current coach in academics. This week, I want to take a stab at explaining the difference and the overlap.

As Faculty. First, let’s think through the five primary ways we relate to trainees. Dr. Tony Tsai, with the University of Utah Health, Utah Advancement Coaching Network does a great job delineating four key relationships in this graphic – Advising, Spons...